CRIME
Osun NSCDC Arrests 4 Men For Alleged Rape Of Minors
Four suspects have been detained by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps' (NSCDC) Osun State Command for allegedly raping two minors in the state. The suspects, Sadiq Opeyemi, 30, Afeez Olalekan, 26, Ismail Ibrahim, 30, and Abdulahi Garba, 33, were arrested on December 3 in Iwo, Iwo Local Government Area of the state. Parading the suspects on Thursday in Osogbo,...
Police Arrest Scammer Over N320m Fraud, Recover Fake Presidency Plate Number
A man named Chinedu Ngwaka has been arrested by members of the Special Investigations Team, which is part of the Force Criminal Investigations Department Annex in Lagos State, on suspicion of participating in a N320 million fraud scheme. Ngwaka, a self-acclaimed Bureau De Change operator, was also accused of using a fraudulent Presidency number plate on his Toyota Hilux vehicle...
Boko haram fighters kill 17 soldiers, cart away cache of weapons
No fewer than 17 soldiers were killed, while many others were abducted in two confrontations between the military and Boko Haram insurgents on Bama-Gwoza highway It was, however, gathered that the number of casualties on the Boko Haram side were high, although it could not be ascertained as of press time. The insurgents were said to have initially attacked Firgi, 20...
Alleged Vote Buying: No Pregnant Woman In Our Custody — EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says its attention has been drawn to some reports in a section of the media, alleging that the Commission is detaining “a pregnant woman, nursing mother, others, over vote - buying" in the recentl...
Tension: Criminals Planning Attacks On Airports, FG Raises Alarm
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN has raised the alarm over planned attacks on airports across the country. FAAN said it received an alert from the ministry of aviation over the planned attacks. In a memo sighted by The Nation (not ABN TV), FAAN Deputy General Manager of Administration and Logistics, S.M. Mamman, explained the elements were considering carrying out attacks...
BREAKING: EFCC Nabs Another FBI Suspect Wanted for $2.5m Internet Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office has arrested a 38-year-old man, Festus Akinyemi Abiona who was indicted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, FBI over his alleged involvement in internet fraud. Abiona had been on the wanted list of the Commission for more than eight months over the alleged fraud case, before luck ran out on...
Pastor Allegedly Extorts N350k From Lady To Free Her From “Spirit Of Untimely Death”
A pastor in Onicha-Olona, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, Emmanuel Mokogwu, has been arrested for allegedly extorting the sum of N350,000 from a woman who he claimed was about to die. The clergyman who claimed he was ordained at the Winners’ Chapel four years ago, visited the victim, Theresa Okolie, at her home and told her he saw a...
Lagos General Overseer Arrested For Sexual Molestation Of Minors
A team of policemen from Elemoro Division of the Lagos State Police Command, weekend, stormed the Peculiar Generation Assembly at Eputu London in Awoyaya, Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos, arresting the General Overseer, Bishop Chris Omosekpa. His arrest wa...
Five female secondary students rape teacher to coma in Ogun State
A piece of Ogun state woke up to the updates on fiasco as a specific Science School instructor was being assaulted into a trance-like state. The news broke out before morning as the man's associate called the consideration of the nearby police headquarters, not a long way from where the malevolent demonstration was being dedicated. As per an eye onlooker,...
Army Says It Killed IPOB Commanders, Recover Stolen INEC Devices
Troops of the Nigerian military have killed no fewer than 13 commanders of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) over their ‘criminal’ activities in the South East zone. The troops also recovered a voter registration capturing machine belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and some other items. Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, the Director, Defence...
