CRIME
Suspected Criminal Killed By Mob In Rivers
Residents and onlookers found the lifeless body of an unidentified man with multiple machete cuts on Saturday, causing chaos in Ikoku Market, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The body lay in front of a new-generation bank between Ayama Junction and Olu-Obasanjo Road in Port Harcourt. A source said, “The machete cuts on the body suggest the man may have been murdered.” READ ALSO:...
Gunmen Attack Police Headquarters In Abia, Kill One
An undisclosed number of gunmen in the early hours of Monday attacked the headquarters of Abia State Police Headquarters in Umuahia the state capital, killing one person. The victim according to a reliable source who spoke with ABN TV is an Inspector of Police who was on guard duty on the road in front of the headquarters. The attackers were said...
Two Convicted For Bitcoin Scam In Kaduna
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today October 4, 2021 secured the conviction and sentencing of one Anthony Celestine on a one count charge of possession of fraudulent document before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna. The charge reads, “that you Anthony Celestine, on or about the 22nd of May,...
NDLEA Nabs Notorious Drug Dealer In Nasarawa, Recovers 100 Bags Of Skunk
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a man it described as “the most wanted drug baron in Nasarawa state, Sami Ashoko,” who spent the Easter season in custody. The agency said the warehouse of the suspect, which was allegedly filled with skunk, was also raided and 100 bags of the illicit drug weighing 1,095.3kg were seized. The NDLEA, in...
Evans, Accomplice Jailed 21 Years
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday sentenced the convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans and his accomplice, Victor Aduba to 21 years imprisonment to life imprisonment for kidnapping a businessman Slyvanus Ahamonou and collecting N$420,000 as ransom from his family. Justice Hakeem Oshodi handed out the sentence to the trio on Friday after convicting them on two counts...
Court Jails Mama Boko Haram 5 Years For Alleged Fraud
Aisha Wakil, also known as Mama Boko Haram, was found guilty of fraud and given a five-year prison sentence by the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri. Ms. Wakil was convicted alongside two officials of her non-governmental organisation, Complete Care and Aid Foundation—Tahiru Daura, the program manager, and Prince Shoyode, the country director. This was confirmed by Dele Oyewale, Head of...
Unknown Gunmen Kill Three Policemen At Checkpoint In Enugu (Video)
At least three police officers have been killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in Achi, a community in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State. ABN TV gathered that the tragic incident occurred at a security checkpoint located near Ozudaa Market in Achi on Monday. While details surrounding the attack remain unclear, eyewitnesses say the area has been thrown into panic, with...
CBN Allegedly Freezes Sunday Igboho’s Bank Accounts
Chief Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Ighoho has revealed that his bank accounts have been frozen by CBN. The popular Yoruba activist on February 8 warned the Federal Government over his frozen bank accounts as he rejected award of recognition from the Yoruba Youth Socio-cultural Association (YYSA). During his meeting with the leadership of the Yoruba Youth Socio-cultural Association (YYSA)...
Wike To Bandits’ Informants In FCT: Repent Or Die Like Them
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has issued a stern warning to informants of kidnappers, bandits and criminals in the territory, to repent of their evil deeds or end up dying in the hands of security operatives. Wike gave the warning on Saturday at a town hall security meeting, held in Kuje town in Kuje Area Council...
DSS Official Arrested For Macheting Abia PDP Guber Candidate’s Campaign DG (Graphic Photos)
An errant official of the Department of State Services, DSS identified as Agboese Alex Nnamdi has been arrested for inflicting a bodily harm on Barrister Chinedum Elechi the campaign Director General of Abia State PDP governorship candidate, Prof. Uche Ikonne. The incident happened at about 3pm on Sunday along Azikiwe road Umuahia. ABN TV was reliably informed that trouble started when...
