CRIME
Declare Bandits As Terrorists Now, 36 State Assembly Speakers Urge Buhari
The 36 House of Assembly speakers has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists and enemies of the nation. This was their resolution at a Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly in Katsina State yesterday. The call of the Conference of Speakers is coming a day after Katsina Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, reiterated the earlier...
Bandits Strike Again In Katsina, Abduct Over 50
Over 50 residents of Ruwan Godiya village of Faskari local government area of Katsina state have been abducted in a fresh attack, according to sources. A resident, who pleaded anonymity, said the bandits came on over 60 motorcycles and started shooting sporadically. He said they operated unchallenged for over two hours. The resident alleged that there were over 20 military personnel in...
EFCC Declares Ex-Bayelsa Governor Timipre Sylva Wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared a former Minister of Petroleum Resources and former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva wanted. Sylva is wanted in connection with an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14,859,257( Fourteen Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty Nine Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty Seven United States Dollars), being part of funds...
EFCC Punishes Officer Behind Leaked Video Of Ex-Anambra Gov Obiano
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has meted out punishment on one of its officers responsible for recording and leaking a video of Ex-Anambra Governor, Willie Obiano in custody. Obiano trended on social media on Sunday after video footage of him clad in shirts and shorts in an EFCC detention facility emerged online. Below is a statement from the commission...
Military Court Apprehend New Zealand Soldier Guilty Of Attempted Espionage
A military court found a New Zealand soldier guilty of attempted espionage for a foreign power on Monday — the first spying conviction in the country’s history. The soldier was caught offering to pass military base maps and photographs to an undercover officer posing as an agent for a foreign nation, the court-martial heard. The man’s name, the country he attempted...
Police Vow To Get Rid Of Unrepentant Criminals In Enugu
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Ahmed Ammani, on Sunday vowed to rid the state of unrepentant criminals disturbing its peace. Ammani said this after he embarked on a visibility patrol of some major highways and locations in the state, which included: Ugwuogo-Nike-Opi-Nsukka and Enugu-Onitsha Highways, as well as Oji-River and Inyi communities in Oji River Local Government...
NBA, Obono-Obla Tackle Gov Ayade For Backing The Military’s Reprisal On Cross River Communities
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and former presidential aide, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, have condemned Governor Ben Ayade’s call to the Nigerian Army to sustain reprisal action on Nko and Onyedama communities in Cross River State, where its full mi...
Youth Group Backs Redeployment Of AIG Okon To Zone 9 Police Hq Umuahia As IPOB Kicks
The umbrella body of all the youth organizations in the South East geopolitical zone under the auspices Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has applauded the redeployment of the immediate past Commissioner of Police in Abia state, now AIG Ene Okon to Zone 9 Police headquarters in Umuahia. This is even as the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB...
BREAKING: Fire Guts Muda Lawal Market In Bauchi [Photos, Video]
Fire has gutted a part of Muda Lawal Market, one of the three major markets in Bauchi metropolis. Though the cause of the fire was not yet known as at the time of filing this report, efforts are on by men of the State Fire Service, ATBU, Federal Polytechnic and ATAP fire services to put the fire under control. It is...
EFCC Arrests 25 Suspected Yahoo Boys In Lagos
The Lagos Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 25 suspects for their alleged involvement in computer-related fraud. The suspects are: Ibrahim Olaiwon Olatunji, Kelechi Daniel David, Olutayo Oluwapelumi, Abiola Baruwa Gideon, Adesuyi Toheeb Adeyika, Wano Abdullahi Ahmed, Imoukhuede Idowu Peter, Ige Emmanuel Oluwatobi, Durodola Peter Tolulope, Makanjuola Olamide Elijah, Emmanuel Edward Enyiema, Oguniran Samuel...
