CRIME
UK Arrests Nigerian Man Wanted In US Over $235,000 Cyber Fraud Scheme
A Nigerian man living in the United Kingdom, Farouk Adekunle Adepoju, has been arrested by British authorities at the request of the United States government after being indicted for wire fraud and computer fraud. According to US prosecutors, Adepoju hacked into the email system of a Pennsylvania construction company working for a university, created fake staff accounts, and diverted payment...
Nasarawa NNPP Chieftain Attacked In A Suspected Assassination Attempt
Former Nasarawa Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Musa Ibrahim-Abubakar has survived a suspected assassination attempt. He recently defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) where he won the ticket for the Doma South House of Assembly seat. The Police Command has commenced an investigation of the incident, assuring that the perpetrators would be...
NDLEA Finds UK-Bound Drugs Hidden In Tiger Nuts, Groundnut Packages
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has stopped attempts to smuggle illegal drugs into the UK by finding them concealed in bags of groundnuts and packages of tiger nuts. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in videos shared on X.com on Sunday. Femi Babafemi also warned against accepting packages without thoroughly checking their contents. Sharing the videos,...
Onitsha market traders decry return of fake drug cartel, alerts NAFDAC
Traders in the once-banned popular Onitsha drug market, at the Niger Bridgehead, have raised alarm over plans by fake drug dealers to take over the market and return to business. Some traders in the market under the aegis of Concerned Bridgehead Drugs Market Traders Association raised the alarm during a press conference in Onitsha at the weekend, saying that fake...
US Security Agents Seize Poisonous Package Sent To Trump
The United States law enforcement agents during the week intercepted a poisonous package addressed to President Donald Trump, sources told CNN. It was reported that two tests conducted on the package confirmed the presence of ricin, a highly toxic compound extracted from castor beans that has been used in terror plots. Ricin can be used in powder, pellet, mist, or acid form...
Fear Grips Abuja Residents As Gunmen Invade Kubwa
There was fear in Abuja in the early hours of Friday when gunmen invaded the residence of a man identified as Peter at Gbazango extension, Kubwa, Abuja, and kidnapped him with his brother-in-law. According to an eyewitness, the five gang-armed men also shot three vigilante members who attempted to disrupt their operation. A neighbour of Peter, who identified himself as Desmond,...
Ogun Woman Who Sold Baby For N600,000 To Settle Debt Arrested
A 33-year-old woman, Olaide Adekunle, has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for selling her 18 months old baby for N600,000 to yet-to-be-identified buyer. The suspect, according to a statement by the command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, was arrested following a complain lodged at Sango divisional headquarters by the woman’s husband, one Nureni Rasaq. Oyeyemi said Rasaq reported that...
Bandits Will Have No Hiding Place If I’m Elected President — Atiku
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said if he is elected President of the country, there would be no hiding place for bandits. Addressing delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina on Wednesday, Atiku said it is the negligence o...
Man Beheaded In Osisioma Attack Not Policeman – Abia Police
Abia State Police Command has denied report that a man killed and beheaded in an attack in Isiahia village, Umuojima, Osisioma on October 26 is not a policeman. The command while admitting that a man was killed and beheaded at the identified spot said the victim is a vigilante operative who has been collaborating with the police. The command's PRO, ASP...
Suspected Kidnappers Kill Zenith Bank Staff, Two Other In Abia (Video)
At least three persons were on Tuesday shot dead in Umuahia, Abia State capital by heavily armed men numbering about three, operating in motorcycles. One of the victims, a banker with Zenith Bank identified as Mr. Victor Udensi was shot near his home in the Ishi Court area of Umuahia, near Olokoro. ABN TV gathered that the gunmen had accosted him...
