CRIME
UK Donates Counter-IED Equipment To Nigerian Military
The UK Government on Friday donated advanced counter-Improvised Explosives Devices to Operation Hadin Kai Theatre Command Joint Task Force in Maiduguri. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the donation of the equipment marks another milestone in the strategic partnership between the UK and the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Counter-IED equipment is created primarily for military and law enforcement. They are used...
Banditry: Get Me Bello Turji, Defence Minister Orders Troops
The Minister of Defence, Mohammad Badaru, has ordered troops of Operation Fansar Yamma to arrest the notorious bandits’ leader, Bello Turji. The Minister gave the order while addressing the troops at the One Brigade Headquarters in Gusau, Zamfara State. He added that President Bola Tinubu has the following the activities of the troops in the past few months and has seen...
Lagos Teacher Arrested For Defilement Of Minor, Abortions
Detectives from the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 42-year-old teacher, Gbolahan Osinusi, for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a student for five years right from when she was 12 years old. The teacher was also accused of forcing the girl to perform a series of abortions after he impregnated her. The nurse, who allegedly performed the abortion, identified as...
Bobrisky Transferred To FCID Alagbon, After Failed Attempt To Flee Nigeria
Controversial crossdresser, Okuneye Idris, otherwise known as Bobrisky, is currently in detention at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, Lagos State, where he spent the night in a cell at the police facility. A source, who confirmed the development to our correspondent, said further directives were being awaited regarding Okuneye’s case, adding that he was taken to the FCID...
Group Uncovers Plot to Rubbish Ex-Abia Governor Senator Theodore Orji
A group Equity & Justice Initiative (EJI) has uncovered a grand plot by some disgruntled individuals and groups to tarnish the image of the former governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji using the anti-graft agencies. In a Statement endorsed by its Secretary, Dr Abel Akudo, and made available to Journalists in Umuahia on Sunday, the group raised alarm over...
Enugu State Demolishes Kidnappers’ Hideout
Enugu State government has yet again reduced to rubble, a kidnappers’ den at Nike in Enugu East Local Government Area of the state. The state government said the action is in furtherance of its relentless war against kidnapping and criminality in Enugu State. According to a statement by the media aide to Governor Peter Mbah, Dan Mwomeh, the twin semi-detached bungalows...
Four Charged For Impersonation, Forgery In Adamawa
Four suspects have been charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with forgery and agency impersonation. The EFCC disclosed this in a statement on X.com on Friday. The statement partly read, “EFCC has arraigned Solomon Yohanna, Shedrach Naphtali, Hassan Mohammed, and Abdullahi Abubakar before Justice Hammed Isha for impersonating the EFCC by forging its documents to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians. “They were...
Many Arms Used By Bandits Originally Belonged To FG — NSA Ribadu
Many of the illicit weapons currently used by terrorists and bandits originally belonged to the Federal Government, according to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. Ribadu spoke at the Arms Destruction Exercise organised by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), on Thursday...
NSCDC Deploys 1,500 For Kaduna LG Elections
The Kaduna NSCDC Commandant, CC Nuhu BM Dansadau, has deployed 1,500 personnel ahead of Saturday’s LG election across the 23 LGAs. Dansadau, while deploying the personnel after the muster parade at the NSCDC Kaduna State Headquarters, warned against accidental discharge and unruly behavior. The commandant charged all divisional officers to ensure all staff posted to their divisions carry out their duties...
Northwest Insecurity Will Be Addressed, Says FG
Mohammed Abubakar, the minister of defense, reaffirmed the FG's commitment to tackling banditry and insecurity in the nation on Thursday night. The Minister stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Uba Sani at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House in Kaduna as part of his official tour of the North-West zone. The visit is aimed at finalizing preparations...
