CRIME
Abia Airport Funds Diverted To 32 Companies, Governor Otti Alleges (VIDEO)
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti has alleged that the immediate past government in the state diverted about N10bn mapped out for the construction of the airport to 32 different accounts, challenging the former governor Okezie Ikpeazu to show Abians where the airport is constructed or return the diverted funds. At a recent press briefing in Umuahia, the governor said...
Again, Bandits Abduct Customs Officer, Son, Eight Others In Kaduna
A customs officer, Muawiyya Gambo Turaki, and nine others have been abducted in Kofar Gayan low-cost, Zaria, Kaduna state. Bandits were said to have invaded the area around 9.00pm on Wednesday. This is the second time bandits would invade Kofar Gayan low-cost and abduct people. Sometime last year, the bandits invaded the neighborhood and abducted the wife of another customs officer and...
Man Set Pregnant Sister Ablaze For Slapping Their Mother
The Lagos state police command has arrested a young man simply identified as Chima for allegedly setting his pregnant elder sister, Victoria, 20, ablaze at their residence around CAC Bus Stop in Okokomaiko, Ojo, on May 14. According to ABN TV reports, Chima and Victoria, who was said to be two months pregnant, were on the day of the incident, in the...
Two Cops Killed As Gunmen Attack Anambra Police Zonal Headquarters
At least two policemen have been killed following an attack at Anambra Police zonal headquarters, in Ukpo area of the state. The gunmen had stormed the Zone 13 Police headquarters and set it on fire. ABN TV could not ascertain the identity of the killed officers as at the moment of this report. Not less than four vehicles have also been burnt...
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...
#JusticeForTina: Policeman Who Shot 16-Year-Old Girl Dead Arrested
#JusticeForTina: The Lagos state police command spokesperson, Bala Elkana, has confirmed the arrest of a policeman who allegedly shot a 16-year-old girl dead in the Iyana-Oworo area of Lagos state on Wednesday, May 27. According to reports reaching ABN TV, the trigger-happy policeman was trying to arrest a bus driver for violating the nationwide curfew. In the process, he allegedly shot...
Boko Haram Attacks Acting IGP’s Home Town
Boko Haram on Friday attacked Geidam, Yobe State, the home town of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba. ABN TV gathered that the attackers invaded the town on Friday evening and laid siege on some parts of the town. According to a source, the terrorists attacked the heart of the town, burning shops and shooting indiscriminately in a gun...
Identities Of 2 Nigerians Killed In Canada Lounge Revealed
The identities of the two Nigerian men who were shot dead on Saturday by gunmen at the ATL Lounge in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, have been revealed. According to a GoFundMe account opened by one Adam Abdul, who claims to be a cousin to one of them, the...
Unknown Gunmen Attack Police Team In Bayelsa, Kill One, Injure Others
Some yet-to-be identified gunmen on Saturday attacked a police team at Famgbe community in Yenagoa Loca Government Area of Bayelsa State, killing one while others sustained injuries. The policemen, it was learned, were on routine patrol along the Fam...
Owo Killings: Security Expert, Sir Udensi Finally Reveals What Led To Attack
A security expert and Interpol Systems Consultant, Sir Chikwe Udensi has expressed sadness over the killing of scores of worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo area of Ondo State on Sunday by suspected bandits. According to him, the attack...
