CRIME
Invictus Obi Pleads Guilty To $11m Fraud In US
Obinwanne Okeke, a Nigerian entrepreneur better known as Invictus Obi, has pleaded guilty to $11million fraud. Invictus Obi was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at Dulles International Airport while leaving the US over $11 million internet fraud in 2019. Invictus Obi, who appeared before a court in the eastern district of Virginia, admitted that he was involved in computer-based fraud between...
Gunmen Open Fire In Imo Community, Kill Three [VIDEO]
No fewer than three persons have been shot dead at Neokeisima junction Umulogho in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State, ABN TV reports. Our correspondent gathered that gunmen invaded the community on Friday and started shooting sporadically at passersby at Neokeisima junction, killing the three victims on the spot. The shooting, which took place around 7.50pm, caused pandemonium as residents...
Baby Found In Abuja Refuse Site
A woman has dumped her new born baby boy on a refuse site at Kwaita community in Kwali Area Council of the FCT. A resident of Kwaita, simply identified as Saleh, said the baby was found covered with a...
Governor Otti Vows To Track Down K!llers Of Three Persons In Umuahia Attack (Video)
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti has vowed that his administration will track down those who killed three persons during a recent attack in Umuahia. The governor directed the Police and other security agencies to fish out the killers and bring them to book. https://youtu.be/fC25YaN6b7I Otti gave the directive at Government House, Umuahia, during a media chat with journalists. He lamented that one...
Two Arrested For Allegedly Eating Roasted Police Officers’ Flesh
The police in Oyo State on Saturday said they had in their custody two suspects allegedly linked with the roasting and eating of the flesh of police officers burnt in Ibadan during #EndSARS protest. Police Spokesman at the Oyo State Command, SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the arrests in Ibadan in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The suspects,...
30 Northern Youths Caught Hiding Behind Baskets Of Pepper Inside Truck In Ogun
The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), on Monday, intercepted a truck loaded with 30 Northern youths, at Sango Ota area of the state. ABN TV reports that the IVECO truck with registration number KANO XG 172 KNG was stopped for search by the operatives of the agency where it was discovered that 30 northern youths were hidden...
When It Was My Turn, I Didn’t Last Up To 3 Minutes, Rapist Tells Police
A rapist, Sangokunle Akintola, who accompanied his friend, Ismaila Raimi, to teach a girl playing hard-to-get a lesson, has told Osun State policemen that he did not last for more than three minutes when it was his turn to rape the girl. Ismaila had been friends with the girl for six months, giving her money and hoping for a relationship. However,...
Ajaokuta Steel Company To Commence Manufacturing Of Military Hardwares
The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Audu, on Monday, said the Federal Government plans to start the production of military hardware in Ajaokuta Steel Mill. The minister said he has been working closely with his counterparts in the Ministries of Defence and Works to perfect plans for the steel plant which has been moribund for many years to start...
Police Nab Man In Delta For Allegedly Killing Girlfriend
Delta State Police Command has arrested one Morrison Okomor for alleged killing his girlfriend, Tega Okpako, last Thursday in Asaba, the state capital. The suspect denied the killing, but claimed that there was an argument between him and the deceased who fell down after being drunk and died. A source said the suspect, who was arrested at Police A Division in...
INTERPOL Apprehend 36 In Nigeria Criminal Raid, Recovers $3m
The International Criminal Police Organisation has arrested not less than 36 suspects for offences bordering on fraud and human trafficking in a coordinated operation with security agencies in Nigeria. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement obtained on the INTERPOL’s website on Monday that the operation also led to the recovery of $3m among other exhibits. According to the statement, three of...
