CRIME
Kidnapper Who Killed Victim After Collecting N600,000 Ransom Arrested In Katsina
The police in Katsina have arrested a kidnapper who allegedly confessed to killing his victim after collecting a ₦600,000 ransom. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, “In the course of interrogation, the suspect confessed to being part of a four-man kidnapping syndicate that kidnapped the victim, demanded a sum of ₦600,000...
Governor Zulum’s Son Not Arrested For Murder – Borno Govt
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has said his son is not currently held in custody in India over any alleged murder. The governor in a signed statement by the media unit in his office, said the report was false and far from the truth. The statement on Wednesday signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media,...
Governor Zulum’s Son Reportedly Kills Chinese National During Fight Over Woman At Nightclub
Umar Zulum Umara, son of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has been reportedly arrested for killing a Chinese national during a fight over a woman at a nightclub in India. Umara, a student at a university in New Delhi, reportedly smashed a bottle of alcoholic drink on the Chinese man who showed interest in the same lady as...
Navy Nabs 8 Suspected Stowaway, Rescues Trafficked Victims
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy have arrested eight suspected stowaways during their attempt to board two-speed boats. Disclosing this in a Tuesday statement, the Director of Naval Information, Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, said five of the eight suspects admitted that they wanted to travel abroad. He said unknown to the suspects, the patrol team of NNS Beecroft had sighted them during a patrol...
UK Govt, Stakeholders Move Against Organised Crime In Nigeria
In a stakeholder's meeting hosted by the UK, in Abuja, decisive steps were taken to deter young people from Organised Crime Groups in Nigeria. The meeting included representatives from the Federal Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Police Affairs, the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, National...
Court Denies Ex-CBN Governor Emefiele’s Request To Travel Abroad For Medical Checkup
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama has rejected an application by former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele for permission to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) for a follow-up medical check up. Justice Hamza Muazu, in a ruling on Tuesday, held among others, that Emefiele failed to supply sufficient materials...
Fraudsters Hack Osun Governor’s Phone Number
One of the phone numbers linked to the Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke, has been hacked. The governor’s spokesman, Olawale Rasheed, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, July 16. Rasheed urged members of the public to ignore any solicitation from the affected number. READ ALSO: Police Arrest Crypto Boss Blord Over Fraud, Terrorism Links He said: “This is to alert the general...
Police Arrest Crypto Boss Blord Over Fraud, Terrorism Links
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a crypto billionaire, Linus Williams, popularly known as BLord. Blord was arrested in Abuja on Tuesday following allegations of cryptocurrency fraud, terrorism funding, and aiding internet fraud among others against his companies. Speaking in an interview with our correspondent, the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, said he was arrested due to complaints against his...
We Found Bombs In Trump Shooter Thomas Crooks Matthews’ Car, Home – FBI
Donald Trump's would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks had explosives in the car he drove to the Pennsylvania rally and used a firearm purchased by his father. Authorities found the 'explosive devices' in the 20-year-old's vehicle and home after Secret Service agents shot and killed him seconds after he opened fire on the former president, the Wall Street Journal reported. Matthew Crooks, 53, legally purchased...
Man Cries Out For Help As Thieves Steal His Toyota Camry In Church In Abia
In a distressing incident, a Nigerian Man known as Enyioma Emmanuel has reported the theft of his Toyota Camry car in a Church In Umuahia, Abia State, ABN TV reports. According to Emmanuel, he had parked his car Toyota Camry 2002 with plate number SH486AAA, chassis number 4T1BG12K2TU757158, and engine number 555965873, customized in color, outside his church, The Apostolic...
