CRIME
Bandits Invade Kaduna Community Leader’s Home Abduct Wives, Four Daughters
Bandits have raided the residence of Sarkin Hausawa of Anguwar Azara in Jere, along Abuja-Kaduna highway, Malam Ibrahim Tanko, abducting his wives alongside his four daughters. Tanko, while confirming the incident to our reporter via telephone, gave the names of his kidnapped wives as Maimuna Ibrahim and Hauwawu Ibrahim. He said though, Hauwawu, who is his senior wife, was later set...
EFCC Operatives Surround Kogi Govt Lodge In Search Of Yahaya Bello
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, laid siege at the Kogi Government Lodge, Asokoro, on Wednesday night in an attempt to forcefully arrest former Governor Yahaya Bello. A statement issued by Bello’s Director of Media, Ohiare Michael, said EFCC operatives were shooting sporadically. Michael, while condemning the attack, urged Nigerians to hold EFCC responsible if anything happens to...
Reps Urges IGP To Deploy Security Officers To Edo Communities
Due to the recent killings of innocent people by suspected herdsmen, the House of Representatives has urged Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun to send more security officers to the Okpekpe community in Edo State's Etsako East Local Government Area. The resolution of the Committee followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance, sponsored by a member of...
Gov. Otti Saddened Over Killing Of LP Chieftain In Abia, Orders Investigation
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti has condemned the killing of a Labour Party (LP) chieftain, Mr Zakari Maduka, in the state and urged security agents to fish out his killers. He said this in a statement signed by Ferdinand Ekeoma, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, and made available to ABN TV on Friday. ABN TV reports that Maduka...
Lagos Lovers Arrested For Physical Assault On Woman’s Children
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a couple for allegedly battering their two children aged five and two. The woman identified as Busola Oyediran and her lover, Akebiara Emmanuel, were arrested on Friday following reports by concerned neighbours. The neighbours had alerted the police over the constant physical abuse of the minors by their biological mother and...
Kidnapped Retired Military Chief, AVM Smith Freed After 5 Days
Five days after his kidnap at Langbasa area of Lagos, retired Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Sikiru Smith, has regained freedom, ABN TV has learnt. Smith was rescued from the waterside at Langbasa where his kidnappers abandoned him around 4am on Saturday by police operatives. ABN TV reports that hooded gunmen who kidnapped the former Chief of Logistics of the Nigerian Air...
Alleged N4.9bn Fraud: Defence counsel’s absence stalls Fani-Kayode’s case
The N4.9bn fraud trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, scheduled to continue on Thursday before the Federal High Court in Lagos was stalled due to the absence of one of the defence counsel, Clement Onwuenwuenor. Fani-Kayode is being tried alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman; Danjuma Yusuf, and a firm, Joint Trust Dimensions...
Nigerian Pastor Reportedly Kills Wife, Commits Suicide
A middle aged man simply identified as Chikordi has allegedly committed suicide after killing his wife, Prophetess Chikordi. The deceased was the General Overseer of the Ancient of Days Healing Church, Umunede in Ika North East LGA of Delta State, it was learnt. ABN TV gathered Chikordi took his life by jumping into a well following the alleged murder. Details of the...
EFCC Frees Ex-Gov Ortom After 10 Hours Grill
After spending over 10 hours at the Makurdi office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, former Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom has been released by the anti graft agency. The Governor had Tuesday morning at about 10am reported at the Zonal Office of the Commission following an invitation from the office. It was gathered that the former Governor...
How I Killed Lucky Igbinedion’s Mother With Stool – Housemaid
A 25-year-old housemaid, Dominion Okoro, on Tuesday in Benin revealed that she killed Madam Maria Oredola Igbinedion, 85, the mother of a former Governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion. Narrating how she carried out the nefarious act on December 2, Okoro, who was arrested in her hometown, Calabar, said she hit her late boss with a stool while sleeping...
