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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Arrest Couple Who Brutalized Minors Over Mangoes

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 23, 2025

The couple who assaulted young schoolgirls who plucked mangoes from their compound in the Pompomari area of Maiduguri, Borno State has been arrested. Videos of brutalization had triggered outrage, with many calling on the authorities to act. The Borno State Command Police Public Relations Officer in a statement said the couple was apprehended with the assistance of concerned citizens and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno State Command. The statement said:...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSuspected Terrorists On Nigerian Military Watch List Captured

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 21, 2025

Two suspected terrorists on the Nigerian military watch list have been captured along with a known arms dealer, Shehu Bagiwaye. Major General Markus Kangye, the Director of Defence Media Operations, disclosed this during a press briefing on Thursday, saying they were captured in separate operations in Sokoto and Zamfara States. “The Nigerian military reaffirmed its commitment to eradicating terrorism and curbing illegal activities across the country, all those involved in criminal operations would be brought...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice arrests 35-year-old man for defiling a minor in Adamawa 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 21, 2025

A 35-year-old man, Abdulaziz Mohammed has been arrested by the Police in Adamawa for allegedly defiling a 5-year-old minor in Mubi North local government area of the state. According to the statement by the Adamawa State Police Command spokesman SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the arrest followed a complaint lodged by the victim’s father, at the Mubi North Divisional Police Headquarters. “On the 17th March 2025, the suspect lured her into his grinding engine shop located...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaUnidentified Thieves Steal Food Supplies from WFP Truck in Borno

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 20, 2025

In yet another blow to humanitarian efforts in the insurgency-ravaged North East, a truck carrying food supplies for the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) was looted by unidentified thieves in Gubio, Borno State. According to Lake Chad security analyst Zagazola Makama, the incident happened around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday when the truck driver, Aminu Mallam Umar, stopped his Iveco truck by the roadside while en route to Damasak, a town near the Niger border...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBauchi Accountant-General In EFCC Net over N70B fraud

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 20, 2025

The Accountant General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Jaja, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) over alleged fraud involving N70 billion. EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale in a statement said Jaja was arrested in Abuja on Wednesday alongside Aliyu Abubakar, an alleged unlicensed bureau de change, operator from Jasfad Resources Enterprise, and Sunusi Ibrahim Sambo, a Point of Sale, PoS operator. “The arrests are connected to an ongoing investigation into alleged money...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCustoms Seize Over 1,000 Jerry Cans Of Petrol In Taraba

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 16, 2025

One thousand, one hundred and forty-nine (1,149) jerry cans with each containing 30 litres of petroleum products valued at N33.7 million have been seized by the Nigerian Customs Service at a border town in the Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State. The Operation Whirlwind of the Customs Service under the Adamawa/Taraba Command at Kan-Iyaka, a border town between Nigeria and Cameroon Republic in Sardauna Local Government Area of the state, made the seizure. Bashir...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria43-Year-Old Man Rape Minor In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 16, 2025

A 43-year-old man, Rabiu Usman, resident of Timdore District in Ganye Local Government Area of Adamawa state has been arrested for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl. According to a statement by the Adamawa State Police Command Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the suspect was arrested following a referral from the Chief Magistrate Court in Ganye after the victim’s mother reported the incident. “Investigations revealed that the assault took place on February 16,...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsICPC arraigns Director of Rural Electrification Agency over N15m Fraud

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 13, 2025

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned the suspended Executive Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Mr Netufo Olaniyi Alaba, and Mr Hassan Arivi Saddiq, Managing Director, Hassino Group Limited have been arraigned in court for their alleged involvement in a N15 million contract fraud. Mr Alaba, the first defendant, and Mr Saddiq, the second defendant, appeared before Justice Celestine Obinna of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court,...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaOperation Delta Sanity II: Security returns in Ochuche Community

PilotnewsMarch 13, 2025

…Children Can Now Go To School In line with the vision of the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla to curb crimes in the maritime sector and enhance security and economic prosperity in Nigeria, Naval Outpost Onitsha has distributed free educational materials to the pupils of Central Primary School, Ochuche, in  Ogbaru Council Area of Anambra State. The initiative is part of non-kinetic approach of Operation Delta Sanity II, aimed at fostering...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaLady Arraigned in Enugu Court Over Fake Testimony in Church

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)March 12, 2025

Detectives of the legal section of the Enugu State Police Command’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have arrested Loveth Helen Alo after she gave a false testimony at Zion Prayer Ministry Movement Outreach in Lagos, Nigeria, of acquiring a five-bedroom duplex located at WTC Estate, Enugu. In a viral video, the 32-year-old lady displayed footage of the building while testifying in the church, claiming it was God’s blessing unto her; in another viral video, she allegedly...

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