Nigeria Customs Handed Over Dubai-Bound Man Arrested with Over 2,886 ATMs to EFCC

A Dubai-bound passenger, Ishaq Abubakar, who was arrested with 2886 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards and four Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards concealed inside cartons of noodles has been handed over to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). The suspect with the passport number A08333717 was arrested by the men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on his was to Dubai, the United Arab Emirate on August...

Rapist Dies in Hospital, as Police CPL Arrested for Rape

A perpetrator, Abbati who has contradicted the age of 16 and 19, but raped a five (5) year old in Jimeta, Adamawa state last year has died in the Specialist Hospital Yola. The suspect who is awaiting trial at the Jimeta Remind Home for the offense was said to have fallen sick and admitted at the hospital for medication. It was learned that the deceased was admitted at the hospital on 29th August 2020 with fever...

Anambra: Police Launch Manhunt for Killers of Late Monarch’s Successor

The Police Command in Anambra says it has launched a manhunt for killers of late Chukwuma Ojukwu, an aspirant to the Awka-Etiti traditional stool, in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Spokesman, SP Haruna Mohammed, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Awka. According to Mohammed, the command will leave no stone unturned to uncover perpetrators of the act. “The case is under investigation to ascertain...

Insecurity: North Central Exits from Arewa Consultative Forum, Announces New Group

The North-Central geopolitical zone has announced its exit from the Arewa Consultative Forum, giving the worsening insecurity in northern Nigeria as a reason for its exit. The leaders of the region also announced the formation of the North Central Peoples Forum, which will serve as a platform to fight insecurity and marginalization. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, the group said in spite of the abundant mineral and human resources in the Zone, the...

Insecurity: Senator Suswam Condemns Killing of Benue’s Most Wanted Criminal Gana

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Chairman, Senate Committee on Power Gabriel Suswam has condemned the killing of repentant militia leader in Benue, Terwase Agwaza, also known as Gana, by men of the Nigerian Army in Gboko. Suswam, who represents Benue North East, in a statement he issued, said Terwase’s killing after turning a new leaf from crime and criminality by soldiers was counterproductive to peace already returning to the state. According to him, a situation...

BREAKING: Police Arrest Four Over Death of PwC Senior Partner

LAGOS — The police in Lagos are holding four people in custody over the death of Tola Ogundipe, a senior partner at the PricewaterhouseCooper (PWC) in Nigeria. Ogundipe went missing on Saturday while boating around Ishai in Irewe area of Lagos, reports say. His boat was found by the Marine police on Sunday while his body was found on Monday, the Punch reported. The Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu had ordered a discreet investigation. The...

NDLEA Intercepts 1000kg Cannabis, Parades Dealers In Adamawa

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent YOLA — The Adamawa State Command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has paraded six suspected illicit drug dealers and consumers with 1000 kilograms of cannabis sativa seized from them. The State Commandant of the Agency, Idris Bello who paraded the suspects at the Command headquarters in Yola, said the seizures were made in Mubi, Numan, and other parts of the state. Bello, however, added that the suspected cannabis...

At Last Wanted Benue Gang Leader Terwase Akwaza, alias Gana, Shot Dead

The Nigeria Army has confirmed the killing of Terwase Akwaza, the most wanted criminal in Benue State. While the military said he was killed in a gun battle with operatives, Governor Sam Ortom alleged he was seized from a convoy of repentant militants on its way to the Government House for a peace meeting. Commander of the Four Special Forces command, Doma local government area, Brigadier General Maude Ali Gadzama, said  Gana was gunned down...

Again Terrorists Return To Nahuce Of Zamfara

Reports say that bandits have again returned with full force in the Nahuce area of Zamfara state with residents lamenting over the security situation of different towns and villages. Residents say that the terrorists have returned to Nahuce village destroying lives and properties. On Monday, September 7, the terrorist attacked two different towns of Yar Kaita and Garka area of the Nahuce in which they killed one person, kidnapped three youths, and injured many others....

Southern Kaduna Killings: Sultan Blames Politicians, Says Killings as Madness

Traditional rulers in the 19 Northern States and the Abuja on Monday met in Kaduna over the disturbing spate of insecurity in the region and the country. The northern monarch under the aegis of the Northern Traditional Council was presided over by its Chairman and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III and held at the Lugard Hall Secretariat of the council, in the metropolis. In his opening address, the Sultan described the killings in...

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