APC Activist Condemns Arrest Of VeryDarkMan By EFCC

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAPC Activist Condemns Arrest Of VeryDarkMan By EFCC

PilotnewsMay 6, 2025

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Tuesday, faulted the arrest of  Martins Vincent Otse, popularly called VeryDarkMan by the Economic and Finance Crimes Commission (EFCC). It will be recalled that VeryDarkMan was arrested three days ago on allegations of cyberstalking after visiting a Guarantee Trust Bank branch in Abuja, where he complained about alleged unauthorised deductions from his mother’s account. The arrest was carried out by...

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EFCC Confirms Arrest of VeryDarkMan, Says He Snubbed Multiple Invitations

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEFCC Confirms Arrest of VeryDarkMan, Says He Snubbed Multiple Invitations

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 6, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), following multiple petitions alleging financial misconduct. According to an official statement released on Tuesday, the EFCC stated that Otse was invited for questioning after receiving several petitions concerning alleged financial crimes. Despite multiple invitations sent to his known addresses and communication channels, he failed to honour them. Consequently, the Commission obtained a lawful remand order...

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Troops Thwart Activities Of Bandits In Taraba

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTroops Thwart Activities Of Bandits In Taraba

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 5, 2025

Troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, and Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, have thwarted the activities of suspected bandits operating in Adamawa and Taraba States. The acting spokesperson of the Brigade, Captain Oni Olubodunde, announced the breakthrough in a statement made available to journalists in Jalingo, said the mission was carried out in Bali. The statement said: “Troops acted swiftly on intelligence reports about the movement of suspected bandits from Toungo and Garin...

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ISWAP Militants Rain Explosives on Nigerian Army Outpost

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaISWAP Militants Rain Explosives on Nigerian Army Outpost

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 5, 2025

An overnight assault by Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) jihadists, a splinter of Boko Haram linked with ISIS, hit a Nigerian military base in the early hours of Saturday, leaving at least four soldiers dead and several pieces of military equipment destroyed. The attack targeted the 27 Task Force Brigade in Buni Gari, a town in Gujba local government area, Yobe State. Explosions rang out around 2:00 a.m., a soldier who survived the ambush...

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DSS Witness Battles to Prove Allegations of Terrorism Against Kanu

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaDSS Witness Battles to Prove Allegations of Terrorism Against Kanu

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 5, 2025

The long-running trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resumed on Friday in Abuja with new revelations; this time from a key witness who told the court he found no weapons or items linked to terrorism on Kanu. The hearing, held before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, continued behind protective screens, a measure approved by the court to shield prosecution witnesses. The Federal Government’s legal team...

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Former Council Chairman Stabbed To Death In Bauchi

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaFormer Council Chairman Stabbed To Death In Bauchi

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 3, 2025

The former chairman of Jama’are Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Isa Muhammad Wabi, was stabbed to death in his apartment around the Fadama Mada area of Bauchi metropolis. The Bauchi State police command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Ahmed Wakil, in a statement on Friday said: “On the early morning of May 2, 2025, about 0403 hours, the police command received a distress call from a Good Samaritan concerning an incident involving an attack by...

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EFCC Arrests Social Media Influencer ‘VeryDarkMan’ in Abuja

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEFCC Arrests Social Media Influencer ‘VeryDarkMan’ in Abuja

PilotnewsMay 3, 2025

…Lawyers Cry Foul Over Alleged Rights Violations Human rights law firm, Deji Adeyanju & Partners, has raised serious concerns over the arrest of popular social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, and his associate, Steven Avuara (a.k.a C-Pack), by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja. In a statement signed by Zainab M. Otega, Esq., the firm disclosed that the duo was picked up on 2 May 2025,...

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Explosion Rocks Army Barracks In Maiduguri 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaExplosion Rocks Army Barracks In Maiduguri 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 1, 2025

There was a heavy sounds from Giwa Barrack in Maiduguri, Borno State capital in the early hours of Thursday. The blast and red flares in the sky forced residents of Polo, Fori, GRA, Unimaid and others out on the streets in fear of possible attack by Boko Haram Terrorists. However, the Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI Maiduguri, attributed the explosion to the current high temperatures in Maiduguri which led to the...

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Troops Rescue 71 Kidnap Victims After Night Attack in Zamfara

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTroops Rescue 71 Kidnap Victims After Night Attack in Zamfara

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 1, 2025

At least 71 passengers who were kidnapped by armed bandits in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been rescued by Nigerian troops. The attack happened on Sunday night, 28 April, around 9:10 p.m., along the Faru–Janbako Road. A truck carrying 80 passengers from Niger State to Sabon Birni in Sokoto State was stopped at Tungan Na-Yarchiga, where gunmen forcefully took everyone on board. Security sources said troops under Operation FANSAN YANMA responded quickly,...

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Arewa Group Urges Legalisation of AK-47s for Self-Defence in Rural North

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsArewa Group Urges Legalisation of AK-47s for Self-Defence in Rural North

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 1, 2025

Amid growing concerns over unrelenting violence and bloodshed in Nigeria’s northern region, the Arewa Grassroot Leaders Assembly (AGLA) has thrown its weight behind the call for self-defence, urging the Federal Government to allow responsible citizens in rural communities to bear arms — specifically, the AK-47 — under strict regulation. Speaking during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, the President of the Assembly, Collins Onogu, said the deteriorating security situation in the North had reached...

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