Katsina Police arrests 188 suspected criminals, recovers 3 motorcycles

The Katsina State police command has arrested 188 suspected criminals linked to 59 major crimes in February this year. The Command’s spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Aliyu Sadiq disclosed this while briefing newsmen of its achievements at the Command’s headquarters in Katsina yesterday. Sadiq stressed that, out of the number, 49 cases have been charged to court, adding that, the crimes include, armed robbery, kidnapping, culpable homicides, cattle rustling among others. He said, the suspects arrested include,...

Federal High Court Jails 27 Internet Fraudsters in Awka

Enugu Zonal Command of the EFCC on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, secured the conviction and sentencing of 27 internet fraudsters before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State. The convicts are: Ajaero Chidiebube, Kosisochukwu Wisdom Ugwu, Apeh Samuel, Hyacinth Henry, Ebuka Moses Ugwu, Abugu Emmanuel Ebuka, Ogbu George, Onoja Chekwube, Onu Ogbonna Celestine, Ugwude Innocent Ekene, Solomon Emeka Okechukwu, Kosisochukwu Mamah, Idoko Fidelis Ejiofor, David Ifebuche Moses, Jude Ikechukwu,...

Over 30 killed in Benue as rival bandit gangs clash

Gbagir village in Ukum LGA of Benue State became a battleground on Tuesday as rival bandit groups clashed, leaving a trail of death and destruction. The battle was between a militia gang in Ukum and a Fulani militia gang from Taraba State which joined forces with another gang in Ukum. The violence claimed over 30 lives, mainly members of the conflicting militia gangs. But locals, including 12 farmers and a family of seven, were victims...

Nigerian Army kills notorious terrorist, Maikusa, 3 others in Katsina

The Nigerian Army, NA, authorities have said its troops gunned down a notorious terrorist leader named Maikusa in a gun duel in Batsari LGA of Katsina State. Maikusa, said the NA, was the second-in-command of the terrorist cell led by another notorious terrorist Modi Modi whom the police are hunting for. Modi has a N50 million bounty on his head, as earlier reported by Pilot News. Maikusa was slain alongside three other outlaws on Monday,...

House seeks arrest of Binance executives over FOREX rate manipulation 

The House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes is on the verge of calling for the arrest of Binance’s CEO, Richard Teng and other senior executives, over allegations of terrorist financing, money laundering, and tax evasion. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency company, has been flagged by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for its alleged illicit activities. The CBN says Binance manipulated foreign exchange rates through currency speculation and rate-fixing, which have seen the naira...

Edo youths on vengeance mission kill 2 policemen 

Two policemen on escort duty were on Saturday beaten to death by a group of irate youths in Edo State. Two other officers were seriously wounded. The mob descended on the policemen after they ran over a commercial motorbike, killing the driver along with a woman and her child. An alarm was raised by eyewitnesses and as angry youths started to run to the scene of the accident, the policemen fled to a nearby vigilante...

Hunger crisis provoke looting of Abuja warehouse

Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Sunday morning, broke into a government food storage facility to loot stored food items. The warehouse came under siege at about 7:00 a.m. The people, numbering hundreds, exploited the near-total absence of the police and other security personnel to raid the building. A video shared on social media showed people leaving the facility with bags of grains even as others were rushing to the warehouse to...

Hoodlums Loots NEMA Warehouse In Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command has confirmed that some residents of the FCT have looted a warehouse belonging to the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria, NEMA, over the current economic hardship across the country. The spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh who confirmed the incident said the situation had been brought under control. It was gathered that the warehouse, located in Karimo, Phase 3 region of the FCT, Abuja, was...

Police In Katsina Places N50 Million Bounty On Two Bandits Kingpins

The Katsina State Police Command has announced a reward of N50m to any individual who provides valuable information that will lead to the arrest of two bandits’ kingpins in Katsina. ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, Police spokesperson in Katsina in a statement said the two wanted suspects are Modi Modi and Jan Kare, both operating within Katsina State, particularly in the regions of Kankara and Safana Local Government Areas. The statement reads in part: “The safety...

W. African Currency Syndicate Arrested With Fake N9 M, 300M CFA Notes

A couple and two others have been arrested by detectives from the Zone 2 command in charge of Lagos and Ogun states with fake N9 Million and 300 million CFA notes in the Lagos Island area of the metropolis. Parading the suspects before newsmen on Friday at the headquarters of Zone 2 at Onikan, Lagos, Olatoye Durosinmi said the suspects were arrested based on an intelligence report about the hideout of one Adeniyi Quadri, who...

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