Three In Police Net After  Woman Was Beheaded In A Hotel In Yola,

Adamawa Police Command has arrested three staff of an annex of Happy Hour Hotel in Karewa Borehole of Jimeta, Yola North Local Government area of the state, following the discovery of the headless body of a lady in the hotel. Those arrested are Offer Jacob and Yifarta Caleb Receptionists as well as Security Guard on duty Habibu Isah. According to reports, the suspect had checked into the hotel with the deceased on the 18th of...

Amnesty International decries rising insecurity, asks Tinubu to step up

Amnesty International has expressed deep concern over the increasing incidents of kidnapping for ransom by armed gangs in Nigeria, saying it is a daily occurrence that has left citizens living in constant fear. Amnesty International Nigeria office’s alarm on Monday in a series of posts on X comes on the heels of recent high-profile kidnapping cases across the country as the Nigerian authorities appear to be overwhelmed by the threats. “People in Nigeria are living...

EFCC Arrest Former Nigerian Minister Over Allege N3.6 Billion Fraud

The former Nigerian Minister of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry from July 2007 to October 2008, Charles Chukwuemeka Ugwuh has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged conspiracy and loan fraud to the tune of N3.6 billion. The Head of Media and Publicity of the commission, Dele Oyewale in a statement on Monday, said the ex-minister was arrested with Chief Geoffrey Ekenma on January 11, 2024, at No. 2,...

Anambra Police Cracks 4-Man Armed Gang in Major Raid

Police also Arrested Three, Recovered Barreta Pistol, Dagger Police Officers attached to Anambra State Police Command have smashed an armed gang at Igboukwu in Aguata LGA. In a release signed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga “the gang which boarded a commercial bus from Nnewi today, Sunday 14th January, 2024 arrived Police Checkpoint and were stopped for a search. One of the hoodlums alighted, pulled a baretta pistol and was gunned...

Gunmen Abducts Over 20 Abuja Residents

Gunmen  who operates from the Kuyeri Forest in Kaduna State have launched fresh attack on an Abuja community and whisked away with at least twenty three persons on Thursday. The abducted victims were from the Kawu community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Abdulmumini Zakari, Councilor representing the area who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said the gunmen invaded the community after divided themselves into groups. He disclosed that the bandits...

Court Sentence 55-year-old To Life Imprisonment For Raping Minor

A Magistrate court in Minna Niger State has sentenced one Yau Ibrahim, a 55-year-old of Angwa- Daji area of Minna, the state capital to life imprisonment for raping a 6-year-old girl. The convict who raped the minor on August 23, 2023, also infected the victim with “incurable venereal disease.” Senior Magistrate, Hafsat Abdullahi Bawa Wuse, who sentenced the rapist, rejected the plea for leniency by the convict, “because of the magnitude of the offense, as...

Ex-Power Minister Olu Agunloye jailed for $6bn fraud

A former minister of power and steel, Olu Agunloye, joined the inmates of Abuja’s Kuje prison on Wednesday after a court ruling to that effect. Agunloye is standing trial for fraudulent award of contract and official corruption 21 years after he left office. He served under President Olusegun Obasanjo’s government between 1999 and 2003. According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the ex-minister suspiciously awarded a US$6 billion contract for a hydropower project...

CEOs Of Zenith, Providus, and Jaiz Banks In EFCC Net

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has invited CEOs of Zenith, Providus, and Jaiz Banks to explain the financial misappropriation charges against Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, and her predecessor, Sadiya Umar-Farouk. The bank chiefs invited are Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu (Zenith Bank), Haruna Musa (Jaiz Bank), and Walter Akpani (Providus Bank). The anti-graft agency is currently probing public funds directed into private accounts, ordered by Mses Edu and Farouq using their...

We Arrested About 30 Criminal Suspects In December – Anambra Police CP

“11 Vehicles, 12 Firearms also recovered” The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State, Mr Aderemi Adeoye says the command arrested about 30 criminal suspects and made other recoveries between December 1, 2023 and today, Monday, January 8, 2024. The Police Commissioner made the revelation in a press briefing at the police headquarters in Awka today. According to the Commissioner, of the number, 12 were kidnap suspects, nine armed robbery suspects, six suspected cult members, and three...

Gunmen kill 17, abduct 36 in Kaduna villages

Gunmen attacked Kunkurai, Dokan Karji and Angwan Sako villages in Kauru LGA of Kaduna State, killing 17 persons and abducting 36 others. The attack spanned for six hours from Tuesday night (2 Jan.) to the early hours of Wednesday (3 Jan.) with no aid coming from the security agents. Locals had to rally themselves and defend their homes, rescuing 22 of the total 58 persons taken hostage. The Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani confirmed...

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