Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has convicted Aisha Alkali Wakil, popularly known as Mama Boko Haram, and two others, Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Soyade to 10 years imprisonment for a fraud worth N40 million. The presiding judge, Justice Umaru Fadawu on Monday convicted the trio of Wakil, Daura, and Soyade after they were arraigned by the EFCC on two counts of conspiracy and obtaining by pretense to the tune of forty...

One of the syndicates of Kidnappers that has been terrorizing Jada, Ganye local government areas of Adamawa state has been gunned down by the Police. According to a statement by image maker of the Adamawa Police Command SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje the feat was achieved in a coordinated crime-fighting strategy carried out in collaboration with Hunters at Gamu Hill. He said one AK-47 rifle and live ammunition were recovered. In a similar development, four suspected...

The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has announced the triumphant elimination of Isa Dei-Dei, the leader of a deadly bandit gang terrorising the suburbs of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The Force Public Relations Officer of the NPF, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, via a social media post on Wednesday, said Dei-Dei was gunned down on 5 February during a gun duel. “At about 1015hrs on the 5th of February 2024, operatives of the Department of Force Intelligence’s...

Twelve trucks said to be containing different types of solid minerals without a license have been impounded by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Command. The commission also said while acting on credible intelligence over the activities of the illegal miners it has arrested 41 suspects in connection with the solid minerals. Speaking to Journalists on Tuesday in Ilọrin,  the EFCC Zonal Commander, Michael Nzekwe said the suspects were apprehended at different...

The Congregation of Missionaries Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretian Missionaries) is appealing for the safety and freedom of two members who were kidnapped by bandits on Thursday, 1 February. In a statement issued on 2 February, the provincial secretary of the Claretian Missionaries (CMF), Rev. Fr Dominic Ukpo announced with “sadness” the abduction of Rev. Fr Kenneth Kanwa and his assistant, Rev. Fr Jude Nwachukwu. Fr Kanwa is the parish priest of...