Gunmen operating at Imo axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway reportedly kidnapped nine Enugu-bound passengers, killed two and robbed others of their valuables. The victims, who hail from Amangwo Olokoro in Umuahia, were said to be travelling to Enugu on Saturday for a burial, when they were attacked by...
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By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Enugu State Police Command has rescued four kidnapped victims in a forest at Aishi-Ette community in Igbo-Eze North LGA of the state. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement issued in Enugu on Sunday. Ndukwe said that police operatives...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have raided a baby-making factory in Adamawa State, arresting seven suspects. The suspects were apprehended during the operation on June 23, with the parade done at the military headquarters on Saturday. Also rescued were 17 teenage girls as well as two babies. The suspects...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted two imported consignments of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, with a combined weight of 5,344.1 kilograms along the Epe-Lekki corridor and at the Alfa beach, Lekki area of Lagos state. NDLEA spokesman,...
The Police Command in Enugu State has debunked a video clip currently in circulation, alleging that a part of the state is not safe due to a series of kidnappings there, as “untrue”.pol lol This is contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on...
Operatives of the Edo State Taskforce against Human Trafficking, have apprehended a A48-year-old man, Anthony Igbinogun, and his girlfriend, Joy Umukoro, 28, for allegedly selling their one-month-old baby to fund their drug addiction. Arrested alongside the two suspects is their friend, 26-year-old Precious James, said to have facilitated the...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned an Ilorin-based associate pastor of the Living Faith Church (aka Winners’ Chapel), Temidayo Eseyin, for allegedly defrauding Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State of N19.3million. Eseyin, a lawyer and former member...
Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, on Saturday said the corps arrested two armed robbery suspects for robbing a female trader returning from market in Ila-Orangun.mote Adewinmbi, in a statement, said the suspects, Joseph Dennis, 20, and Friday Agogo, 29, both indigenes of Benue State, also threatened to...
The Kano Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said it arrested 1,064 suspects and seized 7.5 tonnes of illicit drugs between June 2022 and June 2023 in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the NDLEA Acting Public Relations Officer, ASN ll Sadiq...
Gunmen on Friday killed three persons at a mining site around Tanjol in Jol community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau. Mr Rwang Tengwong, the National Publicity Secretary of Berom Youth Movement (BYM), a socio-cultural group, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday...
Security operatives on Thursday neutralized a notorious gang leader, Kabir Bala during a gun duel with his gang members in Ofu Local Government Area of Troops we The deceased was said to be involved in many crimes, including the burning to death of a PDP woman leader in her...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – The Oyo State Police Command has invited a content creator, Abdullahi Maruf, popularly called Trinity, for allegedly sexualising a minor in a viral skit video. The Command’s Spokesman, SP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the invitation in a statement on Thursday in Ibadan. Trinity had in...
Police in the United States said today a pregnant woman died after being shot in the back by her two-year-old son in Ohio. The woman, Laura Ilg, 31, who was 33 weeks pregnant, called emergency services last Friday to report she’d been injured by her toddler after he got...
An FCT High Court on Thursday ordered Okwo Mark to clean the premises of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for three days for internet fraud. Mark was docked by the EFCC for pretending to be Stella Coleman, an American citizen, working as an FBI agent. He pleaded...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Marine Command has intercepted 2.910 kg cannabis sativa coming from Ghana. Mr Paul Ahom, Commander of Narcotics, NDLEA marine command, said this while showcasing the drugs intercepted in Lagos on Wednesday. According to Ahom, this is the first biggest seizure arrested by...
The Niger/Kogi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday released heavy railway locomotive parts it intercepted to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger. The Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Busayo Kadejo, disclosed this at the command’s Headquarters in Minna, while...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a painter, Sunday Ajibade, to life imprisonment for defiling a 14-year old daughter of his neighbour. Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubts, the charge of defilement against Ajibade, a resident of Abule-Egba in...
An Aba South Senior Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday remanded 60-year-old Chukwuemeka Orji at the Correctional Centre over the alleged rape of a minor. Orji, a Pastor of the Assemblies of God Church, Ukonu Street, off Ngwa Road, Aba is facing a one-count charge of serially raping a 13-year-old girl...
The Police in Ondo State have arrested a nurse, health assistant and security guard at the Comprehensive Health Centre, Emure-IIe, Owo Local Government Area, over the mysterious disappearance of a baby’s placenta. The Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, made this known while speaking with the newsmen...