Crime

OAU student murder case: Court of Appeal affirms death sentence for Rahman Adedoyin The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State, has confirmed the death sentence imposed on Rahman Adedoyin, the proprietor of Hilton Hotel in Ile-Ife, Osun State, over the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). The Osun State High Court had convicted …

POLICE RECOVER TEN ABDUCTED CHILDREN FROM 62YR-OLD WOMAN, TWO OTHERS The Ondo State Police Command has apprehended three members of a Syndicate whose specialty is in child stealing and trafficking. The Commissioner of Police, Ondo State Command, Mr Olutokunbo Afolabi, who paraded the suspects in Akure, said through intelligence-led policing, the suspects were traced to Ottah Village in Edo State …

POLICE ARRAIGNS MAN FOR ALLEGEDLY THREATENING LIFE OF EKITI CATHOLIC BISHOP. Ekiti State Police Command has arraigned a middle aged man, Victor Akande in a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, for allegedly threatening the life of Bishop of Ekiti Catholic Diocese, Felix Ajakaye. The defendant according to the charge, committed the offence on 15th January, 2025 at the …

Gunmen Abduct UK-based Man In Anambra, Demand N100m Ransom Gunmen abducted Mr. Ikechukwu Okeke, a UK-based Nigerian, shortly after he returned to Amaokpala, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, for his cousin’s burial. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2025, after Mr. Okeke attended the burial of his cousin, Mrs. Obiageli Okoli. Reports indicate …

Vandalism: Police Arrest Over 50 Suspects For Highway Manhole Cover Theft In Abuja   The Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested more than 50 suspects for their alleged involvement in the theft and vandalism of highway sewage manhole covers and other public infrastructure in Abuja. During a press briefing in the nation’s capital, the FCT …

Nigerians Spent ₦2.23tn As Payment For Ransom To Kidnappers In One Year   By Shalom Oludele Nigerians paid ₦2.23tn as ransom to kidnappers in twelve months, a survey revealed. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the payments were made between May 2023 and April 2024. According to the NBS’s latest Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report published on …

Court Fixes December 13 For Yahaya Bello’s Arraignment Over Alleged N80.2b Money Laundering By Shalom Oludele A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed the arraignment of the Kogi State  ex-governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, for December 13, 2024. Justice Emeka Nwite on Friday, November 29, 2024 directed the court’s Registrar to issue a hearing notice to Bello’s legal te7u979777am …

EFCC Arrests 25 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City By Shalom Oludele The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has announced the arrest of 25 internet fraudsters, at different locations in Benin City, Edo State. The operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the commission made this known on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. The suspects were said to have been …

Nigerian Government Withdraws Criminal Charges Initiated Against Binance Executive   The Nigerian government has withdrawn all criminal charges filed against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance Holdings, who has been facing a money laundering trial from detention since April. This was pronounced on Wednesday by a lawyer representing Nigerian anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), at the Federal …

EFCC Arrests 24 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday September 30, 2024, arrested 24 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations within Benin City. According to the statement released by the commission on its X account, the suspects were arrested following actionable intelligence of their …