Crime

Lagos Police Capture Notorious One-Chance Gang In a remarkable display of community vigilance, residents of Lagos rallied together to thwart the criminal activities of a notorious ‘one-chance’ robbery gang. The group, comprised of a 45-year-old man named Okoro and a 42-year-old woman identified as Patience, had been terrorizing commuters under the guise of commercial bus drivers Reports indicate that the …

Woman in Jigawa murdered, daughter found unconscious A Woman by name Esther Adekanla, widely known as Hadiza Nakowa Dutse, in Jigawa lifeless body was discovered in her residence opposite Awajil Filling Station Dutse. On the afternoon of February 15, 2024, authorities received information about Esther’s disappearance since February 12. Concerned neighbors, unable to contact her, reported the suspicious situation to …

Final Year University Student Kills Colleague over iPhone in Ondo….. Suspected killer confesse   A 21-year old final year student of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko, Ondo state, Olubodun Sanni, has confessed to stabbing a 20-year-old female student of the same institution, Adekunle Adebisi Ifeoluwa, to death over her iPhone XR. The victim, Adebisi, was a 300-level economics student of …

Indian customs intercepts N8.8billion worth of cocaine from Nigerian woman A yet-to-be-identified Nigerian woman has been arrested by Indian customs officials at the international airport for allegedly smuggling into the country cocaine worth ₹ 82 crore (equivalent to about N8.8billion). The arrest was seen in a video uploaded on X by an Asian News International on Thursday and confirmed via …

Bandits Abducts Newly Wed Woman And Her Companions. By Chris Mark Yet to be identified armed bandits has allegedly abducted a newly wedded bride and her companions. It was said that the bride and her companions were abducted inside a truck after the bandits intercepted them on Thursday night along Gami Road in Dandume Local Government Area of Katsina State. …

EFCC uncovers religious sect laundering money for terrorists The Chairman Economic and financial Crime Commission. (EFCC) Ola Olukoyede, during a one-day dialogue on “Youth, Religion, and the Fight against Corruption” at the Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, Nigeria, brought to light startling revelations, that the anti-graft agency had uncovered the involvement of a religious sect in Nigeria in laundering money …

A 38-year-old woman, Chinyere Chukwu, have been arrested by policemen in Anambra State after attempting to sell two of her sons for the sum of N1.8m The arrest, conducted by the Anambra State Women and Social Welfare Commissioner, Hon Ify Obinabo, was prompted by a tip about the illicit transaction. The Commissioner, assuming the role of a prospective buyer, successfully …

The Nigerian military, Joint Task Force, Operation Hadarin, have arrested one Aminu Ibrahim, said to be the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Birnin Yero Ward Chairman in the Shinkafi local government area of Zamfara for alleged banditry activities. The suspect was arrested on Monday alongside two others for smuggling weapons into the state. government area of Zamfara. “The troops of the …

The Nigerian Army has said that the arrest of fraudsters at the 86 Regular Recruits in Lagos is a testament of the transparency of the process. In a statement signed by the Director, Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, and made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), the army declared that the arrest of …

The Executive Chairman, Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chief Barr Ben Eke, has debunked reports by 6 Division of the Nigerian Army that suspected militants that killed four soldiers, two civilians, a civilian driver and kidnapped two Daewoo expatriates are from Communities in Ahoada East. The Executive Chairman, made this known through a press release, On Wednesday …