Crime
NiDCOM Receives 13 Trafficked Nigerians Repatriated from Ghana and Mali
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has received 13 Nigerian victims of human trafficking, including 12 young women and a five-year-old boy, who were recently repatriated from Ghana and Mali. According to a statement issued on Sunday by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocol at NiDCOM, the victims were received in Abuja […]
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Nigerian Army Arrests 12 Suspected Terrorists in Kwara Counterinsurgency Raid
The Nigerian Army has arrested twelve suspected terrorists linked to a breakaway faction of Boko Haram, known as the Mahmuda group, during a coordinated military operation targeting the Kanji Lake National Park and surrounding border communities in Kwara and Niger States. The suspects, including two confirmed members of the armed group and ten alleged accomplices, […]
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Court sentences BRT driver to death by hanging for killing Bamise
Justice Serifat Sonaike of the Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square has convicted and sentenced to de@th, a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominikoron, for the r@pe and m$rder of a 22-year-old fashion designer, Bamise Ayanwola. In a judgment that delivered today May 2, the presiding judge ruled that the prosecution, […]
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Court Orders EFCC To Release Aisha Achimugu Within 24 Hours
Justice Ekwo also ordered that the parties report to the court on May 2nd on the outcome of his order. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release socialite and businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu within 24 hours Justice Ekwo also ordered that the […]
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Court Sentences Late Gospel Singer Osinachi’s Husband to Death by Hanging
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Wuse Zone 2, has sentenced Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late Nigerian gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, to death by hanging. The judgment, delivered on Monday by Justice Nwosu-Iheme, followed the court’s finding that the prosecution had successfully proved beyond reasonable doubt that Nwachukwu was responsible for […]
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Missing 80-year-old woman found dead in Ogun farm
Tragedy struck the Ọja Odan area of Ogun State as the body of an 80-year-old woman, Ayodele Ogundipe, who was declared missing on April 24, was discovered in a dismembered state. The spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident to PUNCH Online on Friday. “The Ogun State Police Command is investigating […]
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“All their efforts to frustrate his bail has finally collapsed” – Paul Okoye throws shade as brother, Jude Okoye gets released from EFCC custody after two months
It is a celebratory time for Nigerian singer, Paul Okoye as his elder brother, Jude Okoye gets released from EFCC custody after two months in detention. On Wednesday evening, Paul took to his Instagram story to announce that his elder brother Jude had been released. He shared a video of the moment Jude left EFCC […]
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EFCC declares Aisha Achimugu wanted for alleged money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday, declared socialite Aisha Achimugu wanted. According to the EFCC, Achimugu is wanted by the agency in an alleged case of criminal conspiracy and money laundering. The circular reads, “The public is hereby notified that Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu, whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and […]
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Police arrest siblings for stealing five bags of cement in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has detained two brothers, Philips and Charles Igbodo, for allegedly stealing five bags of cement in the Idiroko area of the state. According to a statement released on Thursday by the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, the brothers were initially apprehended by a member of the Amotekun Corps. Philips, who works […]
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Nigerian Police Recover 19 Stolen Vehicles in Abuja11th March 2025
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command said it has recovered 19 stolen vehicles taken from various locations in Abuja between January and February 2025. The vehicles were found in different states, including Jos, Niger, and Kaduna, as well as within the FCT. According to a statement by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine […]
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Three arrested for vandalising electricity cables in Lagos
Three individuals have been arrested by Lagos State law enforcement officers for tampering with critical electricity infrastructure along Glover Road, near Defence House in the Ikoyi area of the state. The Lagos State Government disclosed this in a statement on its website on Friday, where it revealed that the suspects were allegedly digging and cutting […]
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Nigerian Man Beats Mother To Dea@t In Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly beating his mother to de@th. This was disclosed in a press release issued on Tuesday, March 4, by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil. He said: “On February 24, 2025, Peace and Security Committee members in the Abujan Kwata area of […]
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Drug Peddlers Excrete 125 Wraps Of Heroin At Lagos, Port Harcourt Airports
The 30-year-old suspect is accused of also operating under the alias Kargbo Mohamed Foday using a Sierra Leonean passport. One of the arrested traffickers, 30-year-old Onyekwonike Elochuckwu Sylvanus, is said to operate under the alias Kargbo Mohamed Foday using a Sierra Leonean passport. Credit: NDLEA Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have […]
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Gunmen Attack Sokoto Mosque, Abduct Worshippers
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked a mosque in Bushe community, Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto state. Eyewitnesses told newsmen that the gunmen invaded the mosque on Thursday while worshippers were performing their early morning Subhi prayer. Residents said the gunmen had been molesting the people of the community for some time […]
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Crime:NSCDC Arrests Gun Running, Kidnapping Suspects In Nasarawa
The Service Spokesman explained that the suspects were apprehended on their way to deliver arms to a buyer. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad have announced the arrest of five individuals allegedly involved in illegal firearms possession, gun running, kidnapping, banditry and job racketeering. In a statement signed by […]
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Pupil Arrested With Gun In Akwa Ibom
The suspect was arrested following a distress call by the school authority, as he was seen threatening other pupils with the gun. A 13-year-old male pupil of St. Paul Primary School, Ikot Ibiok in the Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has been arrested by the state police command for threatening fellow pupils […]
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Police command arrest Utako market trader after a colleague he had a fight with collapsed and d#ed
The FCT Police Command has arrested one Onu Simeon following a fatal altercation that led to the d##th of one Ifeanyi Chukwu at Utako Market, Abuja, today February 5. A statement released by the command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, says at about 09:30 am today, the Command received a distress call regarding a fight in […]
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Police Neutralize Five Suspected Kidnappers in Ogun
“The three kidnapped victims regained their freedom unhurt, while Efforts are ongoing to arrest injured members of the syndicate. The Ogun State Police Command says its officers have neutralised five suspected kidnappers along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway This was confirmed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state […]
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Police Arrest Two Suspects Connected With Kidnap Of Ex-AIG Odumosu’s Wife
The police said two locally fabricated rifles, 11 live cartridges and N2.25 million were recovered from the suspects. Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command, on Friday, arrested two more suspects allegedly involved in the kidnapping of Mrs Folasade Odumosu, the wife of a former Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG Hakeem Odumosu. The suspects are […]
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Police Reject ₦1m Bribe From Lakurawa Suspects In Kebbi
The attempted bribe occurred at the premises of the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Gwadangaji, Birnin Kebbi. The suspects were said to have conspired to offer a bribe of ₦1,060,000 to the lead investigator. Credit: Kebbi State Police Command. Police officers in Kebbi State have rejected a bribe of ₦1 million offered by suspects […]
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