Crime
Court Refuses To Grant Abba Kyari, Two Others Bail
In separate rulings, the court held that the defendants had not brought any evidence in court to warrant the court’s discretion. Justice Emeka Nwite has declined to grant bail to suspended deputy commissioner of police, Abba Kyari, and two other suspended senior police officers. In separate rulings, the court held that the defendants had not […]
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Two fake EFCC operatives bag 46 years jail term in Lagos
Justice 0.0.Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, has sentenced the duo of Ugwu Pascal Chijioke and Ibrahim Sadia Adekunle to 46 years imprisonment for impersonating operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, while executing a fake court order. A statement from the agency today June 15, said yhey were re-arraigned […]
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Gunmen Abduct Three People In Lagos Apapa Area.
The trio was reportedly whisked away while travelling by boat around Falomo Bridge from Apapa in Lagos Gunmen have abducted three people travelling on a boat in Lagos. The trio was reportedly whisked away while travelling by boat around Falomo Bridge from Apapa in Lagos. While names of the abducted victims have not been ascertained, […]
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Delta state University Final year student stages his kidnap and demands N50m ransom from his father
Men of the Delta state police command have arrested a young man, Nelson Eserada, for allegedly staging his own kidnap and demanding N50 million ransom from his father. Confirming the arrest to newsmen, the spokesperson of the command, SP Bright Edafe, said the father of the suspect had visited the police in Abraka division to […]
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Photo:Youths protest in Ondo over EFCC raid, arrest of 127
Some youths staged a protest in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Monday against the raid by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, who arrested 127 people at two nightclubs. The personnel of the commission on Saturday stormed the night clubs and arrested about 127 youths over alleged internet fraud activities. Some […]
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Court Adjourns Naira Abuse Case Against Cubana Chief Priest Till June 25
The court adjourned on Wednesday at the instance of the defendant who was absent but had written a letter seeking an adjournment of the case. The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned till June 25 for further hearing in the case against celebrity bartender and businessman, Pascal Okechukwu popularly known as Cubana Chief […]
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Court Grants Abba Kyari Bail For Two Weeks
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has granted erstwhile Commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, temporarily bail for two weeks on passionate grounds, to go bury his mother. Kyari was granted bail to the tune of 50 million Naira and a surety in like sum. While giving the […]
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Police Demote Three Officers,Dismiss One For N29.8m Theft.
“The dismissed officer, along with five others were members of an armed robbery gang responsible for the robbery of the sum of N29.8 million from a victim in Gwagwalada.” Police authorities have dismissed an officer Inspector Adabo Mohammed for criminal conspiracy, armed robbery/kidnapping, and corrupt practice. A statement by the spokesman of the Nigeria Police […]
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Adamawa police arrest stepmother for inflicting burns on children
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old stepmother, Rachel Geoffrey, for allegedly inflicting severe burns on her 7-year-old and 3-year-old stepchildren. This was made known in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje on X.com on Saturday. According to the police statement, the stepmother intentionally set fire […]
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Edo Police Arrest Man For Posting Obscene Photos Of His 4Years Old Daughter On Instagram
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a father who uses his 4-year-old daughter for adult contents. This follows an alert from Nigerians on social media who drew the attention of relevant authorities to the obscene photos of the minor posted on an Instagram account handled by the suspect. Others photos were taken at hotels […]
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FCMB- Former Bank Manager Jailed 121Years For N112m Fraud
Former First City Monument Bank manager, Nwachukwu Placidus, has been sentenced to 121 years in prison by Justice S. N. Odili of the Anambra State High Court in Onitsha, Anambra state. Placidus was found guilty of diverting N112,100,000 of a customer’s fixed deposit funds for his own personal use. Placidus was arraigned on Tuesday, March […]
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Police Arrest 35 Cultists During Initiation In Edo
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested 35 suspected cultists in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman for the command, Chidi Nwabuzor, who revealed this in a statement shared on the command’s X.com handle on Tuesday, said the cultists were arrested following an intelligence report that some students […]
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Give me a second chance to use my platform to inform and educate my followers about spraying money- Bobrisky pleads with judge
Bobrisky has been convicted by Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Ikeja after he pleaded guilty to abuse of the naira. While being arraigned in the court this afternoon, Bobrisky pleaded with the court to tamper justice with mercy as he was not aware of the law on abusing the Naira. He promised […]
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Journalists demand justice for brutalised colleague by DSS officers in Oyo
Journalists in Oyo State rally to demand justice for their colleague, Mr. Tony Babatunde Daniel, who was brutally assaulted by DSS officers on Friday in Ibadan. The incident, which occured at the NNPC filling station near the State NUJ Press Centre in Iyaganku GRA, has sparked condemnation from the media community, prompting urgent calls for […]
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Nigeria Woman who stole friend’s nine-month-old baby confesses
An elderly woman who reportedly stole her friend’s nine-month-old baby in Lagos and absconded to Anambra State where she was later apprehended by the police, has confessed following interrogation. It was reported that the Lagos State Police Command had on Tuesday paraded the suspect who was arrested in Okija, Anambra State four days after stealing […]
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21 Year Old Suspected Criminal Arrested Over Child Trafficking
Suspected child trafficker arrested while attempting to abduct a one year three months old girl from her parent’s house in Enugu Police Operatives of the Enugu State Command serving in the Igbo-Eze North Police Division working with the Neighborhood Watch Group has smashed a child stealing syndicate and arrested one Ifeanyi Omeke, 21, at Igogoro […]
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Rivers state police command confirm m!rder of UNIPORT student by her boyfriend
The police in Rivers state have confirmed reports of the m¥rder of a 300 level student of the University of Port Harcourt, Justina Otuene, by Demain Okoligwe, a 400 level student of the same institution who is said to be her boyfriend. Parading the suspect before newsmen today October 26, the state Commissioner of Police, […]
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Court sentences Lagos doctor, Olufemi Olaleye to life imprisonment for r@ping his wife’s teenage niece
The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence sitting in Ikeja has sentenced the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, to life imprisonment for the d£filement of his wife’s niece. Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced Olaleye on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, after he found him guilty of the offence of defilement and […]
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Rivers police arrest woman who poured h0t cooking oil on her husband in his sleep
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a woman, Hope Nwala, who allegedly poured hot cooking oil on her husband, Ekelediri Nwankwo in his sleep following a disagreement in Okehi, Etche Local Government Area of the state. LIB reported that the suspect, who hails from the Obite community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA, had fled Okehi after […]
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Police arrest three suspected fraudsters in Idumota
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested three fraudsters in Idumota, Lagos, while they were holding an uncooperative victim hostage. The victim, a 23-year-old lady (name withheld), was heading to Iyana Oworo from Gerard Road Ikoyi. She boarded the suspects’ Volkswagen Vento salon car with the registration number BDG 513 EJ but was […]
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