Crime

May
11
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Canada Fines Binnance $4.38Million For Violating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing Laws

Canada Fines Binnance $4.38Million For Violating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing Laws

Crime, Economy, Foreign Affairs, News Flash
Canada Fines Binance $4.38Million For Violating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing Laws Canada’s anti-money laundering agency has imposed a nearly C$6 million ($4.38 million) fine on cryptocurrency exchange Binance for violating the country’s money laundering and terrorist financing laws. The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) on Thursday said Binance had failed to register as a foreign money services business with the intelligence body despite several deadlines. According to Reuters, the anti-money laundering agency added that Binance, which ceased operations in Canada last year, had not reported receiving virtual currency worth C$10,000 or more on 5,902 separate occasions…
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May
10
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Senate Approves Death Penalty For Drug Offenders

Senate Approves Death Penalty For Drug Offenders

Crime, National Assembly, News Flash
Senate Approves Death Penalty For Drug Offenders The Senate on Thursday approved death penalty for dealers and importers of cocaine, heroin and other hard drugs into the country. The proposed capital punishment also applies to manufacturing, trafficking, dealing in or delivery of hard drugs by any means. The Senate arrived at the resolution on the floor of the red chamber after deliberations on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024. The maximum punishment in the extant law for offenders is life imprisonment. During the consideration of the report on the bill for passage on Thursday, Senate…
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May
07
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Gunmen Kill One, Kidnap Seven Travellers On Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway

Gunmen Kill One, Kidnap Seven Travellers On Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway

Crime, News Flash, Security
Gunmen Kill One, Kidnap Seven Travellers On Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway Gunmen numbering up to seven have reportedly killed one person and abducted seven other travellers along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode expressway. The gunmen armed with A.K 47 rifles were said to have waylaid and attacked the travellers in between the Ilisan, Ceplast industry and Iperu junction axis of the expressway on Friday. A viral audio from one of the victims of the tragic incident, who was apparently a driver heading to Lagos, detailed how the gunmen stopped their vehicles with sporadic shooting and later marched them into the bush. He said, “This incident…
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May
07
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
4 Month Old Baby Abducted At Gunpoint In Awka Ibom

4 Month Old Baby Abducted At Gunpoint In Awka Ibom

Crime, News Flash, Security, South South
Four-Month-Old Baby Abducted At Gunpoint In Akwa Ibom A young couple, Udeme Eyo and the wife of Enen-Atai village in Itu Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, have sent a Save Our Soul (SOS) to the security agencies to do all within their powers to recover their four-month-old baby that was abducted at gunpoint in their house. Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred at about 3:00 am on Saturday morning in their family house near the PCN Primary School in East Itam. The father of the ill-fated child, who spoke with this reporter, said his family was startled by…
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May
06
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Police Arrest Man For Defiling One-Year-Old Step-Daughter

Police Arrest Man For Defiling One-Year-Old Step-Daughter

Crime, Gossips, News Flash
Police Arrest Man For Defiling One-Year-Old Step-Daughter The operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested one man, Idi Adamu, 30, for allegedly defiling his one-year-old girl step-daughter. The police noted that Adamu, a barber, committed the crime on April 30, 2024, at his residence in Wuro-Ardo, Mubi North Local Government Area. The spokesperson for the Adamawa State Police Command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the incident to SaharaReporters on Saturday He said, “The mother left the kid in the care of the father to pick up some items at a shopping mall. She returned, and found the kid bleeding;…
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May
06
2024
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Five Kidnappers Slept Off After Abducting Pastor’s Wife; Land In Police Net

Five Kidnappers Slept Off After Abducting Pastor’s Wife; Land In Police Net

Crime, News Flash, Security
Five Kidnappers Slept Off After Abducting Pastor’s Wife; Land In Police Net Five kidnappers who slept off after abducting the wife of a pastor and two other persons in Ofosu area of Ondo State have been arrested. The kidnappers allegedly slept off after taking hard drugs. The kidnappers identified as Garuba Mumuni, 27; Yusuf Tale, 21; Kabiru Muhammed, 16, Shaibu Umar and Adamu Mohammed, were subsequently arrested by operatives of the Ofosu Division of Ondo Police Command. They were arrested after the victims identified one of them. According to the police, “A case of kidnapping was reported at Ofosu Division,…
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May
03
2024
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Police Parade Alleged Kaduna-Abuja Train Attack Mastermind, Recover 48 AK-47s

Police Parade Alleged Kaduna-Abuja Train Attack Mastermind, Recover 48 AK-47s

Abuja, Crime, News Flash, Security
Police Parade Alleged Kaduna-Abuja Train Attack Mastermind, Recover 48 AK-47s The police have arrested several criminals terrorising citizens along the Kaduna-Abuja road axis from January 2024 to date, including those who masterminded the attack on Greenfield University and that of Southern Kaduna, where a seminarian and the church were burnt to ashes. Parading the suspects during his visit to Kaduna Police Command on Thursday, Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the arrest of the mastermind followed painstaking efforts to bring the perpetrators of the dastardly act to book. He said, “Under the directive of the Inspector…
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May
03
2024
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10 Killed, Properties Destroyed As Unknown Gunmen Attack Ebonyi Community

10 Killed, Properties Destroyed As Unknown Gunmen Attack Ebonyi Community

Crime, News Flash, Security
10 Killed, Properties Destroyed As Unknown Gunmen Attack Ebonyi Community No fewer than ten persons were killed in a dawn attack on an Ezza Effium community of Ohaukwu local government area in Ebonyi state. The attack on the Umuezeoka Community which happened on May 1, 2024, also led to the destruction of properties by the gunmen whose identities have not been ascertained. A health centre in the community was among several buildings burnt and destroyed by the attackers. Ezza Effium and Uffiom people both in Effium town have been having an intra-communal crisis for about four years which claimed hundreds…
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May
01
2024
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Court Grants EFCC’s Request To Freeze 1146 Bank Accounts

Court Grants EFCC’s Request To Freeze 1146 Bank Accounts

Crime, Judiciary, News Flash
Court Grants EFCC’s Request To Freeze 1146 Bank Accounts [DETAILS] Amid FX crisis, An Abuja Court has granted the request of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission to freeze at least 1,146 bank accounts belonging to individuals and companies over allegations of unauthorized dealing in foreign exchange. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had alleged that many Nigerians are involved in Foreign Exchange racketeering leading to instability in the Foreign exchange in Nigeria. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on the ex-parte motion moved by counsel for the anti-graft agency, Ekele Iheanacho, also granted the commission’s application to conclude the…
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May
01
2024
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Chairman Of Victoria Garden City Lagos Found Dead In His Car

Chairman Of Victoria Garden City Lagos Found Dead In His Car

Crime, News Flash, Security
Chairman Of Victoria Garden City Lagos Found Dead In His Car The Chairman of Victoria Garden City (VGC) in the Lekki-Ajah area of Lagos State, Gihan Mbelu, has reportedly been found dead in his car. The incident occurred on Friday, April 26, 2024, according to the Lagos State Police Command. The police said the matter was reported to the command by General Manager of the Victoria Garden City Estate. The 42-year-old was found unconscious in his C300 4Matic ash-coloured car around 10am on Friday with the ignition on and the vehicle glass rolled up around the VGC area. Police detectives…
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