Crime

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;…

May

2024

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 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,…

May

2024

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…

May

2024

10 Killed, Properties Destroyed As Unknown Gunmen Attack Ebonyi Community

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…

May

2024

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…

May

2024

Chairman Of Victoria Garden City Lagos Found Dead In His Car

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…

Apr

2024

Gunmen Abduct Nigerian Singer, Demands $200,000 Ransom

Crime, Entertainment, News Flash, South South

Gunmen Abduct Nigerian Singer, Demand $200k Ransom Goodnews Emuemu, the fast-rising Nigerian singer better known as Gnewzy, has been kidnapped in Delta state. In a video shared on his Instagram page, a voice can be heard alleging that the abductors were dressed in police uniform. “They just kidnapped Gnewzy. God. Omo na police kidnap Gnewzy,” the individual said. The singer was said to have been abducted along Eklat road in Ughelli while heading home from a show on Monday morning. Eric Many Records, the artiste’s music label, also confirmed the abduction. “It is with deep concern and grave distress that…

Apr

2024

How Emefiele Got $600,000 Cash As Kickback From Contractors – Ex-CBN Director Reveals

CBN/Commercial Banking, Crime, Economy, News Flash

How Emefiele Got $600,000 Cash As Kickback From Contractors – Ex-CBN Director Reveals A former director at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), John Ikechukwu Ayoh, has made some allegations against the embattled former governor of the apex bank, Godwin Emefiele. Ayoh made the allegations while testifying in an ongoing case of abuse of office at the Lagos High Court on Monday, April 29. Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, are currently facing trial on a 26-count charge. The duo have, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges. At the court proceedings on Monday, the Economic and Financial Crimes…

Apr

2024

EFCC Appoints 14 Zonal Directors, Others