Crime

Herdsmen Wipe Out Family  Of Seven In Benue

Herdsmen Wipe Out Family Of Seven In Benue

Herdsmen Wipe Out Family Of Seven In Benue Suspected herdsmen on Tuesday afternoon killed no fewer than 10 persons in Azandeh, community, Mbasaa, Mbajiga, Ityulugh, Torov district in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue North senatorial zone But residents of the area put the figures at 30 or more. Among those who killed was a family of seven. Residents identified them as Michael Mtindiga Adzandeh, Iorfa Michael Mtindiga Adzandeh, Akighirga Adzandeh, Tyowuese Adzandeh, Tersee Swende Adzandeh, Terngu Tortiv Adzandeh and Terkaa Shiati Adzandeh. An eyewitness Tersoo Iorbee told The Nation they got information that some suspected herdsmen were coming to…
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You Can’t Prosecute Me In Abuja For Anambra Crimes – Ex-Gov Obiano Challenges EFCC

You Can’t Prosecute Me In Abuja For Anambra Crimes – Ex-Gov Obiano Challenges EFCC

You Can't Prosecute Me in Abuja for Anambra Crimes - Ex-Gov Obiano Challenges EFCC Willie Maduabuchi Obiano, the former Governor of Anambra State, has taken a stand against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by asserting that he cannot be prosecuted in Abuja for alleged fraud crimes committed in Anambra State. This assertion was made during a court session at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where Obiano's legal representation sought to question the jurisdiction of the court over the charges brought against him. Obiano's legal contention stems from his arrest on March 17, 2022, at the Murtala Muhammad…
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Court Jails Seven Internet Fraudsters In Ogun, Oyo

Court Jails Seven Internet Fraudsters In Ogun, Oyo

Court Jails Seven Internet Fraudsters In Ogun, Oyo The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of seven internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts: Adio Peter Olakunle, Adebanjo Oluwafemi Samuel, Ezekiel Papi Kolawole, Lukman Olakunle Alabi, Sakiru Olamilekan Usman, Godwin Moses Abaka and Amosu Oladele Gbenon were arraigned on one -count separate charge each before Justices M.O. Ishola, O.A. Lajide of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan and S.O. Adeniyi of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta. One of the charges reads: “That you, Amosu Oladele…
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79-Year-Old Man Bags Life Jail For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl

79-Year-Old Man Bags Life Jail For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl

79-Year-Old Man Bags Life Jail For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja, on Monday, sentenced a 79-year-old carpenter, Olagbade Jeremiah, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution was able to prove the offence of defilement against the convict without reasonable doubt. Jeremiah was arraigned on a count sexual assault by penetration preferred against him by the state. According to the lead prosecution counsel, Olusola Soneye, the offence committed contravened Section 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. Soneye, who…
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Nigerian Army Welcomes Sunday Igboho’s Offer To Combat Insecurity In South-West Nigeria

Nigerian Army Welcomes Sunday Igboho’s Offer To Combat Insecurity In South-West Nigeria

Nigerian Army Welcomes Sunday Igboho’s Offer To Combat Insecurity In South-West The Nigerian Military High Command has expressed support for the pledge made by Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to assist security agents in eradicating killer herdsmen from the forests of the Southwest Nigeria. This statement was made by the Spokesman of the Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, who emphasized the collective effort required to combat the nation’s security challenges. Maj.-Gen. Buba remarked, “I have not seen the video where he made that statement, but one thing I must say is that people and communities…
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Hardship: Hoodlums Break Into Govt Warehouse In Abuja, Loot Food Items

Hardship: Hoodlums Break Into Govt Warehouse In Abuja, Loot Food Items

Hoodlums Break Into Govt Warehouse In Abuja, Loot Food Items Hoodlums broke into a government storage facility in Gwagwa town in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday, and looted stored food items. Some residents, who spoke to Daily Trust, said youths in their number broke into the warehouse located around Tasha area of the community around 7 am, looting bags of maize and grain. A resident, Jaafar Aminu, said the looting continued unhindered till 9 am when he spoke to our reporter. He said some residents as well as persons from neighboring Jiwa and Karmo town trooped towards the…
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Trader In Abuja Caught Repacking Local Rice Into Foreign Rice Bags

Trader In Abuja Caught Repacking Local Rice Into Foreign Rice Bags

Abuja Trader Caught Repackaging Local Rice Into Foreign Rice Bags A 39-year-old trader, identified as Nonso Nwobodo has been arrested by the Nigerian police for repackaging local rice into foreign rice bags to make more profits in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The incident happened on Saturday at about 4;15pm at Plot 740 centenary credentials Durumi area of the FCT. A government source said that Nonso was allegedly packing locally made rice to printed foreign bags of rice, to deceive the public to believe that it was foreign rice, adding that 160 bags of different sizes of rice ranging from 5kg…
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Angry Mob Beat 2 Policemen To Death, Injured 2 Others

Angry Mob Beat 2 Policemen To Death, Injured 2 Others

Mob Beat Two Policemen To Death, Injured Two Others Two riot policemen have been beaten to death, and two others injured by a mob at Ikpeshi in Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo state. According to The Nation, the mob action following an incident involving a Toyota Hilux vehicle belonging to escort-duty policemen in the convoy of former Edo House of Assembly member Emmanuel Agbaje, which hit a motorcycle, resulting in the tragic deaths of the rider, a woman, and her child. Ikpeshi youths, according to sources, besieged the office of Edo State Security Vigilance Network, where the two policemen…
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Nigerian Navy Intercepts Ghanaian Vessel With Stolen Oil, Arrests 13

Nigerian Navy Intercepts Ghanaian Vessel With Stolen Oil, Arrests 13

Navy Intercepts Ghanaian Vessel With Stolen Oil, Arrests 13 The Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft Operation Delta Sanity, has arrested a Ghana-owned motor tanker, SWEET MIRI involved in suspected crude oil theft The vessel was arrested 174 nautical miles off the coast of Nigeria, approximately 320 kilometres, heading to Benin Republic. According to a statement on Saturday by the NNS Base Information Officer, Lieutenant H Ibrahim, the motor tanker, SWEET MIRI vessel had 13 crew; one Ghanaian and 12 Nigerians, onboard at the time of arrest. The Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral MB Hassan, was quoted in the…
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Miyetti Allah Calls For Immediate Arrest Of Sunday Igboho

Miyetti Allah Calls For Immediate Arrest Of Sunday Igboho

Miyetti Allah Calls For Immediate Arrest Of Sunday Igboho, Gives Reason The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of Sunday Igboho, a prominent figure in the South West, following his recent inflammatory statements demanding the expulsion of Fulani cattle breeders from Yoruba land. In a press release signed by MACBAN’s national president, Baba Othman Ngelzarma, the association described Igboho’s statements as unlawful and akin to treason, as he advocated for the actualization of the Oduduwa nation. MACBAN urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and relevant security agencies to take swift action…
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