Crime

Nov
18
2023
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By Abia ThinkTank
30-Year-Old Nigerian Student Bags 7 Years Imprisonment For Raping Woman Inside Toilet In UK

30-Year-Old Nigerian Student Bags 7 Years Imprisonment For Raping Woman Inside Toilet In UK

Crime, News Flash
30-Year-Old Nigerian Student Bags 7 Years Imprisonment For Raping Woman Inside Toilet In U.K. A 30-year-old Nigerian student, Onyedika Benedict Oriaku, has been reportedly sentenced to seven years in prison for raping a woman in the toilet of a nightclub in Swansea, United Kingdom. Oriaku, who lives in Victoria Terrace, Brynmill was said to have committed the hideous crime at the Fiction nightclub in Swansea city centre in March, 2023. Although, the convict claimed the s3x in the toilet cubicle was consensual and his victim had been the one who had initiated the contact, he was however found guilty of…
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Nov
18
2023
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By Abia ThinkTank
Gunmen Kidnapped CBN Top Official

Gunmen Kidnapped CBN Top Official

Crime, News Flash, Security
Gunmen Kidnapped CBN Top Official Isaac Bature Gbaja, an assistant manager of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Lafia, the capital of Nassarawa State, has been abducted by unidentified gunmen. The incident took place on Monday, November 13, 2023, at around 8:00 p.m., when Gbaja and two other individuals were taken hostage. On Thursday, the kidnappers contacted Gbaja’s family, demanding a ransom of N10 million. Further investigation revealed that Gbaja was kidnapped near MACFES Royal Suites, in Tudun Gwandara, Lafia, Nasarawa State, where he was with his wife. This event occurred less than a day after the release of…
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Nov
17
2023
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By Abia ThinkTank
Navy Arrests Four Stowaways Hiding Inside Rudder Compartment Of Dubai-Bound Ship

Navy Arrests Four Stowaways Hiding Inside Rudder Compartment Of Dubai-Bound Ship

Crime, Immigration, News Flash
Navy Arrests Four Stowaways ‘Hiding Inside Rudder Compartment’ Of Dubai-Bound Ship The Nigerian Navy has arrested four stowaways who were trying to illegally leave the country on board a container vessel, TEME Express, en route Dubai, UAE. They were arrested on November 13th, by the NNS BEECROFT team during a patrol at the Lagos anchorage. The Navy’s Base Information Officer, Sub-Lieutenant H. A. Collins, disclosed this in a statement released on November 15th, 2023. According to the statement, the ship’s commander Kolawole Oguntuga, disclosed that the stowaways were found inside the rudder compartment of the vessel with bags of snacks…
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Nov
17
2023
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Popular Pastor Arrested Over Alleged Kidnapping Of Church Members, Impregnating Choir Coordinator’s Wife

Popular Pastor Arrested Over Alleged Kidnapping Of Church Members, Impregnating Choir Coordinator’s Wife

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Crime, Entertainment, Gossips, News Flash, Religion
Popular Pastor Arrested Over Alleged Kidnapping Of 9 Church Members, Impregnating Choir Coordinator’s Wife The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested the controversial founder of Christ High Commission Church, Araromi-Ugbesi in Omuo-Oke, Ekiti State, Noah Abraham, for the alleged kidnapping of over nine persons including minors and impregnating the wife of his choir coordinator. Abraham was arrested by the police in collaboration with the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP. The controversial pastor was arrested on the 27th of April, 2022 in Omuo-Ekiti after he converged over forty persons in a camp and collected the sum of…
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Nov
15
2023
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By Abia ThinkTank
Just-In: Court Fines IGP, Five Others N200 Million For Unlawful Arrest

Just-In: Court Fines IGP, Five Others N200 Million For Unlawful Arrest

Crime, News Flash, Security
Court Fines IG, Five Others N200 Million For Unlawful Arrest An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, the Police Service Commission and four others to pay one Peace Robert, a housewife and a mother of two, the sum of N200m as damages for her unlawful arrest and detention. The presiding judge, Justice Ntong Ntong gave the order on Tuesday, in a judgment he delivered in a case of enforcement of fundamental rights brought by the applicant. According to the particulars of the case, one Ifenyinwa Olua approached the applicant,…
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Nov
12
2023
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KogiDecides: Suspected Ballot Box Snatcher Shot Dead

KogiDecides: Suspected Ballot Box Snatcher Shot Dead

Crime, News Flash, Politics
KogiDecides: Suspected Ballot Box Snatcher Shot Dead A 35-year-old man identified as Umar Hassan, has been shot dead at Agala Ogane polling unit in Anyigba, Kogi East Senatorial District. According to reports, the deceased was alleged of ballot box snatching. Another report have it that the deceased was allegedly shot dead by some political thugs under what APC loyalists termed spurious claims. APC supporters in the polling unit and the ward in general have protested this senseless and gruesome killing and called on security agencies to do their thorough investigation. Details later… SPECIAL ADVERT PROMO FOR 2023 IGBA-OTOMU, IGBA-UCHE, IGBA-EKPE,…
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Nov
12
2023
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Kogi Local Government Chairman And His Gang Arrested With Ammunition, Cash

Kogi Local Government Chairman And His Gang Arrested With Ammunition, Cash

Crime, News Flash, Politics
Kogi Local Govt Chairman And His Gang Arrested With Ammunition, Cash Soldiers on election duty in the Igalamela local government area of Kogi State early Saturday morning intercepted and arrested the council chairman and several supporters of the All Progressives Party (APC) for being in possession of ammunition and lots of cash. The soldiers impounded the cash running into millions of naira as well as a large cache of ammunition. This comes as Kogi residents go to the polls to vote in a new governor for the state. The money and the ammunition were packed in several ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags and…
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Nov
11
2023
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Police Arrest Husband Of Woman In Viral ‘Mummy Calm Down’ Video Over Wife’s Suicide

Police Arrest Husband Of Woman In Viral ‘Mummy Calm Down’ Video Over Wife’s Suicide

Gossips, Crime, Marriage And Love, News Flash
Police Arrest Husband Of Woman In Viral ‘Mummy Calm Down’ Video Over Wife’s Suicide. The Edo State Police Command has arrested the husband of a woman in the popular ‘Mummy Calm Down’ viral video, after she had allegedly committed suicide in Benin City. The woman identified as Mrs Toluige Olokoobi Babalola, a mother of three was alleged to have committed suicide by hanging herself with a rope in their apartment while the husband had gone to the market. The deceased became popular in 2020 in a viral video in which her son, after offending her, knelt down, saying “Mummy calm…
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Nov
09
2023
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Report Policemen Who Forcefully Collect Your Phone – FPRO Advises Nigerians

Report Policemen Who Forcefully Collect Your Phone – FPRO Advises Nigerians

Crime, Abuja, News Flash, Security
Report Policemen Who Forcefully Collect Your Phone – FPRO Advises Nigerians The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has advised Nigerians to report any policeman who forcefully collects or searches their phones. Adejobi made this known on his X page on Tuesday. He wrote, “Report any policeman who forcefully collects and searches your phones or electronic equipment. It’s not proper, not professional. “They can only scrutinise your phone when such is subject to an investigation and already marked exhibit, and such is not done on the road. “So, any policeman who searches the phone on the road is deviant and…
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Nov
09
2023
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Abuja High Court Grants Bail To The Detained Governor Of The Central Bank Of Nigeria

Abuja High Court Grants Bail To The Detained Governor Of The Central Bank Of Nigeria

CBN/Commercial Banking, Crime, News Flash
An Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama on Wednesday granted bail to the detained Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele. The court, in a ruling by Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, ordered that he should be released to his lawyers. “There must be an end to detention without trial,” the judge held, stressing that it was the refusal of the Economic and Financial and Crimes Commission, EFCC, to comply with the order the court made on November 2, that led to the ruling. Besides, the court held that it could not allow Emefiele to remain in custody owing to…
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