Crime

Mar
23
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Nigeria Police Officer Runs Mad, Shot Four To Death, Injures Others

Nigeria Police Officer Runs Mad, Shot Four To Death, Injures Others

Accident, Crime, News Flash, Police Force
Nigeria Police Officer Runs Mad, Shot Four To Death, Injures Others Reports has it that an armed police officer barricaded a busy road in Calabar and started shooting sporadically at passerbys. It was gathered that the tragic incident happened at Atakpa junction near Watt Market, Calabar, in Cross River state. An eyewitness account reveal that the armed policeman started shooting sporadically at innocent Nigerians in the morning, March 23. The eyewitness further reveal that the police, who appeared to be mentally unwell, barricaded the road with no entrance to Watt Market. This singular act made people to running away for…
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Mar
20
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Abia Police Command Upholds Discipline: Dismisses An Officer For Unethical Conduct

Abia Police Command Upholds Discipline: Dismisses An Officer For Unethical Conduct

Abia State, Crime, News Flash, Police Force
PRESS RELEASE 19/03/2025 Abia Police Command Upholds Discipline: Dismisses an Officer for unethical conduct The public is hereby notified that AP/NO 338736 Inspector Kufere Moses, formerly serving at Mopol 55 PMF Aba and attached to UBA Bank Guard in Aba, Abia State has been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force, effective 21st February 2025. He has also been de-kitted, and all police accouterments have been retrieved from him. This action follows administrative disciplinary measures taken against him by the command for Discreditable Conduct and offenses against discipline. The Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, CP Danladi Isa, reaffirms the Command’s…
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Mar
16
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
It’s Unfair To Generalist Police As Corrupt – FPRO

It’s Unfair To Generalist Police As Corrupt – FPRO

Crime, News Flash, Police Force, Security
It’s Unfair To Generalise Police As Corrupt — FPRO The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has cautioned against stereotyping the entire police force as corrupt. In a post on X.com on Saturday, Adejobi emphasised that many police officers are decent and God-fearing individuals who work to protect citizens’ lives and property with integrity and self-esteem. He wrote, “It’s unfair to generalise that the Police and corruption are 5 and 6, as many officers in the force are decent and even have the fear of God; who have conscience, are responsible, contented, and kind. “Don’t trample on the rights…
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Mar
13
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
32 Jailed For Internet Fraud In Ibadan(Full List)

32 Jailed For Internet Fraud In Ibadan(Full List)

Crime, Judiciary, News Flash
32 Jailed For Internet Fraud In Ibadan(Full List) Thirty- two alleged internet fraudsters have been convicted and sentenced to various jail terms in Ibadan, Oyo State after they pleaded guilty to separate one-count charges bordering on impersonation, internet-related offences filed against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The convicts who were prosecuted by the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the were arraigned before Justices Ladiran Akintola, O.S. Adeyemi, K.B. Olawoyin, G.A. Sunmonu of the Oyo State High Court and Justice Nkeonye Maha of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ibadan. The convicts are: Kolade Olayinka Akinlosotu, Adetoro Kolawole…
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Mar
12
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
EFCC Warns Public About 58 Illegal Ponzi Scheme Operators (See List)

EFCC Warns Public About 58 Illegal Ponzi Scheme Operators (See List)

Crime, FGN, News Flash
EFCC Warns Public About 58 Illegal Ponzi Scheme Operators (See List) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a public alert regarding the activities of 58 companies allegedly operating illegal Ponzi schemes across Nigeria. In a statement on Tuesday, on its verified Facebook account, the anti-graft agency warned that these companies pose as investment entities but are defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians of their hard-earned money. The EFCC noted that the firms are neither registered with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) nor the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the EFCC, both regulatory bodies confirmed in separate correspondences…
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Mar
10
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Arrests Looms As ASHTF Intensifies Hunt For Illegal Revenue Collectors, Calls On The Public To Report Suspects

Arrests Looms As ASHTF Intensifies Hunt For Illegal Revenue Collectors, Calls On The Public To Report Suspects

Abia State, Crime, IGR, News Flash
ARRESTS LOOMS AS ASHTF INTENSIFIES HUNT FOR ILLEGAL REVENUE COLLECTORS, CALLS ON THE PUBLIC TO REPORT SUSPECTS. On Sunday, March 9, 2025,at around 6.30 am, the Aba area Coordinator of Abia State Harmonized Taskforce, Mr. Uche Wogu led a combined team of ASHTF operatives and officers of the Nigeria police, in a joint operation. The operation aimed to apprehend suspects involved in the illegal collection of revenue from traders in Ehi Road, Aba. The team successfully arrested 11 suspects, who were taken to the Ndiegoro Police Station. The suspects were allegedly collecting revenue on behalf of some communities, it was…
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Mar
10
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Unknown Gunmen Kill Miyetti Allah Leader

Unknown Gunmen Kill Miyetti Allah Leader

Crime, News Flash, Security
Unknown Gunmen kill Miyetti Allah Leader The leader of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Kwara State, Alhaji Idris Abubakar Sakaina, has been shot dead by gunmen. The incident, it was gathered, occurred around past 10:00 pm on Saturday when his attackers accosted and shot him dead in front of his residence in Oke Ose, Ilorin. “His attackers left him in the pool of his blood. They didn’t collect anything from him and their motive for such action is surprising”, a source said. In a chat with one of our correspondents, a witness, Aina’u Sarki, said: “I was…
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Mar
08
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
FG Takes Action Against Terrorism Financing, Freezes Accounts Of 15 Individuals

FG Takes Action Against Terrorism Financing, Freezes Accounts Of 15 Individuals

Crime, FGN, News Flash, Presidency, Security
FG Takes Action Against Terrorism Financing,Freezes Accounts Of 15 Individuals FG Takes Action Against Terrorism Financing,Freezes Accounts Of 15 Individuals The Federal Government has designated the Finland-based leader of the Autopilot faction of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa and 14 other individuals and a business entity as terrorism financiers. The government also designated Lakurawa as a terrorist group.The decision was based on the affected individuals' alleged involvement in funding and supporting terrorist activities. The declaration followed the meeting of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee, a body led by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, which…
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Mar
07
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Abia State Police Command Arrest Suspect For Unlawful Possession And Recovery Of Firearms

Abia State Police Command Arrest Suspect For Unlawful Possession And Recovery Of Firearms

Abia State, Crime, News Flash, Police Force
PRESS RELEASE07/03/2025 Arrest of Suspect for Unlawful Possession & Recovery of Firearms Suspect:Chidozie Humble (Male)21 yrs, a 300-level student, Department of Animal Breeding and Physiology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) Exhibits Recovered:Three (3) locally made pistolsand One (1) English CZECH SCORPION pistol On 05/03/2025, at about 10:50hrs, detectives from the Serious Crime Investigation Squad (SCISSORS), Abia State Command, leveraging on credible intelligence, apprehended Chidozie Humble in his room at Royal Heritage Lodge, Umudike, Ikwuano LGA. During the operation, officers recovered three (3) locally made pistols and one (1) English CZECH SCORPION pistol. The Command is committed to ensuring…
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Mar
06
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Nigeria Ranks Sixth In Global Terrorism Index, 565 Killed In 2024

Nigeria Ranks Sixth In Global Terrorism Index, 565 Killed In 2024

Crime, News Flash
Nigeria Ranks Sixth In Global Terrorism Index, 565 Killed In 2024 Nigeria has been ranked sixth in the 2025 Global Terrorism Index with a score of 7.658, moving up from eighth place in 2023 and 2024. According to the 2025 report released on March 5, 2025, Burkina Faso topped the index with a score of 8.581, followed by Pakistan (8.374), Syria (8.006), Mali (7.907), and Niger (7.776), which ranked second to fifth, respectively. Somalia (7.614), Israel (7.463), Afghanistan (7.262), Cameroon (6.944), Myanmar (6.929), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (6.768), Iraq (6.582), India (6.410), Colombia (6.381), and Russia (6.267) ranked…
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