Category: Crime

Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, facing image problem after the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), America’s federal police and counter intelligence agency, fingered him as a culprit in an investigation into the activities of suspected Nigerian Internet fraudster, Ramon Abass, popularly known as Hushpuppi, has been declared wanted for involvement in drug-related deal by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). NDLEA released the shocking details of Kyari’s involvement in a 25 kilogrammes cocaine deal. The anti-narcotic agency declared Kyari wanted in a briefing by its Director of…

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Two teenagers, Oluwatimilehin Afolabi (19) and Kehinde Mustapha (19), have been arrested and remanded in a custodial centre by an Ekiti State Chief Magistrate’s Court, Ado Ekiti, for allegedly attempting to murder a 23-year-old lady. They were arraigned on one count of attempted murder. The charge read, “The defendants, on February 2, 2022, in Ikere Ekiti, did conspire and attempt to murder one 23-year-old Blessing, contrary to sections 516 and 320 of the Criminal Code, Cap. C16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.” In her statement to the police, the victim…

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A Teacher of Arise Nursery and Primary School, Asaba, Delta State, have been arrested by the Police for reportedly flogging a 19-months-old child to death. The deceased pupil who was identified as Obinna was allegedly given 31 strokes of the cane by the suspect for playing with water and getting wet. The pupil was said to have fallen into a coma after receiving 31 strokes of the cane from the teacher. Police Public Relations Officer in the State, DSP Bright Edafe who confirmed the incident, said the teacher has been…

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A bullion van was reportedly attacked yesterday by armed robbers numbering about seven, around Idi Ape area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, killing three police officers and four others, among whom was a kid hit by a stray bullet. The armed robbers, who were said to have dressed in police uniform, trailed the van to Idi-Ape and, tried unsuccessfully to intercept the bullion van at the area. It would be recalled that similar robbery incident happened in 2008 which left scores dead. Eyewitnesses revealed that the robbers allegedly fired several…

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Gabriel Zock, a member of the House of Representatives, was on Thursday arraigned before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, on criminal charges of advanced fee fraud otherwise known as 419. Zock, who is representing Kachia Kagarko Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, was put on trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on two counts of allegedly defrauding his victim to the tune of N185 million. He was said to have swindled one Adeyemi Kamar of the amount, under alleged false pretences that he would…

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Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have reportedly killed at least 10 persons and abducted unspecified number of people at Guga village, Bakori Local Council of Katsina State. Among those abducted is the village head, Mallam Umar, and several women and children that were unable to escape from the terrorists. The incident, which occurred late Monday night into the early hours of yesterday, also saw several houses vandalised, animals rustled and vehicles set ablaze. The attackers were said to have stormed the village on motorcycles with sophisticated weapons, shooting sporadically to…

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A 64-year-old former Divisional Police Officer of Idanre Police Station, Ondo State, who was dismissed from service for drug offences, Monday Chika, has again been arrested with an accomplice, Emmanuel Eniola, 40, with 280 blocks of compressed cannabis, weighing 168kg in Niger state. They were arrested on Sunday, January 30, in Mokwa, Niger State, after their Toyota Avalon, marked EKY 429 BZ (Lagos), loaded with the substance at Idanre and heading for Kanji, Borgu area of the state, was intercepted. “At the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, attempts…

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Four teenagers who allegedly murdered a 20-year -old girl, Sofiat Kehinde, have been remanded in prison on the order of an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court sitting at Isabo, Ogun State, on Thursday, for two months. The defendants, Balogun Mustaqeem, 20; Majekodunmi Soliudeen,18; Abdulgafar Lukman,19; and Waris Oladeinde,18; were arraigned on two counts of conspiracy and murder. The boys were arrested on Saturday for allegedly severing the head of Kehinde, which they burnt in a pot for a ritual. The police prosecutor, Inspector Lawrence Balogun, told the court that the defendants committed…

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