Category: Crime

President Bola Tinubu has signed the formal instruments to exercise his constitutional prerogative of mercy, granting clemency to selected inmates after a comprehensive review of the earlier list of beneficiaries. The review, carried out in consultation with the Council of State and in response to widespread public criticism, saw the removal of individuals convicted of serious crimes, including kidnapping, human trafficking, drug offences, fraud, and illegal possession of firearms. A statement from the Presidency said the decision was guided by the gravity of offences, national security concerns, the rights of…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate, have apprehended Mrs. Imaobong Okpong, a school owner in Mbierebe, Akwa Ibom State, over alleged involvement in multiple fake foreign scholarship and visa racketeering schemes. According to a statement posted on the EFCC’s official X handle on Friday, Okpong was arrested following a petition by one Dr. Blessing Bassey, who accused her of defrauding her of ₦3 million under the pretext of securing university admission and Canadian study visas for her and her husband. Bassey said the suspect…

A 22-year-old woman identified as Mary has reportedly taken her own life after discovering that her boyfriend was cheating on her. According to a family member, Daniel, the family received a distressing call that Mary had consumed Sniper, a deadly insecticide, and was rushed to the hospital. Despite the doctors’ best efforts, Mary was pronounced dead on Friday evening. Her body was later taken to her village, where she was buried the following day. “Immediately the body arrived on Saturday, we dug a grave and buried her because she was…

There was chaos on Saturday morning after unidentified gunmen invaded the Mammy Market located inside the military barracks in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State and shot dead a butcher known simply as Ridwan. The attack reportedly occurred around 8 a.m. when traders were just opening for business. According to witnesses, about four armed men entered the busy market and fired several shots into the air, sending traders and customers running for safety. Eyewitnesses said the assailants went straight to Ridwan’s meat stall and opened fire on him multiple…

A Kano State High Court, presided over by Justice Musa Dahuru Muhammad, has sentenced a football coach, Hayatu Muhammad, to eight years in prison without the option of a fine for sodomising one of his underage players. The convict, a resident of Sanka in Dala Local Government Area, was found guilty of committing the offence on two separate occasions and at different locations. Initially, Muhammad pleaded not guilty to the charges. However, during the trial, the prosecution counsel, Ibrahim Arif Garba, called five witnesses whose testimonies established the case beyond…