Crime Archives

Zamfara Emir’s convoy attacked, eight killed

Dec 18, 2020 topnews

‌Emir of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad escaped death narrowly while eight people in his convoy were killed, and others injured. A source said, “The Emir’s convoy was ambushed by the suspected gunmen along Zaria-Funtua highway while returning to Gusau from Abuja. “The Emir was coming back to Zamfara from Abuja in the midnight in a convoy of his official vehicles.” According to him, eight occupants of the Toyota Hilux, including the driver, were all shot dead by the gunmen, adding that “the Emir escaped unhurt”. Among…

Cherubim & Seraphim pastor, herbalist jailed for trading in human parts

Dec 15, 2020 topnews

Pastor Gabriel Josaya a.k.a Eli-Wakuku; the prophet and founder of St. Moses Orimolade Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Ilorin, was convicted by Kwara state Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ilorin. He was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for dealing in human parts after a long trial, with no option of fine by Chief Magistrate Mohammed Ibrahim. Josaya was sentenced along with his accomplice, Gabriel Moyosore, a herbalist, who bought human skulls from him. The men were convicted of conspiracy, trespass and unlawful possession of human parts. The police first information report…

Why I killed J Bee Hotels’ owner -Herbalist, 20

Dec 11, 2020Dec 11, 2020 topnews

Ogun State Police Command has arrested a young herbalist, Misipode Dosu, aged 20. Dosu is the suspected killer of a popular hotel owner, Alhaji Jimoh Bello ; owner of Uncle J Bee Hotel located at 168, Lagos- Idiroko Road, Owode Yewa South Local Government Area in Ogun State. Bello was declared missing on Monday May 18, 2020. ‌ After seven months of diligent operation, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday. Bello, the owner of a popular hotel in Owode-Yewa, was…

Abdulrasheed Maina’s son, Faisal arrested

Dec 10, 2020 topnews

Just like his father, Faisal, son of the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, who was declared wanted by the Federal High Court in Abuja, has been arrested. Recall that his father, Abdulrasheed Maina, who is facing a separate 12-count money laundering charge, also jumped bail and was later arrested in Niger Republic by the Interpol. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, confirmed to the court on Thursday that the 21-year-old Faisal, who jumped bail since June 24, was apprehended by security operatives on…

Two brothers arrested for operating a ritual den

Dec 9, 2020 topnews

Two brothers identified as Tajudeen Monsuru and Tajudeen Lawal are in the police custody for operating a ritual den in Osun State. The suspects ran out of luck when a woman identified as Mutiat Alani went missing and the police launched an investigation into the matter. A resident, simply identified as Olaide said that a manhunt was launched for the missing lady. “The telephone of the missing woman was tracked to one vulcanizer who told the police that he got the phone from one of the siblings. “He led the…

Lady set lover ablaze over failed marriage plans

Dec 9, 2020 topnews

A man simply identified as Jude escaped death narrowly when his girlfriend set his house ablaze over his decision not to continue with their marriage plans. Although, he suffered burns, while members of his house also sustained minor degree of burns from the fire incident. It was gathered that, Jude incurred the girlfriend’s wrath for his alleged refusal to marry her. The lady in a bid to “pay back” set her lover’s house ablaze at Shaahu road in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue at about 1:30a.m. on Monday. Jude…

Former Head of Service arrested in Bauchi for vote-buying

Dec 5, 2020Dec 5, 2020 topnews

Former Head of Service inBauchi State, Abdon Dalla Gin has been arrested by men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of vote-buying at the ongoing Dass State Constituency bye-election. Dalla, who is also the Special Adviser to Governor Bala Mohammed on Civil Service and Labour Matters, was arrested in his Polling Unit in Dass. After casting his vote, Dalla addressed the press and returned to his car. He was about moving when the operatives of the EFCC asked him to stop. EFCC officials found N1.5million inside…

Maryam Sanda’s death sentence affirmed by Court of Appeal

Dec 4, 2020 topnews

Maryam Sanda, the daughter-inlaw to a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Mohammed Bello Haliru, who allegedly stabbed her husband to death, is back in the news after her death sentence by a High Court in Abuja. Again, a Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, in a unanimous judgement by a three-man panel of Justices led by Justice Stephen Adah, said it found no reason to set aside the verdict of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, which okayed Maryam to die by hanging. The…

Re-arrested Abdulrashid Maina extradited

Dec 4, 2020 topnews

Former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina has been repatriated to Nigeria from Niamey, Niger Republic on Thursday, December 3, after he was arrested having been declared wanted by a Nigerian court over a pending criminal trial against him. Maina was arrested on 30th November, 2020 through the collaborative efforts of the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, INTERPOL NCB, Abuja and their Nigerien counterpart. He was said to have sneaked away from the country into Niger Republic while trying to evade justice, leading to…

Daughter kills mother, cuts her body to pieces

Nov 30, 2020 topnews

A woman named Mary Imewe is at present in police custody following the gruesome murder of her mother, Eka Ime. Mary was said to have killed her mother at their residence on Umoh Obot Street, off Nto Akpan Inyang in the Ikot-Ikpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The suspect also dismembered the body of her mother into different parts before she was apprehended. A report of the incident on Twitter showed videos of her carrying the butchered pieces of her mother, known as Eka Ime, in a basin.…