Crime Archives

Horror! Boko Haram members slaughter 43 farmers in Maiduguri

Nov 29, 2020 topnews

Boko Haram fighters has yet again killed about 43 farmers and injured six others working in rice fields near the capital city of Maiduguri on Saturday. The Boko Haram fighters tied up the farmers in a village of Koshobe and slit their throats, the militia said. “We have recovered 43 dead bodies, all of them slaughtered, along with six others with serious injuries,” said the militia leader Babakura Kolo, who helped the survivors. “It is no doubt the handiwork of Boko Haram who operate in the area and frequently attack…

Gunmen abducts Chinese road contractor, kills policeman

Nov 28, 2020Nov 28, 2020 topnews

On Friday, November 27, gunmen suspected to be kidnappers shot dead a policeman and abducted a Chinese handling the new Ado-Iyin road in Ekiti State. Two Chinese nationals were attacked in Ado-Ekiti area; one g the Chinese sustained gunshot injuries while the policeman in their entourage was shot dead. The other Chinese man was abducted. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Ekiti Stste command, ASP Sunday Abutu said operatives of the command had been dispatched and combing the forest to ensure the safe return of the expatriate. His statement…

#EndSARS: We sold two policemen’s skulls for N1,000, suspects confess

Nov 28, 2020 topnews

‌ Two suspects; Adewale Abiodun, 17 and Aliu Mubarak, aged 24 have been arrested for being in possession of the burnt skulls of the two policemen set ablaze in Ibadan in the wake of the #EndSARS protest in Ibadan. Abiodun, 17 and Mubarak, 24, during an interview with journalists at the police headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, disclosed that they sold the skulls to an herbalist in the neighborhood named Oladipupo Ifakorede. They were arrested at Oluwo area of Ibadan by men of the Quick Intervention Unit of the Oyo State Police Command…

First class traditional ruler shot dead in Ondo

Nov 27, 2020 topnews

A first class traditional ruler of Ifon, the Olufon of Ifon in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Israel Adeusi has been killed. The traditional ruler, who was returning to Ifon from Akure after a meeting, ran into the barricade of suspected kidnappers along Elegbeka area when the incident happened. It was gathered that his driver attempted to maneuver his way to avoid the kidnappers when they shot at his vehicle. Oba Adeusi was said to have been hit with bullets and was rushed to the Federal Medical…

EFCC wants Interpol to help arrest Maina

Nov 26, 2020 topnews

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it would apply to the International Police Organisation (Interpol) for the arrest of former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina. Justice Okon Abang had revoked the bail granted to Maina, who is being prosecuted by the EFCC for N2 billion fraud. Aside Maina, the commission also called for the extradition of alleged treasury looters and cybercrime suspects hibernating in Ghana, Senegal and other countries. The acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mohammad Abba, made the appeal on Tuesday when…

55 year-old man in possession of four human skulls, two hands arrested

Nov 25, 2020 topnews

A 55-year-old man, Yesiru Salisu who specializes in harvesting human parts was arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for being in possession of human parts which include four skulls, two hands and three jaws. The suspect who resides at No. 7 Odenusi Street, Ijebu-Igbo allegedly severed the human parts from a Christian cemetery in Oke-Eri, Ijebu-Ode on Monday alongside his accomplice, Lekan Bakare, who is on the run. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed that the suspect was arrested following a report…

Agric minister’s brother abducted in Kano

Nov 24, 2020 topnews

Minister of Agriculture, Sabo Nanono is not a happy man at the moment. His blood brother, Babawuro Nanono was abducted by gunmen and till the time of filing this report, no contact has been made with the minister or any member of the family. It was learnt that the hoodlums invaded the minister’s home in Tofa village, Gabasawa Local Government Area of Kano State and abducted Babawuro. Sabo, apart from being the Minister of Agriculture, also serves as the Sarkin Fulani of Tofai village. According to reports, the gunmen arrived…

Suspected Yahoo boys with coffin containing female undies arrested

Nov 21, 2020 topnews

The timely intervention of men of the Nigerian Police saved the lives of two young men suspected to be “Yahoo boys” from a mob They were found parading on their heads, a coffin containing female undies at Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha Local Government Area of Delta State. The two boys were earlier nabbed by local vigilantes at Agidiehe Quarters of Ogwashi-Uku town at about 9.30p.m on Thursday. At that time they were said to be conveying the coffin from their house to an unknown destination. The boys were reportedly forced to open…

Kidnapping: Bandits demand N100m ransom for abducted ASPs

Nov 19, 2020 topnews

Reports say armed bandits holding Assistant Superintendents of Police captive in Katsina State for over one week are demanding N100m ransom for their release. It was gathered that the ASPs were among the nine who were just promoted to their current rank. They were attached to the Mobile Police Squadron 6, Maiduguri, Borno State. The officers who were demobilised from the riot unit and eight of them were on their way to the Zamfara State Police Command on transfer when they were ambushed in the Dogondaji area of Katsina State…

How 24-year-old suspect collected N500,000 ransom, killed 8-year-old girl in Kano

Nov 19, 2020 topnews

Habibu Sale, a 24-year old suspect has been apprehended by men of the Kano State Police Command after he allegedly kidnapped and killed an 8 year-old girl, Asiya Tasiu in Chikawa village, Gabasawa Local Government Area of the state. Habibu was said to have also collected a ransom of N500,000 before the girl died. His claim was that, the girl died as a result of an accident on a motorcycle when he was driving her away to their hideout. Habibu was arrested on November 7 in front of his house…