Category: Crime

Kano State High Court has sentenced six members of a notorious child trafficking syndicate to a combined 120 years in prison for their involvement in abducting and trafficking children under the age of 10. The convicts — Mercy Paul, Ebere Ogbono, Emmanuel Igwe, Loise Duru, Monica Oracha, and Chinelo Ifedigwe — were found guilty of concealment, abetment, kidnapping, and trafficking of minors. The children were reportedly abducted in Kano and sold in Onitsha, Anambra State. The syndicate’s leader, Paul Onwe, had earlier been sentenced to 104 years in prison in…

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A State High Court Judge, Justice E.G. Umokoro, was abducted by unknown gunmen, on Saturday around 7:30 pm, in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. Justice Umukoro, who is a presiding judge of High Court 7 in the state, was allegedly abducted at gunpoint in front of a popular eatery at the Ekeki area along Chief Melford Okilo Expressway in Yenagoa, at about 7:30pm on Saturday. The motive for the abduction is unclear, an no one has reached out to the family of the victim, but the incident has heightened tension…

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Described as the “most wanted vicious and notorious hired killer” in Lagos in recent years, Wasiu Akinwande, popularly known as Olori Eso has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command during a s The 44-year-old man was apprehended during a coordinated tactical operation code-named ‘Silence, Speed and Surprise’ carried out by the Command’s Tactical Squad in his hideout in the Agbado area of Ogun State. In a statement issued on Friday, Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson of the state command, said Akinwande who is known for terrorising Mushin…

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A male resident, identified as Ezeoke Chidera from Egugho Ezzagu in the Ishielu Local Government Area has been arrested on Monday for allegedly killing a 60-year-old woman with a shovel. The victim, Mrs. Awoke Rose, who was from the same village as the accused, died after being brutally attacked by him. It was gathered that the accused and the victim were living in the same compound. The Ebonyi State Police Command issued a statement signed by the police public relations officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, and made available to journalists on…

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A 37-year-old man, Wisdom Benoie, escaped being lynched for sexually assaulting his 15-year-old stepdaughter. He was rescued from by operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command attached to Operation Restore Peace, led by CSP Kim Abert, who acted on credible intelligence, intervening in a mob action. In a press release issued on Monday by the state command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, he said: “On May 31, 2025, Wisdom Benoie, male, aged 37, of Yalwan Tsakani, was confronted by a group of local youths who suspected him of secretly…

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Three employees of Wema Bank Plc have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for allegedly defrauding customers of the bank to the tune of ₦8.5 billion. The three bankers—Samuel Ihechukwu Asiegbu, Fabian Chizaram Onyeimachi, and Kingsley Kelechi Ejim—were arraigned on Friday, May 23, 2025, by the anti-graft agency before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos. Other accomplices in the alleged crime are Hanna Okunlola Adesokan, Hamza Zakariya, Achionu Chukwuka Ubaku, and Sunday Osademe. A statement by the EFCC on Monday said…

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Three members of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry in Akure North Local Council, Ondo State were abducted by armed kidnappers while returning from a Bible study session at the Kasemola axis of Ogbese in the council area. Sources revealed that the kidnappers ambushed the victims before attacking and whisking them into the bush. The abduction was confirmed by a church member, who requested anonymity, in a message that read: “Good morning, beloved. Kindly pray along with us. Three of our members were kidnapped yesterday (Monday) after Bible study at Kasemola…

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National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives arrested two British nationals for attempting to smuggle 92 bags of Loud, a potent strain of cannabis weighing 51.10kg, into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The British nationals, Mhizha Jordan Alexander Tatendra and Ayedipe Andrew Adejuwon, were arrested alongside two Nigerians: Shonowo Oluwaseun Imole and Ofuoma Omokaro Ayobami. Tatendra was intercepted with the consignment upon arrival at MMIA on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha, based on processed intelligence, on Thursday, May 15. He was allowed to pass…

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