Category: Crime

A pastor at Methodist Church, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital Adewuyi Adegoke, has been arrested by the Police for allegedly organising his own kidnap and asking one Oluwadare Sunday to demand N3 million ransom from his congregation. He reportedly went into hiding on Sunday evening, while there were reports that he was abducted between Esa-Oke in Osun State and Aramoko-Ekiti in Ekiti. His purported abductors later contacted church members to demand the ransom, which they insisted must be paid latest by Thursday to prevent the reverend from being killed. Detectives, however,…

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Prince Chikere, a 19-year-old boy, , and four other kidnappers have been paraded by Imo State Police Command in Owerri for allegedly beheading three persons. Others paraded alongside Chikere after their arrest at Obitti in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area by operatives of the Special Anti-robbery Squad, SARS, are Chibuike Oyiwara, Amuzie Uchenna and Odunze Azunna. It was gathered that the Police operatives have been on the trail of the syndicate for months over the alleged murder of their victims, said to be young boys. lAlso arrested in connection with the…

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Fumes from a generator has reportedly left 10 guests who attended a traditional wedding dead in Imo state. It was gathered that no fewer than 30 other guests were on life support in different hospitals in the Ikeduru and Mbaitoli Local Government Areas of the state as a result of the fumes they inhaled from the generator. It was learnt that one Favour and Ifeanyi had their traditional wedding at Uzoegbu’s Compound, Umuomumu Mbieri in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. While the groom was said…

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Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ladipo, Lagos have arrested one Dare Oladimeji who specialises in hacking into any bank account to withdraw customers’ money. Oladimeji, a former footballer, plied his trade in Dubai and returned to the country in 2016. He was arrested after he withdrew N200, 000 from one of his victim’s account in the Idi-Oro area of Lagos. He confessed while being paraded that hacking into bank accounts through phones had nothing to do with being a graduate as he learnt how to commit the crime via Google…

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Sani Haruna, a suspected kidnapper, aka Gayu, who was arrested by the Inspector General of Police special team has confessed that he has lost count of the number of people he killed for failing to pay ransom. The 20-year-old father of two said he did not take part in kidnapping, adding that he was in charge of the security of the kidnapped victims. He said he was the one who was detailed to kill any of the victims who was unable to pay a ransom as demanded by his boss. He…

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One of the armed robbers who chased a bank customer into Orji Police Division in Owerri, Imo State was shot dead on Friday. The incident, which led to exchange of gun fire, caused pandemonium on Owerri-Okigwe Expressway. The gun duel made shops, banks and a patrol station within the area to quickly close for the day out of fear.  One of the policemen, who engaged the armed robbers in a gun battle, said one of the hoodlums died instantly while three others escaped with bullet wounds. He said, “They trailed…

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Olasupo Yusuf, a thirty-five-year-old herbalist popularly known as Oba Aje of Ogun State, has been arrested for allegedly swindling a robbery suspect of N3.5 million. His travail began after a General Manager of a popular furniture company in Mowe, Ogun State, Bamidele Daniel Hassan , was arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad , SARS, Lagos State Police Command, for allegedly snatching  official vehicles of former companies he had worked with. Preliminary investigation revealed that the 45-year-old  father of two, allegedly bolted with the companies’ vehicles , barely three months after…

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The Zone XI police Command of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested one Mojeed Oyelami for operating an illegal quranic school. Parading the suspect on Monday, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone XI, Leye Oyebade, said upon the discovery of the school at the Kehinsi Compound, Ita Baale, Bayeruka area, Ibadan, Oyo State, by men of the Operation Puff Adder, it was discovered that 45 male and female pupils were kept in an inhuman environment. Oyebade said the frail and malnourished pupils recounted their harrowing experience while being interrogated. “We found out…

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In protest against the killing of an indigene by a trigger-happy police officer, identified as Collins Akpougo, residents of Okwulaga Afaraukwu in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State yesterday took to the streets of Umuahia, the state capital. Afaraukwu is the hometown of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Akpougo, a police Sergeant said to be at large, it was gathered, is attached to the Special Protection Unit (SPU) of the Nigeria Police Force, Abia State command. It was further gathered that the…

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Blessing Okoro, a relationship blogger, claiming ownership of a house that isn’t hers leading to her arrest by the owner, Onye Eze, has tendered apology has issued an official apology. She wrote, “Hey lovers, I know it has been crazy lately and I am sincerely sorry. I take responsibility for everything. I hate that I had to put my friends and everyone else who looked up to me in this position. Like everyone else I had goals set up for the year and one of them was to finish my…

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