Category: Crime

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Rabi’a Labaran, a 23-year-old housewife has been arrested for stabbing her senior co-wife, Zainab Lawal, 30, to death in Daura Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to a statement by the Police spokesman, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, he said the incident occurred on Saturday night of May 24, after a misunderstanding between them. It was gathered that the deceased was later rushed to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead by a medical doctor on duty. Consequent upon this, Labaran was arrested by the police, and she confessed to having…

A 23-year-old serial internet fraudster, Adebisi Emmanuel Olalekan, has been sentenced to 24 months imprisonment without the option of fine by Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin. Olalekan, a native of Omu-Ekiti in Ekiti East Local Government Area of Ekiti State, was convicted on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 after he was found guilty of the two-count charge of offences bordering on cybercrime, including cheating and impersonation preferred against him by the Ilorin Zonal directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. In addition to…

Federal Government has announced a cash reward of N5m for information that could lead to the recapture of the seven inmates who escaped from the Medium Custodial Centre, Ilesha, Osun State on Tuesday. Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service NCoS, DCC Abubakar Umar disclosed this in a statement issued Wednesday in Abuja. He said; “In order to encourage public participation, the Nigerian Correctional Service wishes to inform the general public that a reward of N5 million is being offered to anyone who provides useful information that leads to…

One Jackson Abraham, a male suspect in possession of a stolen vehicle, has been arrested by operatives of the Ebute Ero Police Division in Lagos State during a routine surveillance patrol. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Ben Hundeyin, on Wednesday said that the suspect was intercepted while driving a Mitsubishi Space vehicle, ash in colour, which was reported stolen from a parking area in Ogun State. He said preliminary investigations revealed that Abraham took the vehicle without the owner’s consent, noting that both the suspect and the rightful…