Category: Crime

Udoh Abraham, a 52-year-old man, has been arrested by the Cross River State Police Command, for allegedly selling his two-year-old son for N150,000. Parading the suspect in Calabar, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa, said the suspect was arrested on July 24 after the wife, Esther Abraham, reported the matter to the police. Inuwa explained that Udoh sold the child without the consent of his wife. He said upon interrogation, the suspect revealed that he sold the child to an unidentified woman residing in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.…

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One Mr. Sylvanus Amachukwu Godwin, a Nigerian national with Passport Number A06011089 aboard an Ethiopian Airlines Flight 606 en-route Addis Ababa to Guangzhou, China allegedly slumped and died of high grams of drug in body. Indications are that the late Godwin may have died of some drug in his body system but the airline authorities are yet to conclude investigations as to the proper cause of his death. Godwin’s death was announced when the aircraft landed at the Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou, China. Godwin was said to have collapsed while in…

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The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested two alleged child traffickers, Stephen Udoh and Ede Thomas, for trafficking 32 minors to Ekiti for a yet-to-be ascertained purpose. They were arrested for allegedly engaging in the trafficking of the underage from Benue to Ekiti and other southwestern states for child labour and prostitution. The NSCDC Commandant in Ekiti State, Mr. Donatus Ikemefuna, who briefed newsmen in Ado Ekiti yesterday, said the suspects were fond of trafficking the children who are within the ages of five and 18 to those states for illicit business…

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After 64 days in captivity, one of the six students of Lagos Model College, Igbonla, Epe, yesterday, narrated their horrifying experience in kidnappers’ den. According to him, they were held in three camps at different times. The boy, who spoke anonymously because the released students had allegedly been asked not to speak to journalists by security agents, said they were beaten by their captors and starved of food because their parents refused to pay the ransom the kidnappers demanded. The students, abducted on  May 25 after some gunmen stormed their school,…

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Police have confirmed the arrest of 42 men allegedly involved in homosexual acts at a hotel at Weigh Bridge in Owode Onirin area of Lagos State. It was learnt that the hotel, Vincent Hotel, where they were caught in the act had been sealed off. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Olarinde Famous-Cole, confirmed the arrest. He added that the suspects had been handed over to the state task force for prosecution. He said, “It is true. About 42 suspected homosexuals were arrested and the hotel has been condoned…

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Five suspects have been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force in connection with the kidnap of Governor Yahaya Bello’s Mother in May 2014. Reports has it that Hawawu Bello, 80, mother of Governor Bello, the then Managing Director of Fair Plus Transport Services, was kidnapped in Uvete, Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi, on May 29, 2014. The suspects are: Iliyasu Suleiman, 44, former Councillor and gang leader, Danjuma Ibrahim, 26, Iliyasu Obadaki, 35, Alhaji Nasiru, 43, and Hafiz Yakubu. The Nigerian police spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood, disclosed this at a…

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Atere, a middle-aged man who lived at the Upper Gaa-Odota area of Ilorin has died after a sex romp with his mistress. It was gathered that the man already had three wives before the unfortunate incident with his mistress which happened at a hotel in the area. It was learnt that Atere had just returned to Ilorin after visiting one of his wives in Iseyin, Oyo State. Sources said Atere took the mistress out and later lodged in the hotel. “Some minutes after, the mistress came out of the room…

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In a police bulletin on Monday, the Nigerian police said they have dismissed three officers attached to Lagos State Police Command for extorting residents. The bulletin disclosed the identities of the culprits as Okelue Nkemeonye (Inspector with Number 136005), Braimoh Sunday (Sergeant with Number 355897) and Yusuf Olukoga (Sergeant with Number 359928). The dismissed officers worked with the Area “N” Command, Ijede-Ikorodu. Their dismissal followed an orderly room trial at the Zone Two Command Headquarters, Onikan-Yaba, Lagos, the police said. The men faced two charges, and were found guilty on both. ‎The bulletin…

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Omotayo Salawudeen, 39-year-old housewife, has confessed that she covered the mouth of her husband, Alhaji Hakeem Salawudeen, 43, while the assassin she hired stabbed him to death. Omotayo, who was paraded by the police in Osogbo on Monday for alleged murder, made the confession while being interviewed by journalists. The suspect said her man was a loving husband, adding that she had sex with him before Dolapo Oladapo, whom she hired to kill him, stabbed him to death. She said, “I hired Dolapo Oladapo to kill my husband. We were…

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Lagos State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba has arrested a 34-year-old commercial driver in Amoshe town, Meiran, for allegedly beating his wife to death. The suspect, identified only as Benjamin, beat his wife to death for allegedly getting drunk. It was said that the victim, Stella, together with three of her friends – Fatima, Kafaya – and a man, Wasiu, had gone to have fun in a nearby bar. She was said to have returned home drunk, which angered her husband. Benjamin reportedly beat her to a pulp and…

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