Category: Crime

Policeman with Okoya’s sons in viral Naira abuse video detained

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A yet-to-be-named officer seen in a viral video with Wahab and Raheem, sons of billionaire businessman, Chief Razaq Okoya, abusing naira, has been detained by the Nigeria Police Force. This was disclosed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on his X handle on Friday. According to him, the moment captured in the video involving the police officer is unethical and contrary to the values of the force, stressing that disciplinary action is underway to address the misconduct. Adejobi wrote, “The policeman captured in the recent viral video shared…

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Female teacher arrested for physically abusing three-year-old boy in class

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A viral video of a female teacher physically abusing a three-year-old boy at a school in Ikorodu had attracted the attention of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, and she has been arrested. The video was captioned, “Footage from Christ-Mitots School in Ikorodu, a teacher named Stella Nwadigo was witnessed mistreating and physically abusing a three-year-old boy, Abayomi Micheal. Shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday by Oyindamola, who identifies as #dammiedammie35, it captured a female teacher slapping the child’s face. The footage has raised serious concerns about…

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NDLEA: Lagos Society lady, Alhaja Ajoke arrested with truckload of illicit drugs

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one of the most wanted ‘drug kingpin’ and Lagos socialite, 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye. The agency said Ajoke was arrested on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at her Okota mansion in Lagos following the interception of a truckload of illicit drug consignment from her staff same day. According to the NDLEA, Ajoke is known in the drug underworld as ‘Iya Ruka’ and Alhaja Ajoke in social circles. The agency, said that her true identity has been shrouded in mystery for…

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Policeman accidentally kills nursing mother while celebrating colleague’s promotion  

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A police officer in Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti State has killed a nursing mother, Ifeoluwa Adekolu after he accidentally discharged bullet from his rifle. Information gathered that the incident happened at Oke-Ila Police Station. It was said that, the woman was standing across the road opposite the police station when an officer, who had come to the station from another division, fired his gun to rejoice the news of promotion of one of his colleagues but a stray bullet hit the nursing mother. She was rushed to a hospital where she was confirmed dead.…

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Man stabs Bishop to death over suspicion of love affair with wife

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Bishop Shina Olaribigbe of Rapture Empowerment International, Osogbo, Osun State was stabbed to death on Thursday while settling a fight between a couple. Sources say to that the woman is an interpreter at Olaribigbe’s church, and the pastor is always mediating each time the couple had fights, which made them live apart, even though they were not officially divorced. The cause of the latest fight was however not known, but it was gathered that the husband had gone to his wife’s residence in the early hours of Thursday and met…

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Two persons arrested for N110m scam on Canada-based Nigerian

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Two suspects, Michael Onyedikachi and his accomplice, Akachukwu Benedict, have een arrested by the Rivers State Police Command for their involvement in an online scam targeting a Canada-based Nigerian. According to the command, the case involved Sandra Austin, a Nigerian resident in Ontario, Canada, deceived by the suspects into transferring N110m over two years. The command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Iringe-Koko explained that the scam began in February 2022 when Sandra received a Facebook friend request from an account named…

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14 Nigerians declared wanted for drug, human trafficking by INTERPOL

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A wanted list comprising 14 Nigerians implicated in various offences, including human trafficking, narcotics, robbery, deception, and fraud has been released by the International Police (INTERPOL). According to Red Notices posted on INTERPOL’s official website on Tuesday, the individuals are sought by authorities in different countries for crimes allegedly committed within their jurisdictions. According to the postings, Felix Omoregie, Jessica Edosomwan, Jude Uzoma, Uche Egbue, Chinedu Ezeunara, Benedict Okoro, Ikechukwu Obidiozor, and Alachi Stanley were among the people who were sought. “Mary Eze, Timloh Nkem, Austine Costa, Okromi Festus, Akachi…

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Man arrested for killing four-year-old son in Edo

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A man identified as Theophilus Osazuwa has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly killing his four-year-old son. The command said Osazuwa was suspected to have committed the act while under the influence of hard drugs. The spokesperson for the command, Moses Yamu, revealed in a statement on Wednesday night that the incident, which resulted in the death of the four-year-old boy, occurred at about 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. He stated that Osazuwa had just returned to his apartment at Ogbeson Quarters, off Benin-Agbor Road in Benin…

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Wife sets Ogun cop ablaze during dispute

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Sarah Ayinde, wife of a special constable with the Ogun State Police Command, Abidemi Ayinde, is on the run after setting her husband ablaze in the Iperu area of the state. It was gathered from a source who pleaded anonymity that the incident occurred on December 12 after the couple had engaged in a minor dispute. The source disclosed to our correspondent on Sunday that the dispute escalated, and the wife resorted to setting the cop ablaze in a retaliatory attempt. The Source said, “There is an incident in Iperu.…

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Man sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in France for setting up wife for mass rape

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72-year-old Dominique Pelicot has been found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugging his ex-wife, Gisèle and inviting 50 other men to rape her. Dominique was on trial with 50 other men, the majority of whom denied charges of rape. Among them are firefighters, lorry drivers, soldiers, security guards, a journalist and a DJ. Here is a list of the men convicted: 1. Dominique Pelicot: Guilty of aggravated rape on his ex-wife, Gisèle. Also guilty of the attempted aggravated rape of the wife of one of the…

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