Category: Crime

Hemp smoker blamed for fire at Limawa Day Secondary School, Minna

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A block of classrooms at Limawa Day Secondary School in Minna, Niger State, was engulfed in flames on Thursday evening, reportedly started by suspected hemp smokers. The fire was promptly extinguished by firefighters from the Niger State Federal Fire Service. According to eyewitnesses, a group of young boys frequently gathered on the school premises to smoke hemp. Ibrahim Mohammed, an eyewitness, shared how the fire started: “These boys always come here to smoke, and with the harmattan season, fires can start easily. Yesterday, they dropped a burning butt in one…

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Police Discover Nine Medications with US-Based Nigerian Found Dead in Ogun Hotel

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The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the discovery of nine different medications in the hotel room of a 51-year-old US-based Nigerian, Sunday Abidoye, who was found dead at Creestar Hotel, GRA, Sagamu, on Wednesday. The command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement, explaining that the hotel’s Chief Security Officer, Mr. Oluwole, reported the incident to the police five days after Abidoye’s arrival from the United States. According to Odutola, detectives visited the scene and found the deceased’s body already placed in a car outside the hotel,…

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How 15year-old Nnamdi Chidera’s kidney was allegedly harvested at Enugu hospital

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The rate at which allegations of organ harvesting is becoming a rampant issue in the country, needs the attention of law enforcement agents. However, a new case involving a teenage boy has surfaced online and drawing attention. It was alleged that his left kidney was illegally removed. Here is the story… Nnamdi Chidera, 15, is the son of Mr. Nnamdi Francis of Ekoyi Iheaka Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area Enugu state. Sometime in January 2022 when Nnamdi Chidera was 13, he took ill and his father took him to Joe…

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Teenage boy locked in dog cage for visiting female classmate

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A teenage boy, Samuel Onyeme, aged 17 was allegedly beaten and locked inside a dog cage on Sunday after visiting his female classmate at her residence in Asaba, Delta State. According to report, the incident occurred around 6 p.m. when Samuel went to see his friend following her invitation. He was allegedly assaulted by the father of the girl and her brothers. According to Samuel’s mother, Mrs. Onyeme, she described the incident as traumatic. She said: “My son, Samuel, a Senior Secondary student, visited his classmate, at her house. While…

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Husband of woman accused of illicit affair with Jigawa commissioner rejects court judgment

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A complaint, Nasiru Buba, the man who accused Jigawa Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwal Danladi of having illicit affair with his wife, has rejected the verdict of a Kano Upper Shari’a Court which absolved the politician of wrongdoing. The court dismissed the adultery case against Sankara, saying it could not be proven. The Presiding judge, Ibrahim Sarki Yola, said he struck out the case due to lack of evidence. He said that police investigated and found nothing against the commissioner. “Following the investigation by the office of the Assistant Inspector…

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Four Nigerian students in UK jail for involvement in a violent fight

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The UK government has sentenced four students of Nigerian descent for their involvement in a violent disorder that took place in Leicester during the early hours of November 4, 2021. The fight involved knives and a baseball bat, and it escalated into a large one on New Park Street, leaving an 18-year-old man with four stab wounds requiring hospital treatment. After a comprehensive investigation which involved CCTV footage analysis, phone tracking, and public appeals, the suspects were identified and charged. A six-week trial concluded in October, with the following sentences…

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N122m fraud: Ex- Polaris Bank manager remanded

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Abiodun Sanni, a former Branch manager of Polaris bank, Iju branch, was on Monday remanded in the correctional centre by a Lagos State Special Offences Court, in Ikeja, over alleged N122,011,441 fraud. Sanni was arraigned on 16 counts bordering on obtaining credit by false pretences, forgery, use of false documents and stealing by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The EFCC’s prosecution counsel, O. Adewunmi, told the court that Sanni committed the offences on or about February 24, 2020, in Lagos. Adewunmi told the court that the defendant while he…

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Lagos Saxophonist Arrested Over Alleged Rape of Two Sisters

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A Lagos-based saxophonist, Sampson Udo, popularly known as King Sax, has been arrested by operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Lagos, after being accused of raping two sisters in separate incidents. The first incident reportedly occurred on October 6, when Destiny Ameh (not her real name), a 27-year-old event organiser from Akwa Ibom, invited Udo to an event she held at Elegushi Beach, Lagos. According to her younger sister, Grace, Udo lured Destiny to his parked car under the pretext of wanting to catch up. Once inside,…

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I connived with bandits to kidnap my mother, Katsina man confesses

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“I arranged for the abduction of my mother. We worked on it together with one Nakande and one other; we were three all together…” These was Jibril Falalu’s shocking confession in a video, which highlights the growing issues of criminal collaboration and betrayal in some communities in Nigeria. Falalu, middle-aged man from Katsina State, admitted to orchestrating the kidnapping of his own mother, aiming to collect ransom through the help of bandits. Fortunately, the victim was rescued within a day, preventing further harm. The arrest of Falalu by the Katsina…

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Background checks can save employers from fraud, identity thefts -MICHAEL SAM WOBO

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Prince Michael A. Sam-Wobo is the lead consultant of Phoenix Risk Consult Ltd. Armed with professional trainings and certification in different areas of risk management which include Professional Diploma and Advanced Professional Diploma (Distinction) in Security Management and Strategic Operations from the International Institute of Professional Studies (IIPS) to mention few, he leads a team of associates in Security Risk Management and Consulting. With a proven track record of delivering customized security solutions for individuals, corporate bodies and public security organizations to mitigate identified risks,threats and vulnerabilities, he explains why…

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