Category: Crime

Abia State: Panic grips members over abduction of Anglican Church delegates

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The abduction of Anglican Church delegates from the Isiala Ngwa Diocese en route to the Divine Commonwealth Conference (DIVCCON) in Abuja has sparked widespread panic among church members in Abia State. The incident occurred while the six delegates, including their chauffeur, were traveling through Kogi State. Unidentified criminals abducted them, though there is no confirmation yet regarding their status or contact with their families. A brief statement about the abduction circulated on social media, urging urgent prayers for the delegates’ safe return. The news has caused significant concern in the…

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Ondo prophetess in police net after mother and child die in her custody

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A prophetess, Mrs. Folashade Adekola, based at Oke-Aro area of Akure, Ondo State has been arrested by the State”s police department over the deaths of a woman, Jumoke Adesuwa, and her newborn baby inside Adekola’s church. The woman bled to death following childbirth complications, and the baby died immediately. The incident came to light when the woman’s brother reported the matter to the police after being informed by the church that the baby had died, but the mother was alive. Upon arriving at the church, the family found the woman…

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N46bn illicit drugs seized at Onne port

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Containers bearing illegally imported drugs including fake tablets of Gonorrhoea antibiotics all worth over N46. 399bn, has been seized by the Nigeria Customs Service, Area 2 Command, Onne in Rivers State. This is as the command said it had raked in revenue of over N500bn so far in 2024. The Customs Area Controller, Area 2 Command, Onne, Comptroller Mohammed Ndede, disclosed this at a media briefing in Onne where he displayed the seized drugs and tablets to newsmen. Ndede said it was exactly two months and seven days ago that…

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$25,000 bounty placed on fleeing Nigerian on murder trial in US

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United States of America has offered a $25,000 reward for anyone who could provide it with information that could facilitate the arrest of a Nigerian, Olalekan Abimbola Olawusi, who is reportedly facing trial for the alleged murder of his child. It was gathered from a statement credited to the Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal, Don Freeman, and obtained from the agency’s website on Monday, that Olawusi has also been named among the 15 most wanted fugitives in the US. Freeman noted that Olawusi, who lived in Rhodes Island, US, was arraigned…

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Anambra LGA chairman arrested by FBI over ‘$3.3m scam’

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Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, newly elected chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area (LGA) in Anambra State, has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), on arrival at an airport in Texas, United States. Nwadialo was nabbed on charges linked to a $3.3 million romance scam. In a statement, the US department of justice said Nwadialo is facing a 14-count charge and risks a 20-year sentence if found guilty. Nwadialo, 40, was traveling from Nigeria when he was taken into custody. He is now set to be transported to the…

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Nigerian man arrested in UK for inappropriate chat with minor

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One Abimbola David, a 43-year-old Nigerian man, has been taken into custody by the UK police following allegations of inappropriate online chat with a 14-year-old girl. According to the organization Saving Our Children’s Futures, Abimbola, who is married with two children and residing in the UK on a student visa, allegedly engaged in online interactions with the minor and made inappropriate requests. The girl, who reported the interactions to authorities, provided evidence that led to Abimbola’s arrest. During questioning, Abimbola claimed he was unaware of the girl’s age and expressed…

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Terrorists: Lakurawas take over 5 LGA’s in Sokoto, collects zakat

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“Lakurawas,” a new terrorist group, also known as Mujahidin, has gained significant control in five local government areas of Sokoto State, Nigeria, collecting zakat and other levies from communities, sources have revealed. The affected local governments are Tangaza, Gada, Illela, Silame, and Binji. The heavily armed group communicates in multiple languages, including Hausa, Fulani, Tuareg, Kanuri, Tuba, and English. According to residents, the group arrives in large numbers on motorcycles, leaves some members behind to collect taxes, and coerces residents to harvest crops and provide foodstuff. Those who refuse to…

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Two-year-old raped to death in Bauchi

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Bauchi State Police Command has disclosed that a two-year-old girl was raped to death in Bauchi, the state capital. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, on Tuesday, said in a statement that the Ningi Police Divisional Headquarters received a report of a motionless body of a two-year-old baby found beside a mosque on Deneva Street, Ningi Local Government Area, with suspected signs of rape. Wakil stated, “Upon receiving the report, detectives were dispatched to the scene, and the victim’s body was taken to the General Hospital Ningi, where…

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Court orders arrest of Dana Air MD over alleged N13billion fraud

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The arrest of the Managing Director of Dana Air, Mr. Hathiramani Ranesh, who is facing a criminal charge over his alleged complicity in a N13billion fraud has been ordered by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday. Justice Obiora Egwuatu ordered the defendant’s arrest following his alleged refusal to appear before the court to enter his plea to a six-count charge the Federal Government preferred against him. The arrest order was anchored on section 184 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015. “The 1st defendant is…

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Female police officer’s dismissal appropriate -Edo police command

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Edo State Police Public Relations officer, Moses Yamu, has said the dismissal of Inspector Edith Uduma for exposing Sgt. Abraham (who has also been dismissed) is on order. The PPRO on Sunday night, said in a statement that the female police officer took advantage of the situation to try to extort money from Abraham while co-opting her husband, Inspector Ibrahim Mohammed, in the scheme. The statement reads, “The Edo State Police Command deems it necessary to set the records straight regarding this subject matter. “That contrary to reports from certain…

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