Category: Crime

How Bandits Killed Vice Principal After Abducting 25 Schoolgirls in Kebbi

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Heavily armed bandits on Sunday night invaded the Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, abducting at least 25 schoolgirls and killing the school’s vice principal. According to an eyewitness, the attackers stormed the school in large numbers and opened fire indiscriminately before gaining access to the premises. He said several unidentified bodies were also sighted within the school compound during the aftermath of the assault. “They came in mass numbers at night and began shooting sporadically before gaining entry into the school,” the source…

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Police arrest five men for assaulting 55 year-old married woman in Imo

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Imo State Police Command has concluded plans for the arraignment of five men who brutalised a 55 year-old woman, Mrs. Ndudiamaka Agu, who is based in Emekuku, Owerri North Local Government Area of the state. In a viral video which has been circulating for more than a week, six men allegedly manhandled the woman, lifting and throwing her heavily against a building wall, leading to public outcry. The men were said to have visited Agu unexpectedly in her marital home and attacked her because she was suspected of cooperating with…

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Nigerian man arrested in New Orleans for killing of his father, injuring his sisters

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A 27-year-old Nigerian man, Chukwuebuka Eweni, has been arrested in New Orleans after allegedly stabbing his father to death and injuring his two sisters during a violent domestic incident on Pebble Street. Police said officers were called to the residence at about 9:59 p.m. on November 11, 2025, following a report of an aggravated battery involving a knife. On arrival, they found an unresponsive man with a fatal stab wound and two adult women suffering from multiple injuries. The victims were identified by relatives as Samuel Eweni, a computer sciences…

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Police Foil Child-Trafficking Attempt in Kaduna, Recover 17 Minors

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Security operatives in Kaduna State have rescued 17 underage children and arrested three suspected child traffickers who were allegedly attempting to move the minors out of the state. The Kaduna State Police Command said the rescue followed credible intelligence on the suspicious movement of children under the Danmagaji Flyover in Zaria. According to the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, detectives from the Danmagaji Division acted swiftly on the tip-off in the early hours of November 12, 2025. “Following credible intelligence on the suspicious movement of children under the Danmagaji Flyover…

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Police Nab Nigerian Scammer for Multi-Million-Rupee Fake Drug Deal

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A Nigerian man, Steve Uzochi, along with five others, has been arrested by the Indian Police Special Team on Cybercrime for allegedly defrauding a businessman of Rs 32.7 lakh (around N53 million) through a fake pharmaceutical trade deal. Investigations revealed that Uzochi played a key role in the operation, allegedly collecting funds from the victim and other associates before transferring them to the main operators based in Nigeria. Authorities said he was residing illegally in Mumbai using a fake visa and was working closely with a wanted Indian national named…

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Cannabis trafficker sentenced in Osun State

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A Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State, on Wednesday sentenced Musa Raji Mohammed to four years in prison for the illegal transportation of 10.7 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa. Mohammed had pleaded guilty to charges of illicit drug trafficking brought against him. Justice Mashkur Salisu, delivering the judgment, said the prosecution had successfully proven its case, leading to the conviction. The trial began on March 13, 2024, following Mohammed’s arraignment by the Federal Government, represented by counsel Olufemi Ijimakin. The charges stated that on or about March 1, 2024, Mohammed…

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Suspected Armed Robbers Kill Lagos Hairstylist in Satellite Town Attack

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A professional hairstylist, identified as Sebastine Timothy, has been killed by suspected armed robbers in the Satellite Town area of Lagos State. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday in the Olasanoye Street neighborhood. According to a police source, Sebastine was attacked shortly after returning home from work. “A complaint was made to the police that he was attacked in his apartment after returning from work on Sunday night. The robbers stole his belongings, transferred money from his bank account, and shot him in the head,” the source said. Neighbors discovered…

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Four Nigerians, Six Others Jailed for 55 Years Over London Phone Store Robberies

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Four Nigerian nationals and six others have been sentenced to a combined 55 years in prison for their roles in a violent robbery spree targeting mobile phone stores across London and other parts of the United Kingdom. According to the Metropolitan Police, the convicts — identified as David Akintola, Ayomide Olaribiro, Olabiyi Obasa, and David Okewole — were part of an organised gang that carried out a series of raids on electronics and telecommunications shops, primarily EE outlets. Other members of the syndicate include James Adodo, Robert Hills, Nelson Joel,…

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Bandits Kill Pregnant Woman, Four Others in Sokoto Attack

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A pregnant woman and four others were killed when armed bandits attacked Alkalije village in the Yabo Local Government Area of Sokoto State in the early hours of Monday. Residents said the gunmen stormed the community, located in the Kilgori District near the border with Kebbi State and Silame Local Government Area, and began shooting indiscriminately. According to local sources, two other villagers sustained gunshot wounds and are currently receiving treatment at a nearby hospital. A community leader, who requested anonymity for security reasons, described the repeated assaults as devastating,…

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EFCC declares ex-minister Timipre Sylva wanted

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, wanted over an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion of US$14,859,257. In a public notice on Monday, the commission’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said the funds were provided by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board for Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical. The notice read, “The public is hereby notified that Timipre Sylva, a former Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, and former Governor of Bayelsa State, whose photograph appears above is wanted…

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