Category: Crime

Nigerian Customs Seize N3 Billion Worth of Smuggled Rice, Arrest 344 Smugglers

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According to data released by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), a total of N3.02 billion worth of smuggled rice was seized between May 2022 and May 2023. During this period, the NCS confiscated 206,835 bags of rice in various operations aimed at curbing smuggling activities. The NCS recorded a total of 1,745 seizures during the 13-month review, with the highest number of seizures occurring in June 2022, totaling 13,775 bags worth N260.54 million. September 2022 saw the largest number of seized bags, with 96,312 bags worth N295.88 million. The highest…

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Tragic incident claims the lives of individuals in a Philadelphia mass shooting.

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On Monday night, a mass shooting took place in Philadelphia, resulting in the death of four males, aged between 20 and 59. Additionally, two children, aged two and 13, were wounded in the incident. The suspected shooter, a 40-year-old individual wearing a bulletproof vest, was apprehended by the police near the shooting location in the Kingsessing neighborhood. The shooter was armed with a rifle and a handgun, and the police confirmed that he was actively firing his firearm while being pursued. It was later revealed that the number of wounded…

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Woman Arrested for Setting Policewoman and Children Ablaze

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In Nnokwa, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, a middle-aged woman named Nneamaka Nwosu, originally from Amawbia in Awka South LGA, has been arrested for allegedly setting a policewoman and her two children on fire. The incident occurred after the policewoman offered Nwosu accommodation when she became homeless following a divorce. According to an anonymous resident, Nwosu went to live with the policewoman during her difficult times. However, the situation took a tragic turn when Nwosu was apprehended by a local vigilante and villagers after they noticed a…

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JAMB to prosecute UTME fraudsters

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said it will prosecute one Ejikeme Mmesoma for allegedly inflating her score from 249 to 362 in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, thus parading herself as the 2023 UTME top scorer. The examination body said it also uncovered one Atung Gerald from Kaduna State, who never sat the exam, but claimed to have scored 380. In a statement on Sunday by its spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB said it found the case of Mmesoma particularly pathetic as she had allegedly hoodwinked unspecting…

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39-year-old man remanded for alleged sexual assault of 15-year-old girl at gunpoint

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A Makurdi Upper Area Court in Benue State, Nigeria, has ordered the remand of a 39-year-old man named Idris Abdullahi, who is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at gunpoint. The court, presided over by Magistrate Mrs. Dooshima Ikpambese, ruled that Abdullahi, a resident of 39, Eri St., North Bank, be held at the Maximum Correctional Centre in Makurdi until the state director of public prosecutions provides further guidance on the case. During the court proceedings, the magistrate declined the defendant’s plea on the grounds of jurisdiction. The case…

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Man arrested for selling own 9-year-old son

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In Akwa Ibom State, the Police Command has arrested Gabriel Okon Ekpiri, a resident of Ekit Itam Akpan Obong community in Itu Local Government Area, for selling his nine-year-old son for N400,000. The arrest was made by the Quick Intervention Squad of the Command. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, revealed that during interrogation, the suspect admitted to the crime and attributed his actions to the influence of the devil and the economic hardship prevailing in the country. The Commissioner of Police, Olatoye Durosinmi, condemned the actions of Gabriel…

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Former Nigerian U-17 player jailed in Denmark for rape

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Former Golden Eaglets star Akinkunmi Amoo, who currently plays for FC Copenhagen in Denmark, has been sentenced to one year in prison for sexual assault. The news of his sentencing was confirmed by former BBC World Football reporter Osasu Obayiuwana. Amoo, a petite winger, has been embroiled in legal troubles since April, July, and August 2022, facing criminal charges from Danish authorities. He was arrested on September 10, 2022, and released on bail on October 7. Amoo is appealing the decision. The outcome of Friday’s trial was reported by Danish…

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Kaduna Police Inspector apprehended for attempted murder

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A Kaduna State Police Command officer has been arrested for attempting to kill his colleague while on duty in Kafanchan and stealing his rifle. The command has also disrupted a rail line vandalism operation, seized the transporting truck, and recovered evidence. According to the spokesperson of the Police Command, Muhammad Jalige, a distressing incident occurred at the Police Mobile Force base of 62 Squadron in Kafanchan on June 16, 2023. Inspector Moses Paul, in an alarming act, tried to strangle his duty partner, Inspector Simnawa Paul, using a rope around…

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Abuja trickster posing as FBI agent defrauds Spaniard of €5.7m

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A man named Ifechukwu Makwe, posing as an FBI agent, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja. Makwe is accused of defrauding a Spaniard of €5.7 million through various false identities. He was apprehended in the Guzape area of Abuja based on credible intelligence regarding his fraudulent internet activities. Makwe, who used aliases such as Fahad Makwe, Senator Tompolo, Tom Makwe, and Dr Bran, convinced his victim of his FBI agent and diplomatic solicitor status. The fraudulent activities began in 2013 when he initially…

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Skitmaker, Trinity Guy remanded in Prison for sexual prank with minor

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Popular skit maker, Abdullahi Maruff Adisa known as Trinityguy has been remanded in prison over allegation of sexualising minor in his viral skit video, by a Magistrate Court situated at Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State capital. It will be recalled that the Nigerian Police, through Force Public Relation Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, called for the arrest of Trinityguy following a viral video of his dangerous pranks. A statement by the Oyo State Police Command on Friday, disclosed that the skit maker and parent of the little girl in viral video were quizzed…

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