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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Ahamba Tochukwu, Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Gavice Logistics Limited for allegedly defrauding several investors in his logistics investment schemes to the tune of N2,000,000,000( Two billion Naira only). Tochukwu, through Gavice Logistics Limited, rolled out elaborate investment plans spanning haulage, courier and e-commerce services ...
The Police Command in Ebonyi has neutralised a criminal kingpin terrorising Iyonu community in Ishielu Local Government Area of the state. SP Joshua Ukandu, Spokesman of the command told news men on Wednesday in Abakaliki that the achievement was possible with the operatives of the command’s Crack Squad. Ukandu said the syndicate’s kingpin, Isaiah Okoronkwo, ...
The United Nations (UN) has warned that Africa, especially West Africa and the Sahel, has overtaken the Middle East as the new hub of global terrorism, accounting for the highest fatalities and most terrorised countries in 2024. The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo Simão, raised the alarm ...
The Police Command in Anambra says it has rescued a man who attempted to commit suicide by climbing a power transmission high-tension pole in Awada, Onitsha. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Awka. According to him, police operatives attached to the Awada Division, on Tuesday ...
Tension gripped residents of Makurdi on Tuesday after an alleged motorcycle thief was set ablaze by an enraged mob along Ibrahim Kashim Road, in the Benue State capital. The dramatic and violent episode unfolded after three suspected criminals reportedly attempted to steal a motorcycle belonging to a commercial rider, commonly known as an okada operator. ...
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court has ordered the remand of two men, Mr Abdullahi Sheidu and Mr Mohammed Sanni, at the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre over their alleged involvement in a murder case. Chief Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun, who presided over the matter on Tuesday, declined to entertain the pleas of the accused and directed that the ...
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kano State have arrested six young men suspected of vandalising and stealing electricity infrastructure in various parts of the state. The arrests were made during a midnight operation in the Hayin Da’e area of Hotoro, located in Tarauni Local Government Area. The operation followed ...
Three men have been arrested by the Delta State Police Command in connection with the armed robbery of a motorbike rider in Ughelli. The suspects, who allegedly carried out the attack at gunpoint, were tracked and apprehended by operatives of the Ughelli Area Command following credible intelligence. The suspects have been identified as 35-year-old Henry ...
Police arrest 52-year-old suspected drug baron, three apprentices in Delta A major breakthrough in the fight against drug trafficking has been recorded in Delta State, where police officers in Ughelli apprehended a 52-year-old woman, Mrs Egbule Isioma, suspected of running a drug distribution network. She was arrested alongside three of her apprentices during a targeted ...
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, known widely as the Amotekun Corps, has paraded 28 individuals suspected of involvement in various criminal activities across the state. The suspects were apprehended during a coordinated operation involving other security agencies and local vigilante groups. Speaking at the Corps’ headquarters in Akure on Tuesday, Commander of the Amotekun ...
A series of violent bandit attacks has swept through Shagari Local Government Area in Sokoto State, leaving at least five people dead and resulting in the abduction of Islamic clerics alongside the district head of Rinaye. Eyewitnesses reported that armed gangs carried out coordinated raids on local communities over three consecutive days. Villagers said the ...
The Taraba State Police Command has recovered a stolen Toyota Hilux and detained two individuals in Jalingo after receiving intelligence from Kano. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) James Lashen, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, stated on Monday that operatives from the Anti-Kidnapping Squad acted swiftly on the information. “The command received details from the Commander ...
The Katsina State Police Command has detained two suspected gunrunners found in possession of a machine gun and more than 1,200 rounds of live ammunition. Police spokesman Aliyu Abubakar Sadiq confirmed the arrest in a statement on Monday, explaining that operatives on patrol intercepted a blue Volkswagen Golf with registration number RSH 528 BV along ...
The Katsina State Police Command has apprehended a seven-man gang accused of armed robbery and breaking into shops within the state capital. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Abubakar Aliyu, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, disclosed the arrests while briefing journalists in Katsina on Monday. DSP Aliyu said the operation followed a complaint lodged at Sabon ...
The Kano Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has taken 12 female victims of human trafficking into custody. The women, aged between 15 and 50, were rescued during a joint operation with the Kano State Hisbah Board. Zonal Commander Abdullahi Babale confirmed the operation on Monday, revealing ...
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has apprehended seven individuals linked to a cult-related assault, armed robbery, and the illegal possession of a firearm and a human skull. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Timfon John, the Command’s spokesperson, made the disclosure in a statement released in Uyo on Monday. She said the arrests followed a ...
The police command in Katsina says it has bursted a seven-man syndicate that specialises in shop breaking and armed robbery in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abubakar Aliyu told newsmen on Monday in Katsina that the hoodlums were apprehended in their hideout at Shararrar Pipe Quarters, Katsina. Aliyu said that the ...
A Lagos State Chief Magistrates’Court in Badagry, has sentenced a 22-year old man, Annex Salisu to four years imprisonment for stealing and vandalising transformer parts The Chief Magistrate, Nurudeen Layeni, sentenced Salisu after he pleaded guilty to the two-count charge of felony and stealing preferred against him. Layeni said the convict would serve the jail ...
The Police in Lagos on Monday, arraigned a 25-year-old man, Toheeb Musbau, at the Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged theft of aluminium windows valued N200,000. The defendant, whose address is unknown, is charged with felony and stealing, but pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecutor, Insp. Edet Ekpo told the court that the ...
…Says ruling vindicates Nigeria’s position, strengthens bilateral ties …Vows to defend sovereignty, territorial integrity By Sodiq Adelakun The Federal Government has welcomed the conviction of Mr Simon Ekpa by the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland, describing the ruling as a landmark judgment that vindicates Nigeria’s stance on terrorism and strengthens bilateral ties with Finland. This ...
Clerics in Lagos have raised alarm over the surge of same-sex practices, warning that the development is gaining dangerous ground among youths. Nigeria’s LGBTQ community has once again come under violent assault, with fresh attacks in Lagos leaving casualties and heightening fears among survivors who say their lives remain under threat. Pastor Michael Oladimeji of ...
On Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021, what should have been a joyful holiday turned into a nightmare for the Olarewaju family. Michael Ayowale Olarewaju, a promising young man, was brutally murdered along the Lagos Ibadan Expressway while returning to Lagos from a function. He was travelling with four other passengers when their vehicle was ambushed ...
The Lagos State Police Command has busted a notorious vehicle theft syndicate, arresting four suspects and recovering a stolen Toyota Hiace bus during a series of coordinated operations across multiple states. Police disclosed that the breakthrough followed a report lodged on 1 August 2025, after a 31-year-old suspect, Salisu Ibrahim Abdullahi, allegedly stole a grey ...
