Gov Hyacinth Alia has assured that perpetrators of the coordinated bank robberies in Otukpo town, Otukpo Local Government Area of the State will be arrested. This was contained in a statement on Friday signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS),…
A 55-year-old spiritual healer, Samuel Zungwe, was, on Thursday, remanded by a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding a woman of N16.5 million. Zungwe, of Samuel Compound, Orlufaga, Den street, Gbanka, Gboko Local Government Area of Benue, was arraigned by…
The Police on Thursday arraigned one Jude Oche who allegedly robbed pedestrians of $155, a power bank, a Tecno phone and iPhones, among other items. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is facing a three-count charge bordering on robbery…
By Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna A member of the National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) Grace Chalya Silas has reportedly been killed by suspected phone snatchers, in Kaduna state during an early morning jogging exercise. The Kaduna State Police Command, on Thursday,…
A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court, yesterday ordered the remand of one Terwase Angbianshio, a suspected killer of a community volunteer guard, Terhemba Gbegi, in a correction centre in Makurdi. The 45-year-old Angbianshio, who lives opposite RCM Primary School, Kwaghbula, in…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 46 suspected internet fraudsters in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, and Eket in Akwa Ibom State. The Head, Media and Publicity of EFCC, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement…
By Fatai Kasali The police at the Lion Building Division, Lagos Island of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspects, Falade Faruq, 22, and Tunde Mustapha, 20, and charged them before a Lagos Magistrate’s court for allegedly stealing…
An Akure Magistrate Court has issued a bench warrant for former Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi. The warrant was issued in response to allegations of stealing levelled against the immediate past deputy governor of the state. He was accused…
Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced one Gabriel Ohaohakara to one-year imprisonment for $30,000 crypto investment fraud. The convict perpetrated the scam by creating a fake investment website, , and a…
By Sodiq Adelakun In a major breakthrough, the Lagos State Police Command has apprehended 32 suspects allegedly involved in a range of criminal activities over the past month. The arrests were made as part of a concerted effort by the…
