Crime

Kaduna: Businessman charged with N9.8m fraud

By Adeyanju Esther A 45-year-old businessman, Philip David was brought before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, accused of committing car tyre fraud amounting to N9.8 million. The defendant, a resident of Barnawa, Kaduna, is facing trial on three…

Banditry: Family of four narrowly escape death

On January 14, 2024, new details emerged about a distressing incident that took place on December 24, 2023. Mrs. Olukanni Olusola Mary and her two children, Olukanni Anjolaoluwa Victoria and Olukanni Oluwadarasimi Wayne, were taken by bandits following a violent…

2 men in court over alleged shop breaking, theft

Ado-Ekiti, Sept.18, 2024 Two men, Pius Tonga, 20, and James Lar,19, were, on Wednesday, arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged shop breaking and stealing. The defendants, of unknown addresses, are facing a two-count charge of shop breaking…

Maiduguri flood: Police rearrest escaped convict in Borno

The Borno State Police Command has successfully re-arrested an escaped convict, Abubakar Mohammed, 27, who had been serving a prison sentence for culpable homicide before escaping from the Medium Security Custodial Center in Maiduguri. A statement issued on Tuesday by…

Plateau: Troops arrest five gunrunners, seize weapons

By Adeyanju Esther Troops of Operation Safe Haven have arrested five notorious gunrunners and recovered arms and ammunition during an intelligence-driven operation in Plateau State. In a statement posted on its official X, formerly Twitter, account on Tuesday, the Nigerian…

Banditry: Family of five narrowly escape death

On January 14, 2024, new details emerged about a distressing incident that took place on December 24, 2023. Mrs. Olukanni Olusola Mary and her two children, Olukanni Anjolaoluwa Victoria and Olukanni Oluwadarasimi Wayne, were taken by bandits following a violent…

Three students remanded over alleged murder

By Adeyanju Esther  The Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan has ordered the remand of three students on Tuesday who are accused of causing the death of a fellow student. The three students—Shodimu Halima, 18; Agbedun Zainab, 23; and Olaleye…