Crime

How a young lady escaped from kidnappers

A young woman, Taye Taiwo Opeyemi, described how she managed to escape from kidnappers along Oni, Ibiaide Road, Ijebu Waterside, Ogun State, on June 15, 2024, around 4 p.m. “On that fateful day, I was on my way to Ijebu…

Community member kills man over homosexuality

Police in Ibadan on Wednesday have launched a search  for Tosin Solomon, who is currently at large following a violent incident in the Gbopa area of Ologuneru ibadan. The situation escalated when community members took matters into their own hands…

Why I ran out of Nigeria — Man cries out  

An alleged Indigenous Peoples of Biafra Volunteer Force (IPOBVF) member, Onwumere Ndubuisi, has disclosed that the reason he decided to escape from the country was to save his life from the pressures he was being subjected to in Nigeria. “It…

Police confirm five killed in Benue herders’ attack

The Police Command in Benue on Monday said suspected herders attacked Egwuma community in Agatu Local Government Area and killed five persons. The State’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria…

Abducted Kaduna journalists regain freedom

The Kaduna State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Saturday announced the release of the journalists and their families who were kidnapped on  July 6 . The council’s Chairman, Asma”u Halilu ,made the announcement in a statement issued…

Suspected smuggler kills Customs  Officer in Kaduna

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, has announced the tragic death of an Insp of Customs (IC) Hamza Abdullahi-Elenwo. The incident occurred on Friday during a stop-and-search operation at Achilafia along the Daura-Kano road in Jigawa. The…

Kidnappers abduct acting Rector of Benue Polytechnic

The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the abduction of Dr Emmanuel Barki, the acting Rector, Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo. Its Public Relations Officer, Mr Sewuese Anene, while confirming the incident, said the Rector was kidnapped with others on their…

Custom seizes smuggled petrol worth N36.9m in Adamawa

Nigeria Custom Service (NCS), Adamawa/Taraba Area Command has intercepted smuggled Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) worth N36.9 million Duty Paid Value (DPV), between Nigeria-Cameroon borderlines in six weeks. Garba Bashir, the Command’s Comptroller disclosed this  on Friday in Yola, at a…

POS fraud cases rise by 31.12% in Q1 2024

The prevalence of fraud and forgery in Nigeria’s payment system has shown a significant shift in the first quarter of 2024, with Point-of-Sale (POS) transactions experiencing the highest increase in fraudulent activities. According to the Fraud and Forgeries Report in…