The Police Command in Kano State has arrested a 40-year-old man, Awaisu Auwalu, for allegedly clubbing his son to death. The spokesman of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday in Kano. Haruna said…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo state command, has arrested six suspects for offences ranging from conspiracy, unlawful dealings in Petroleum products, transportation of petroleum products without haulage licence and requisite authorization, adulteration.…
A Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Wednesday sentenced two men, Abdullahi Aliyu, 23 and Jamilu Rabiu, 21, to four months imprisonment for trafficking hard drugs. The convicts are charged with possession of hard drugs suspected to be intoxicant. The Magistrate,…
A Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State on Wednesday sentenced a businessman, Ishaka Hamza to three months in prison for failing to produce his son to whom he stood in as surety. Hamza, who resides at Down Quarters…
On Wednesday, an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court sentenced a 41-year-old bank teller, Philips Ogorome to 18 months imprisonment for stealing N2.8 million from a micro finance bank. The Magistrate, Mr O. T. Ayobolu sentenced Ogorome after he found him guilty of…
A 26-year-old artisan, Gbenga Demehin, on Wednesday appeared in an ’ Ikeja Chief Magistrate Court for allegedly assaulting a hotel guest with a rake. Demehin, whose residential address was not given, is charged with assault and malicious damage. The defendant,…
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday ordered that a 30-year-old commercial driver, Suleiman Auwal, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman. The police charged Auwal with rape. Magistrate Hajara Dauda, who did not take…
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has assured that the killers of Rev. Fr. Ferdinand Ngugban would be arrested and prosecuted. Ortom made the promise in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Terver Akase on Wednesday in Makurdi. Ngugban,…
A 20-year-old teenager, Ibrahim Adeyemi, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly being in possession of firearms. Adeyemi, whose residential address was not provided, is being charged for unlawful possession of firearms. The defendant, however, pleaded…
By Tobi Adetunji. Operatives of the Joint Border Patrol Team of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have arrested five illegal immigrants for allegedly being in possession of a locally-made pistol and seize goods worth the sum of N61m in 18days…
