Category: Crime

Abuja — The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) reported substantial achievements from military operations across Nigeria over the past week. The operations led to the elimination of 106 terrorists, the apprehension of 164 individuals, and the rescue of 103 hostages. A significant cache of weapons and ammunition was also recovered. Detailed Breakdown of Operations: The military’s ongoing…

By Milcah Tanimu Four officials from the West African Examination Council (WAEC) were briefly detained on Wednesday following their failure to address questions from the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Examination Bodies during an investigative hearing in Abuja. The detained officials include Amos Josiah Dangut, Head of National Office, Angus Okeleze, Senior Deputy Registrar,…

The Court of Appeal in Lagos Division has affirmed the conviction of Mutiu Ogundare, the dethroned Baale of Shangisha in Magodo, for staging his own abduction. Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja had sentenced Ogundare to 15 years imprisonment on September 27, 2022. Ogundare, dissatisfied with the judgment, appealed the…

The Kano State Government has initiated fresh legal action against Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, the immediate past Governor of the state and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress. The case, with Case No. K/143c/24, has Ganduje and his former Commissioner for Justice, Musa Lawan, listed as the 1st and 2nd defendants, respectively. According to the…

The police headquarters in Abuja announced on Tuesday that operatives have arrested the Chief Executive Officer of Blord Group of Companies, Linus Williams, on suspicions of terrorism funding, cryptocurrency fraud, and aiding internet fraud. The arrest was disclosed by Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement titled “Alleged Fraud, Violation of CBN…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Judgment in the six-year old trial of the six suspects in the bloody Offa bank robbery case has been reserved for August 2, 2024. The Presiding Judge in the April 5, 2018 bank robbery case, Justice Haleema Salman of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, on Monday adopted final…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Executive Chairman, of the Echono and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has lamented that corruption has remained the bane to both local and global development. The EFCC boss, who made the lamentation on Thursday in a statement on the occasion of 2024 African Anti-corruption Day, said:“There can be…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a 46-year-old man,Isiaka Adeniyi, suspected to be a ritualist. A statement by the spokesperson of the Command, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, said the incident occurred in the Abab Oke-Foma area of Ilorin, the State capital. “It was reported that a 10-year-old boy, Akeem Nurudeen, resident…

The Ogun State Police Command announced on Wednesday that four travellers abducted on the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode expressway on Sunday have regained their freedom. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed in a statement that the anti-kidnapping team successfully rescued Mr. Ola and three Indian nationals along the Ogere axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Odutola stated, “One…

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested Felix Nwaobakata, the commander of a local vigilante group, for possession of two human skulls and other body parts at his hideout in Omoku, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area. Police spokesperson Grace Iringe-Koko disclosed that Nwaobakata, leader of the ONELGA Security and Peace Advisory Committee (OSPAC), is also a…