Category: Crime
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Labourer gets 12 months imprisonment for stealing bags of clothes, shoes
An Abuja Upper Area Court in Zuba, on Tuesday sentenced a 21-year-old labourer, Okolowa Segun to 12 months imprisonment for stealing bags of clothes and shoes. Segun who resides at 3rdAvanuel Gwarimpa, Abuja,was charged with, criminal trespass, house breaking and theft. The Judge, Gambo Garba, sentenced the convict, after he pleaded guilty to the charge…
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NRC arrests 2 rail track vandals in Zaria
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), has announced the arrest of two persons suspected of vandalising rail tracks along Kaduna-Zaria rail line. Haruna Sabo, the NRC Northern District Engineer, made the disclosure in an interview with our correspondent, on Saturday in Zaria He said that the corporation had deployed patrol teams along the rail line following…
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Sen Ndume Assures Adequate funding for Army
By: Isaac Thlama- Abuja Chairman Senate committee on Army, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume led other members of the committee to the Army Headquarters on oversight visit, where he promised to intercede for the Armed Forces in area of funding.The committee was received on arrival by the Chief of Army Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, who also…
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Banditry, Criminality in Nigeria, a result of leadership failure – 2019 Kwara governorship candidate
By Steve Oni, Ilorin A Governorship Candidate in the 2019 general elections in Kwara State, Dr. Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia, has said that the report that bandits laid siege to the Armed Forces Command and Staff College in Jaji, Kaduna state, is an indication that people are no longer safe in today’s Nigeria. In a statement,…
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IPOB: Greed, High-handedness, curruption Responsible for Nnamdi Kanus’ Fall
The President of West and East Africa Students Federation(WEASD) has taken a swipe at the former leader of Biafra movement, Nnamdi Kanu for his failed attempt to destabilize the unity of the country for selfish personal enrichment. In a press release on Sunday in Owerri, the Imo state capital, the president of the union Sunday…
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Five foreign female illegal immigrants arrested in Lokoja by JBPT
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT), Sector 3, Ilorin, Kwara state, formerly known as Joint Border Operations Drill, has arrested five illegal immigrants, all females, in Lokoja, Kogi state. . The suspects are Fatima Mohammadu (38) from Niger Republic, Judith Kofi (29) from Ghana, Fanta Camara (30) from Mali, Fadima Taore…
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Police confirm killing of 8 persons in Zamfara
The police in Zamfara have confirmed the killing of eight persons in Janbako village of Maradun Local Government Area (LGA), of the state by armed bandits on Sunday. The Police Command`s Public Relations Officer, SP Shehu Muhammad, confirmed the killings in a statement in Gusau on Monday. Muhammad said the bandits who were many, were…
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Police arrest 2 over alleged €14.7mn fraud against German coy
The Police on Sunday said it has arrested two suspects for allegedly defrauding a German Company of 14.7 million Euros in pretext to procure COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. He said the suspects were arrested by the Cybercrime Unit…
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Activist Drags SON DG, 2 others to Court Over Nonpayment
A front line civil rights activist and convener of the Save Nigeria Movement, Solomon Semaka has dragged the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and two of her officials, Barr Barth Agwu , Technical advisor to the DG of SON and Mr Bola Fashino, head of media of the Organisation to court over non payment of…
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6 dead after petrol lorry sets alight homes in Vietnam
No fewer than six people have died after a petrol lorry crashed into a block of homes in Southern Vietnam on Thursday, setting them alight, state media reported. The lorry, which was driving on National Highway 13, crashed into a motorbike rickshaw in Chon Thanh district of Binh Phuoc province and overturned after hitting a…