Category: Crime
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Mother of 7 Jailed For Human Trafficking
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin CityA 58 years old woman and mother of seven children, Mrs. Joy Raji, from Ikpoba Okha LGA of Edo State has been sentenced to six years imprisonment for Human Trafficking. The accused was arraigned in Charge No. B/IC/16 on three counts before the High Court of Justice, Benin City, in January 2016, for…
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Robbers Kill Fruit Vendor in Edo
By Ikhili. Monday EBALU, Benin City A middle age man was killed yesterday by suspected armed robbers The tragic incident took place at his resident 7B Egbede street, off New Lagos Road, in Ego Local government of Edo state. The victim was simply identified as Mr Gideon from Ebonyi state. An apple vendor, Gideon was…
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2 Brazilians Docked For Importing 23.9kg Of Cocaine
By Our Reporter Two Brazilians, Lima Pereira Diego, and Dias DOS Santos Marcia Cristina, were have been arraigned before a Federal High Court, in Lagos, for Importing 23.895 kilograms of cocaine into the country. The two accused Brazilian were arrested at the arrival Hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on April 18, 2017,…
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Ex Gov Aliyu To Remain In Prison Custody Till May3rd
BY Juliana MAIRIGA, Minna A Minna High Court Judge, Justice Aliyu Mayaki has ordered that former Governor of Niger state, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu together with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in the 2015 governorship elections, Umar Mohammed Nasko be kept in Prison until a ruling on bail application on May 3rd, 2017.…
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Ex Gov Aliyu To Remain In Prison Custody Till May3rd
BY Juliana MAIRIGA, Minna A Minna High Court Judge, Justice Aliyu Mayaki has ordered that former Governor of Niger state, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu together with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in the 2015 governorship elections, Umar Mohammed Nasko be kept in Prison until a ruling on bail application on May 3rd, 2017.…
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Four To Die For Armed Robbery
Agency Report An Osun High Court has in Osogbo sentenced four persons to death for conspiracy and armed robbery. The convicts, Joseph Moses, 24, Samuel Job, 19, Gideon Ode, 25, and Daniel Abraham, 24, were brought to the court on a four-count charge of armed robbery and conspiracy. The prosecutor, Abdulrahman Temitope, had told the…
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Man Caught With Human Parts In Police Net
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The quick intervention by Policemen in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital saved a man caught with human parts from being lynched by irate mob. The mob was said to be at the point of setting the suspected ritualist ablaze at Ita- Kudimo area, along Pakata road, Ilorin when policemen arrived the…
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Man In Police Net For Trafficking 7 Women To China
Agency Report Hanoi – Police in southern Vietnam on Wednesday confirm the arrest of Pham Sang, 31, for selling seven women at 530 dollars into prostitution in China. Police officer, Thi Trang of Dong Thap provincial police department said that Pham was arrested for human trafficking charges in Dong Thap province. Police said Pham was…
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DSS Arrests ISIS-Boko Haram members planning to attack UK, US embassies
By Our Correspondent with agency reports The Department of State Services said it has nabbed members of the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq and those of Boko Haram planning to attack the United Kingdom and United States of America embassies in Nigeria. A section of Boko Haram had about two years ago pledged allegiance…
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Man Jailed one month for raping boy to death to be re-arraigned
The Niger State Government has ordered the re-arraignment of a man sentenced to one-month imprisonment for abduction and rape of a nine-year-old boy, who eventually died. The convict, Nuhu Musa, 37, was sentenced to one-month imprisonment with an option of N30, 000 fines by a Kontagora Magistrates’ Court for kidnap and rape of a minor.…