Category: Crime

…..Govs Are Using Insecurity To Siphoned Money…. GololoBy Lateef Taiwo An All progressive Congress ( APC), Chieftain from the North East, former Coordinator of Bola Ahmed Tinubu’/ Shetimma , presidential Campaign, Dr. Haruna Garus Gololo, has called on the on the Governors of Katsina, Zamfara and Sokoto states to stop the profiling of Fulanis.He made…

By Milcah Tanimu A 32-year-old businessman, Raphael Moses, has been remanded in a correction center by an Upper Customary Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl. The judge, Mr. Michael Bawa, did not take Moses’s plea and ordered that the case file be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)…

Lateef Taiwo The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Yobe State Command has confirmed the arrested of three suspected vandals and cable thieves in the state. The statement signed and issue by the Public Relations Officer, DSC Bala Garba, CDPRO, which was made available to reporters in Damaturu, Yobe State Capital. He added that…

By Milcah Tanimu In Abuja, Nasir Idris was sentenced to 15 months in prison by the Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court for stealing a fan and praying mat from a mosque. However, the court offered Idris the option to pay a N50,000 fine instead. The prosecution, led by Mr. Chinedu Ogada, informed the court that…

No fewer than 70 Civil Society Organisations have hailed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state for pushing for a ‘special status’ for the state and resolving to reintroduce the issue of the 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the ongoing constitution review. Convener, Campaign for Dignity in Governance & Coalition of 70 Civil Society…

Following the release of the abducted school children in Kuriga , the Save Nigeria Movement (SNM), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has commended security agencies for there efforts and critically advanced reasons why Sheikh Abubakar Gumi must be arrested and investigated for his notorious advocacy that suggest complicity in the festering insecurity in parts of…

By Milcah Tanimu Recent incidents of violence and terror targeting Nigerian schools have sparked concern among Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and advocacy groups, highlighting the urgent need for safeguarding educational institutions in the country. A Non-Governmental Organisation, IA-Foundation, and the Peace and Social Justice group have raised alarm over the escalating insecurity within Nigeria’s education sector,…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of six persons charged for offences bordering on cybercrime and fraud related offences. The convicts, who were prosecuted on separate charges, were arraigned before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court and Justice Adebayo…

By Milcah Tanimu A 26-year-old man, Usman Bube, has been apprehended for allegedly attempting to rape his neighbor’s pregnant wife in the Ogatalo Fulani Camp, situated in the Imala area of Ogun State. According to sources within the police department, the incident unfolded around 12:45 pm on Thursday when the suspect purportedly forcibly entered his…

By Milcah Tanimu Edo State Security Network (ESSN) operatives have apprehended Emmanuel Ovwarueso for the gruesome act of allegedly beheading his daughter as part of a money ritual in Benin City, Edo State. The arrest occurred in Uteh, Upper Mission, where the suspect resided. Ovwarueso was found at midnight carrying the head of his deceased…