Crime

Okafor Emmanuel Junior, a former professional footballer has bagged a 5-year jail sentence for drug trafficking. A prosecutor, Augustine Nwagu, had told a Federal High Court in Lagos that Emmanuel was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed …

Malam Tukur Mamu A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the request by the Department of State Services (DSS) to detain terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu for 60 more days.   Justice Nkeonye Maha, in a ruling on Tuesday, said the 69 days was to enable the DSS conclude its …

A Nigerian man identified as Chidozie Collins Obasi, 29, has been put on the FBI wanted list for alleged fraud. Obasi is being accused by the US agency of allegedly defrauding New York hospitals of $31 million by offering non-existent COVID-19 ventilators for sale. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) …

    A Nigerian soldier who shot and killed an Islamic cleric in Yobe state has recounted how he carried out the heinous crime. The cleric, identified as Sheikh Goni Aisami, gave the soldier named John Gabriel a ride at Nguru Army Barrack on Friday, August 19, after he said he was …

  A 33-year-old man identified as Gabriel Volts has been arrested by the police for allegedly beheading his son for ritual purposes. It was gathered that Gabriel allegedly took his son from his wife and then went to Etinabobo bush in Edo state, where he used a hand saw to cut off …

  The police in Akwa Ibom have nabbed some persons allegedly involved in the manufacturing of fake luxury liquors in the state. The suspects were arrested at an illegal factory located in Eket, Akwa Ibom State. The suspects specialized in the production of fake versions of luxury drinks such as …

43-year-old pregnant woman, Omowunmi Joseph, has been arrested by the police after she stabbed her husband, Joseph Nwankwo, to death around 2am on Monday morning while he was asleep in the Odoye area, Alaadorin, Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State. It was gathered that crisis started between the …

Gunmen reportedly attacked some early morning passengers in Enugu State on Monday March 28. According to Nigerian Tribune, the passengers may have been trying to beat the observance of the sit-at-home protest before they ran into the gunmen. It was gathered that the gunmen besieged the New Market area and …

Police spokesman in Imo, CSP Michael Abattam, stated in Owerri that the assailants approached the station from an ungoverned forest at the rear. He added that they threw petrol bombs and Improvised Explosive Devices that fell on the transit camp behind the station and on a parked vehicle. “Police operatives and …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have reported the arrest of two drug traffickers, Elvis Uche Iro, 53 and Uwaezuoke Ikenna Christian, 42, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja.     Appallingly, the duo excreted a total of 165 wraps of cocaine while under observation in the …