crime

For reportedly murdering his 33-year-old wife, a Kenyan man has been apprehended by the police. Muradh Awadh reportedly killed his wife after suspecting that she was having an affair with another man. Nur Ibrahim a mother of five was allegedly killed by Muradh Awadh, a long-distance truck driver on Sunday …

A final year student of the Kaduna Polytechnic, Maryam Olawunmi Afolabi Ahmed, has died in an accident five days after her wedding in Kaduna State. Maryam was among 18 passengers of an 18 seater bus killed in a fatal accident which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, June 19, …

A police officer in the force public relations office (FPRO), Aliyu Giwa has stated that it is mandatory for hospitals in Nigeria to treat victims of gunshot wounds before requesting a police report. Giwa via his twitter account on Monday said the Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017 …

The butchered body of a yet-to-be-identified lady was found on Monday morning by a river in PW area, near Deeper Life Church in Kubwa, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Suspected ritualists were believed to have dumped the beheaded corpse of the naked woman packed inside two …

AK-47 rifle with 18 rounds of live ammunition were recovered from an injured bandits during gun battle with the police at the Bukkuyum/Gummi axis in Zamfara State. The state Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Elkanah, said that the command intensified confidence-building patrol to avert further attacks on nearby communities. “On 19th …

Operatives of the Kenya Police have arrested one John Mwangi in connection to the murder of his friend, who died under unclear circumstance. Mwangi was arrested in Nanyuki, Laikipia County where he was hiding after killing his 31-year-old friend, Stephen Murimi and disposing of his body in a pit latrine. It …

A traditional ruler, His Royal Highness, Aminu Derwan, has been kidnapped by bandits who attacked his palace in cLocal Government Area of Plateau State. The gunmen numbering over 20 were said to have took away Derwan, the district head of Panyam, after scaring residents with gunshots in the early hours of …

NO fewer than thirty-five suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Ibadan, Oyo State. EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren confirmed their arrest in a statement on Monday. He said 17 of them were arrested on Thursday at the Akobo area of Ibadan following …

Former Kaduna lawmaker, Shehu Sani has alleged that there’s a coordinated attack on worship places by terrorists in some parts of Kaduna State. Sani stated this on Monday following attack on two churches in Rubu village, under Kajuru Local Government on Sunday. Th Kaduna State Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and …

The Rivers State Government has filed a suit against Rotimi Amaechi, a former governor of the state, over alleged fraud. Others listed as co-defendants in the suit marked PHC/1818/CR/2022 filed on June 7 are the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state, Tonye Cole; Dr. Chamberlain Peterside; Sir Augustine …