crime

Two former members of a Lagos-based pastor, identified only as Bishop Daniels have claimed that they were also raped by the cleric after an female assistant pastor accused Bishop of raping her twice. Newsextra24 had reported that 22-year-old assistant female pastor has accused Bishop Daniel of raping her twice at …

Tragedy as unknown gunmen reportedly killed 32 people in an attack on four communities in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna state. President of Adara Development Association (ADA), Awemi Maisamari said the incident occured on Sunday, and the corpses of the victims were found in the bushes on Wednesday. He said the …

Toba Adedeji, the Correspondent of The Nation Newspaper in Osun has disclosed that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Olawale Olokode, lied by claiming that he was not shot by the police but rather sustained injury from a sharp metal. Speaking during a media conference on Wednesday, Toba said …

Three suspects have been arrested by the Police Special Fraud Unit for allegedly attempting cyberattacks on 10 banks in the Lagos State. The spokesperson for the unit, SP Eyitayo Johnson, who disclosed this in a statement, said the Commissioner of Police, PSFU, Nneka Anyasinti, while acting on intelligence received from …

Passengers panic as an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, later identified as N. Bolarinwa, dragged the steering with a commercial driver, who was in motion at the CMS Bus-Stop, Lagos Island. The driver of the Sienna minibus was on the CMS/Obalende route when the incident happened on …

One Odeleye Oluwabukola Moses, alias Beedel, has been apprehended for allegedly scamming five firms and a government agency to the tune of N816 million. The 50-year-old man was arrested by detectives from the Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Ikoyi. The suspect, who is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Beedel …

One Decene Akinmetonibi has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for his abduction of a three-year-old baby identified as Opele Honest. He was arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital, on 3 counts of conspiracy, unlawful adoption and selling of the baby. He was …

The Police Command in Edo has arrested eight suspects for attempting to steal $2 billion worth of Federal Government bore-hole pipe equipment. According to SP Chidi Nwabuzor, command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), the arrest was made in response to a complaint received by the command’s crack team on April 25. …

The Police in Nasarawa State has arrested twenty-four suspected political thugs. They were apprehended by Keffi Area Command officers at Minki Suites, along Keffi-Akwanga Road. In a statement on Tuesday, Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi said the suspects were working for a 2023 aspirant. Adejobi disclosed that the politician contested in …

Motorcycle (Okada) riders and the Lagos State Task Force are said to be fighting in Lagos’ Idi Araba neighborhood. Since June 1, 2022, the Lagos government has prohibited motorcycle operations in certain areas. Apapa, Eti Osa, Ikeja, Lagos Island, Surulere, and Lagos Mainland are among the affected LGAs. Thousands of …