OPERATIVES of the Yobe State Police Command have arrested a 22-year-old housewife, Zainab Isa, for allegedly stabbing her husband to death in the state capital, Damaturu. The spokesperson for the state police command, Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday. He said that the suspect stabbed her …
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Rivers Violence: Police Declare Ex-Niger Delta Militant Leader Wanted Written by Anayo Onukwugha
The Rivers State Police Command has declared a former Niger Delta militant leader, Gabriel ‘General’ Asabuja, wanted following his alleged provocative statements in a viral video amidst the ongoing crisis in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the State, CP Olatunji Disu, disclosed this on Tuesday night when he …
Read More »Police Nab Man Over Alleged N120m Fraud In Bauchi
Police operatives in Bauchi State have arrested a 34-year-old Glory Samuel for allegedly withdrawing about N120 million from the bank account of his businessman neighbour. LEADERSHIP learnt that Samuel’s victim had shared a market space with the suspect where they spent about 15 years together selling different items. Spokesperson of …
Read More »EFCC Recovers N1.2 Billion Stolen By Fugitive Globus Bank Staff From Customers’ Accounts
Benedict Obinna hacked into the PC frameworks of Globus Bank and they moved monies running into over N3, 500,000,000 from the record of the Bank into different records having a place with Haril Worldwide Arrangements Ltd and partner different ledgers residence on numerous banks the nation over.
Read More »Court Dismisses Lawyer’s N20bn Suit Against Hospitals, FCT Minister On Wife’s Death
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has dismissed a N20bn suit instituted by a legal practitioner, Ejumejowo Anthony against two Abuja-based hospitals and the FCT Minister on the alleged negligence he claimed to have led to his wife’s death. Justice Edward Okpe on Tuesday at the …
Read More »Boko Haram Terrorists Abduct High Court Judge, Wife, Aides in Borno
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have abducted a High Court Judge, Justice Haruna Mshelia together with his wife, driver and orderly on Biu to Maiduguri road In Borno State. The judge was abducted on Monday, while he was travelling in his vehicle, with his driver, a security escort and his wife, …
Read More »No Rest For The Dead As Man Arrested For Beheading Corpse In Ogun
The operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a man, Lekan Akinyemi, for allegedly exhuming and beheading a corpse for ritual purposes in Abeokuta, the state capital. The command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, June 24, 2024. Odutola said the suspect was arrested …
Read More »Woman Arrested For Transporting Ammunition To Terrorists In Katsina
Security forces in Katsina State have reportedly apprehended a woman, identified as Aisha Abubakar, for allegedly transporting ammunition to terrorists. The incident was reported on Monday by security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama. According to Makama, the ammunition was discovered during a routine search of Abubakar’s luggage. “The authorities …
Read More »Court Acquits Ex-Lagos Speaker Ikuforiji Of Money Laundering
A Federal High Court in Lagos has acquitted the former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, of a 54-count money laundering charge. The court discharged and acquitted Ikuforiji of alleged N338.8 million money laundering. The former Speaker was discharged alongside his former Personal Assistant, Oyebode …
Read More »Police Parade Over 45 Suspected Cultists In Edo
The Edo State Police Command has arrested and paraded over 45 suspects for involvement in various crimes in the Edo State. Parading the suspects, the State Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adeboye, said the suspects were arrested for alleged kidnapping, cultism, armed robbery, and illegal possession of firearms, among others. The …
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