crime

A middle-aged man, identified as Danjuma Emokpaire, was on Friday killed by unknown gunmen on his farm at Ubune-Ivbiaro Community in Owan-East Local Government Area of Edo State. Trojan News learned that the deceased was attacked by the armed men while leaving the farm after the day’s work. A resident, who spoke …

KOGI State Police Command has confirmed the armed robbery attacks on two banks in Ayingba, where a police officer was killed. The State Police Commissioner, Mr Bethrand Onuoha, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Lokoja by the command’s spokesperson, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, a day after the incident occured. …

THERE was pandemonium in Sokoto State on Saturday as bandits went on the rampage. They abducted scores of students in Tsangaya, Gidan Bakuso in Gada Local Government area of the state. They also killed a monarch and two others in Turba Village, Isa Local Government Area. The abduction and killings …

FOUR undergraduate students of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete have been arrested for allegedly beating a fellow student to death. The incident occurred penultimate week in one of the private hostels outside the school, Newsextra24 reports The suspects allegedly descended on the deceased, whose identity is yet to be …

   Justices Ladiran Akintola, O.A. Lajide, Bayo Taiwo, M.O. Ishola of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan and Justice E.O. Osinuga of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta have convicted and sentenced fourteen (14) internet fraudsters to various jail terms. They were jailed after pleading guilty to one-count …

OPERATIVES of the Zamfara State Police Command have arrested a suspected bandit collaborator, Nafisa Alhaji Sani, at Tsafe Local Government Area of the state. Newsextra24 reports that the state police commissioner, Shehu Muhammad Dalijan, while speaking with newsmen at the Command’s headquarters, claimed that the suspect confessed to the crime after …

IN a shocking incident in Ikpeshi, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, two policemen on escort duty were beaten to death by an enraged mob, with two others sustaining injuries. The violence erupted following a fatal accident involving a Toyota Hilux vehicle, part of a convoy escorting a former …

The family of an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) attached to the Osun State Police command has demanded the whereabouts of Tolulope Abiodun Adebayo-Adeshile and four of his colleagues who have not been found since February 12. According to the father of ASP Adebayo-Adeshile, Mr. Adebayo Sheu Adeshile, his son, …

In a sorrowful twist of fate, suspected gunmen unleashed terror in Sokoto State on Friday night, claiming the life of Alhaji Nafi’u Tambari Dagawa, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Treasurer in Yabo Local Government area. According to reports, the assailants, under the cover of darkness, raided Dagawa community around 2 …

By Victoria Ushebi THE spirits industry has been grappling with a pervasive issue – the proliferation of illicit alcohol. This issue, identified as a transnational crime with links to extensive criminal enterprises, poses serious threats not only to consumers but also to the reputation of reputable brands. Delving into the …