Category: Crime

A 36-year-old man, Abbey Olorunfemi, facing charges of belonging to a secret cult, was ordered remanded by a chief magistrates’ court in Ado-Ekiti on Friday. Chief Magistrate Saka Afunso presided over the case and declined to take the defendant’s plea. Instead, he directed that Olorunfemi be remanded in a correctional facility pending legal advice from…

Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), reported that the agency confiscated 761,000 tonnes of illicit drugs and substances from January 2021 to March 2024. He made this announcement during a special Juma’at service marking the 2024 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking at the National Mosque…

The Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on June 11, 2024 arraigned one Usman Mallam for allegedly tearing EFCC’s official Investigation Activities’ letters and obstructing The Commission’s investigation before Justice TG Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State. Mallam, a desk officer in charge of responding…

An irate mob in Bauchi has killed a man simply identified as Yunusa after he was accused of making blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad. The incident was said to have taken place on Wednesday at about 3:00 pm in Nasaru community, located in the Ningi Local Government Area of the state. According to an eyewitness,…

A young man named Endwell Ahuize Ejindu was shot dead in the Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State. Ejindu was ambushed and shot at close range by unknown assailants along the Ula-Upata Road in Ahoada main town around 9 PM on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Ejindu previously served as the Student Union Government…

An individual identified as Yunusa was killed by an angry mob in the Nasaru community of the Ningi local government area for allegedly making blasphemous comments about Prophet Muhammad. According to local residents, the incident began with a heated argument between Yunusa and another person. During this argument, Yunusa allegedly made blasphemous remarks, which quickly…

Some suspected hoodlums have unleashed mayhem on Jaen Makera quarters in Kano metropolis, killing one person and injuring two policemen. The outgoing Commissioner of police, AIG Usaini Gumel disclosed this in a telephone interview on Thursday in Kano. He said that the suspects killed Muktar Garba, also known as Babalia during the incident. Gumel said…

Eleven individuals, including Bamidele Bakare, Muriana Anuoluwapo, Sheriff Alausa, Emmanuel David, Godwin Asado, Abdullahi Taoheed, Olorunwa Ayeniran, Taoheed Alade, Abdullahi Isa, Bolaji Oseni, and Tobi Adedayo, have been remanded by the Chief Magistrate Court in Yaba, Lagos State. The charges against them include membership in a secret society, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and unlawful…

The Ogun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a suspected hit-and-run driver responsible for the deaths of two male travelers, Yahaya Suleiman and Emeka. The incident occurred at the Kara Market on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The tragedy happened around 3:30 pm on Monday when the driver lost control of his vehicle and struck…