Category: Crime

The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Nwodo Martha, a former Principal Manager at Fidelity Structures Limited before Justice H. U. Ezugwu of the Enugu State High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State. Martha was arraigned on nine-count charges bordering on stealing by fraudulent conversion to…

In Abeokuta, a 25-year-old woman has been held in custody by the Isabo Magistrates’ Court on charges of severely injuring a 12-year-old girl. The incident allegedly involved inserting a burning piece of firewood into the girl’s private parts. The defendant, residing at No. 6 Isewo Dotin in Obada-Oko area, Abeokuta, faces a charge of causing…

A former employee of Punch Newspaper Ltd, Olusegun Ogunbanjo, has been ordered to be remanded at the Kirikiri correctional facility by an Ikeja Special Offences Court over an alleged N950 million fraud. The presiding judge, Justice Ismail Ijelu, directed the remand of Mr. Ogunbanjo pending his arraignment on the fraud charges. The court’s decision followed…

Justice Emeka Nwite has declined to grant bail to suspended deputy commissioner of police, Abba Kyari, and two other suspended senior police officers. In separate rulings, the court held that the defendants had not brought any evidence in court to warrant the court’s discretion. Justice Nwite said that the court must exercise its discretion judiciously,…

A 22-year-old bride, who recently celebrated her traditional marriage, was tragically killed in a gunmen attack in Nnobi, Anambra State, on Monday. According to a family source, who spoke anonymously to our correspondent, the victim, an only child, was awaiting the return of her overseas-based husband when she was struck by stray bullets from the…

A mob in the Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State set a man on fire after he fatally stabbed an 18-year-old female Point of Sale (POS) operator. The young woman, who was preparing for her NECO exams, was killed near the Wukari Yam market on Monday. Following the stabbing, enraged local residents pursued and…

In the Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State, a man was set on fire by a mob after he stabbed a female Point of Sale (POS) operator to death. The victim, an 18-year-old young woman, was preparing to take her NECO exams at the time of the tragic event. The incident occurred on Monday…

The Lagos police command has reported the death of a private security guard, Yusuf Akadogo, who was allegedly stabbed during a minor altercation. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, the command’s public relations officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed that Akadogo was attacked by an Okada rider who is currently at large. Mr. Hundeyin added that the…

An unidentified adult male was killed in a suspected cult clash on Saturday along Ondo Road in Ile-Ife, Osun State. According to a source who spoke to Punch under the condition of anonymity, the clash was believed to involve the Eiye and Alora confraternities. The altercation was reportedly a continuation of a previous conflict between…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has reported the destruction of 10,534.78 kilograms of cannabis cultivated on 4.213912 hectares of farmland in Edo State. NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi stated that the farm was located in the Uhen forest within the Ovia North East Local Government Area. During a raid on June 12, NDLEA operatives…