Category: Crime
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Customs intercepts N3 billion pangolin scales
The Federal Operations Unit ‘B’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized pangolin scales worth over N3 billion in a major operation against illegal wildlife trade. Comptroller Shuaibu Ahmadu, head of the Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘B’, announced the seizure during a news conference on Wednesday in Kaduna. Ahmadu revealed that NCS operatives, acting…
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Nigerian Lawmaker arrested for banditry
The Commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, Muhammad Dalijan, has disclosed that a member of the State House of Assembly and a former local government chairman have been apprehended in relation to involvement in banditry activities within the state. Dalijan revealed this information on Wednesday during a visit from Thomas Parker, who heads the…
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Court Gives Fresh Order in Bribery Case Against APC Nat’l Chairman Ganduje, Wife
A Kano State High Court has granted an order to serve the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife, Hafsat Umar, and son, Umar Abdullahi, with bribery and misappropriation charges. The Kano State Government had filed an eight-count charge against Ganduje, his family members, and several others, including Abubakar…
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Notorious phone snatchers kills army officer
Lt. IM Abubakar, a Nigerian soldier, was reportedly killed by phone snatchers in Kaduna State’s Unguwan Sarki region. Zagazola Makama, a counterterrorism and insurgency expert in the Lake Chad Basin, disclosed the incident on his X account on Wednesday. In a related development, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the spokesperson for the command, announced that arrests…
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Court remands couple for stealing wedding gifts
A Shari’a Court in Kano State has remanded Nura Musbahu and his fiancée, Fatima Lawal, for allegedly stealing a wedding gift (kayan lefe) from Musbahu’s sister, Aisha. The term “kayan lefe” refers to a Hausa tradition where a man presents lavish gifts to his bride, which his family formally delivers to her, as reported…
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NDLEA arrests 65-yr-old man for dealing in illicit drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Sokoto State has apprehended 65-year-old Musa Arzika for allegedly possessing 12.7 kg of cannabis sativa, commonly known as marijuana, and 12 grams of tramadol. The state’s NDLEA commander, Adamu Iro, revealed this information during a press briefing in Sokoto on Tuesday. Mr Iro said the suspect…
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Gunmen attack police station in Ebonyi
Unknown gunmen on Tuesday attacked Ohaukwu Police Division in Ezzamgbo, headquarters of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. It was gathered there was no casualty as policemen on duty were said to have gallantly fought back, and repelled the attack. The assailants however set some operational vehicles attached to the station ablaze. The…
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Rice smuggler accidentally killed in Badagry —NCS
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone A, has disclosed that a smuggler was accidentally killed in the Badagry area of Lagos State. The Public Relations Officer for FOU Zone A, Theophilus Duniya, confirmed the incident on Tuesday in Badagry. According to Duniya, a group of men armed with charms and machetes attacked…
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Newlywed wife attacks husband, chops off manhood
Habiba Ibrahim, a newlywed, has been arrested by the police for allegedly slashing the manhood of her 40-year-old husband, Salisu Idris, while he was asleep. Idris, a commercial motorbike rider from Kudan in Kaduna State, recounted that the incident occurred on May 26 after he returned from early morning prayers. He was resting on…
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Unpaid rent: Ogun landlord dies after argument with tenant
Benjamin Apeh, a landlord, tragically passed away after collapsing during a dispute with his tenant regarding overdue rent payments. According to Omolola Odutola, the state’s public relations officer, the incident took place on Sunday in Arigbabu Village, Sotubo, within the Sagamu Local Government Area. Ms. Odutola stated in a release on Tuesday in Abeokuta…