Crime

By Aliyu Musa A businessman Andrew Warri who was alleged to have defrauded GTBank sum of N125 million was re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Olubusola Okunnuga of the Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. The defendant was arraigned alongside two other companies; A.M.Projects Consultancy Limited and Ranez Medical…

By Musa Aliyu Police Tuesday in Ibadan paraded 78 suspects detained for allegedly planning to wreak havoc in the city over the firing of the leaders of a highway transport group. The state government had announced late Monday the suspension of the State Park Management System Disciplinary Committee, which the state government had established to…

Two fleeing inmates of the Kuje Correctional Centre in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, have been arrested in Adamawa State. The Adamawa State Police Command said on Monday that it arrested the two inmates who were among those who fled the Kuje facility following a jailbreak last year. The command’s public relations officer, SP…

By News Desk The Appeal Court, Abuja Division, has set aside the injunction granted by the High Court of Kogi State restraining the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from the investigation and prosecution of officials of the state. The EFCC through it counsels Dr Kemi Pinheiro SAN, Jubrin Okutepa SAN and Rotimi Oyedepo SAN…

By News Desk The Lagos government alleged that Mr Ominnikoron conspired with others at large and raped and murdered Ms Ayanwole. Apolice inspector on Thursday testified that a doctor, Victoria Anuke, opened up as a victim of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominnikoron, charged with the murder of Oluwabamise Ayanwole. The inspector testified…

By Musa Tanimu Scores of residents are believed to have been slaughtered by the bandit militia tormenting the people of Plateau state today. The slaughtering spree which took place during the wee hours of this morning was said to have resulted in the burning down of many homes of residents of Kubat and Fungzai communities…

By Aliyu Abdulwahid A man in Adamawa State has confessed to killing his friend and stealing his N100,000. The 34-year-old Inuwa Yunana of Gyawana in Lamurde Local Area, has told the police how he killed Augustine Otti of the same community, who was a student at the University of Maiduguri, and took his N100,000. The…

By news Desk At least four staff members of the US Embassy in Nigeria on a humanitarian mission in Anambra State have been killed. TheanalysNG reports that they were killed during an attack on their vehicle by gunmen on Tuesday. The incident happened in the Amiyi/Eke Ochuche communities in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the…

By Aliyu Musa Security agencies in Niger state and Abuja have launched a manhunt for a duo of mother and daughter identified as Jemimah and Precious over the forceful abduction of Mr. Pedro Chidawa from his father’s home in Diko, Gurara Local Government Area of Niger state. Chidawa was forceful kidnapped by suspected thugs on…