Category: Crime
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Vulcaniser in Police net for stealing customer’s pant in Ogun
A 22-year-old vulcanizer, Dele Ope is currently in the police net for allegedly stealing a pair of pants belonging to a female customer in Ogun State. Ope was invited to render a home service to the customer on Sunday when he stole the pants for reasons not known. The Police Public Relations Officer in the…
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Hoodlums shoot man dead, dispossess him of his car in Abuja
Suspected car thieves on Friday shot one Sunday Ike in his head and made away with his car, a Toyota Camry with registration number, BS 286 KWL in Gwarinpa area of the city. The incident happened at the victim’s shop located at 3rd avenue Gwarinpa, about 11pm on Friday. Following the development, the police in…
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Robbers shot POS Operator dead in Delta
A Point of Sale (POS) machine operator, identified as Mr Godspower Iguenariende, has been killed in Ekiugbo Community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta state. It was gathered that the late Iguenariende, a father of two was shot in the abdomen by men suspected to be armed robbers. The assailants also made away…
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Suspected Internet fraudsters nabbed
A female social media influencer, Adedamola Adewale, popularly known as @adeherself on the social media, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged Internet fraud. Adewale was arrested alongside one Lamina Ajibola in a four-bedroom duplex in the Agungi area of Lagos State. The apartment is said to belong to two…
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Suspected cultists kill thirty-year-old man in Ibadan
The people of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Saturday were thrown into mourning following the murder of a 30-year-old man, Lanre Ahmed, by suspected cultists. Yetunde Ahmed, the deceased’s elder sister, said Lanre was killed on Saturday evening by members of a cult group who were said to be on the trail of some…
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Kogi women journalists advocate stiffer sanctions against rapists
The umbrella body of women journalists in the country, Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, (NAWOJ) Kogi State chapter has called for sever sanctions against identified rapists in the country. The chairperson of the chapter, Mrs Ann Olurinde made this call in a statement at the weekend. According to Mrs. Olurinde, if stiffer sanctions are meted…
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Troops nab suspected Benue militia leader
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) on Sunday arrested a militia ringleader, popularly known as Alhaji Audu in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. This is following an attack on three communities in the area. Audu, a native of Olegeje community was arrested with a fully loaded AK47 riffle with two magazines and 60…
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Ortom’s aide in EFCC custody over alleged N42m graft
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Makurdi Zonal Office said it has arrested one Paul Hembah, the Security Adviser to Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom. In a statement on Thursday by the zone’s Publicity Head of the Commission, Ayodele Babatunde, the governor’s aide was quizzed over alleged N42m fraud. The anti corruption agency alleged…
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Popular Kogi businessman killed along Koton-Karfe/Abuja Expressway
Nicholas Ofodile, the owner of a popular supermarket in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital was on Wednesday shot dead by unknown gunmen. Our correspondent gathered that two other persons were also killed in the attack while many others were reportedly kidnapped. Ofodile was said to have met his sudden death along Gegu/Koton-Karfe/Abuja Expressway when he…
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Suspected robber shot while fleeing with N3.5m
Officers of the Nigeria Police Anambra command have gunned down a man alleged to have snatched a bag containing N3.5m from a victim near a new generation bank in Awka, the state capital. An eyewitness the suspect, Chukwuemeka Afor, had engaged the police in a gun duel for several hours in an attempt to escape…