Category: Crime
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Bandits Release Seven More Abuja-Kaduna Train Passengers
Bandits that attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on March 28, have released another seven hostages, including a family of six and a woman. The identities of the released family of six are Abdubakar Idris Garba, his wife, Maryam Abubakar Bobo, and their eldest son, Ibrahim Abubakar Garba, who’s 10 years old. Others include Fatima Abubakar…
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Gunmen Raid Community Near LAUTECH, Abduct Two
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers were said to have invaded Abaa, a community near the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, and abducted two persons. It gathered that the gunmen stormed the community which is located in the Surulere Local Government Area of Oyo State on Thursday night and abducted their victims, a hotelier, and…
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Police Nabs Kuje Prison Escapee In Ogun State
28-year-old Kuje Correctional Center escapee, Yakubu AbdulMumuni, has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command.The suspect was arrested in Sango-Ota, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Says AbdulMumuni who was convicted for conspiracy…
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UK Court Rules Ekweremadu’s Kidney Donor 21 Not 15
The Westminster Magistrates Court in the United Kingdom, on Wednesday, ruled that David Nwamini Ukpo, the alleged kidney donor for the daughter of Senator Ike Ekweremadu, is not a minor. According to Arise TV reports that Ukpo has admitted to the court that he is 21 years old and had been in the UK since…
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NYSC Debunks Reports Over Raped Corp Members
The National Youth Service Corps has debunked reports that about 21 female corps members had been raped during an attack carried out on Wednesday “by thieves”. The scheme confirmed that contrary to reports, “no bodily harm was meted on them, and no corps member was raped.” The Akwa Ibom State Coordinator of NYSC, Chinyere Ekwe,…
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About 600 Inmates Escape Kuje Prison
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, has said over 600 of the inmates fled the prisons when it came under attack late Tuesday night. He had stated that those behind the attack were Boko Haram terrorists who came specifically for their members held in the custody. Also while addressing journalists,…
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Bandits Kill Six Soldiers, Seven Others
Bandits have reportedly attacked a mining site in Niger State and reportedly killed security agents, civilians, and kidnapped three Chinese nationals. The incident was said to have occurred on Wednesday afternoon in Ajata, Aboki in Gurmana ward of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The attack was confirmed by The Co-convener, Concerned Shiroro Youth…
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Policeman Sentenced To Death For Killing Driver In Rivers State
High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, sentenced a dismissed policeman, James Imhalu, to death by hanging for the murder of a commercial driver in 2015, over his refusal to pay him a N100 bribe. Justice Elsie Thompson while delivering her judgment said evidence before the court showed that the sacked sergeant intentionally fired a…
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Bandits Kidnap NULGE Zamfara Chairman Wife
Bandits have kidnapped the wife of the Chairman, Zamfara State Union of Local Government Employees, Sanusi Mohammed Gusau. His wife, Ramatu Yunusa, who is nine months pregnant, was abducted from her husband’s house in Damba Gusau early Tuesday morning. According to The PUNCH, Gusau said the bandits broke into his house around one o’clock in…
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NDLEA Arrests Brazilian Returnee Found With Cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a Brazilian returnee with pellets of cocaine concealed in his private parts. This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi. Babafemi stated that the suspect was arrested at the arrival hall of the…