News as it breaks
The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested Emmanuel Dike Chidiebere, a suspect on the watch list of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), for conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering. Acting on verified intelligence, operatives of the Commission on Wednesday, March 23,…
Uyo—A four-year-old girl, Aisha Rayanu, who was abducted from her School by one Favour Nwachukwu, has been rescued by operatives of the anti-child theft section, State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Akwa Ibom State Police Command. Speaking during the parade of the suspect, yesterday, at the Police Headquarters, Ikot…
One of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Abuja- Kaduna, a medical doctor, Chinelo Megafu, shot during the attack is dead. She had earlier posted on her Twitter handle that she had been shot, but was mocked by some people.
Evacuation of trapped train passengers concluded Kaduna State government says evacuation of passengers on the trapped Kaduna-bound train from Abuja has been concluded this morning by security forces, officials of Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and Nigerian Red Cross. A Statement by the State Commissioner for Internal Security and…
The Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, has shut down train services along Abuja-Kaduna route, hours after terrorists’ attack. Hours after terrorists’ attack on Abuja-Kaduna railway, the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended services along the route. This was disclosed Tuesday morning via a press statement on NRC Twitter handle. The statement…
Bandits have again raided some Communities in Munya local government area of Niger State killing scores of the villagers and also abducted unspecified number of people. A Catholic Priest, Reverend Leo Raphael Ozigi and three other Priests of the same Church were also kidnapped between Sarkin Pawa and Minna on…
EKITI: MOTHER, SON KIDNAP 15 YEAR OLD GIRL, HELD HER CAPTIVE FOR 3 YEARS. Sometime in March, 2019, the victim, a 15 year old girl, left home for an extra moral lesson in preparation for her WAEC but did not return home, which was unusual of her. The victim’s parents…
The Nigerian Police Force says it is a criminal act for any of it’s officers to demand for money from any member of the public who wants to make a complain or check someone in the cell. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi stated this on Twitter while reacting…
Angry youths at Chukuku Community, on Thursday, barricaded the Kuje-Gwagwalada road during a protest over incessant kidnappings by bandits in the community. The angry youths barricaded the road with inscriptions on placards “Government should provide security to Chukuku Community”. The youths set tyres on fire on the busy road, insisting…
The police on Thursday arraigned a 20-year-old man, David Adekunle, before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly stabbing his neighbour. The defendant, who resides on Olatunji Street, Ojota, Lagos State, is being tried for alleged assault. The prosecutor, Insp Donjour Perezi, told the court that, the defendant’s neighbour, Mr Taiwo…
