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Man arrested for invading Plateau bank with bomb
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Man arrested for invading Plateau bank with bomb

A yet-to-be-identified man has been apprehended for possessing a bomb on the premises of a bank in Dadin Kowa town in the Jos South area of Plateau State. PUNCH Online gathered that immediately it was discovered that a bomb was in the suspect’s possession, an alarm was raised, and he was quickly pinned down to avert a tragedy. According to a post by security analyst Zagazola Makama on X on Tuesday, the vigilante security at the bank prevented the attack when they spotted the suspect. Upset by the development, an angry mob descended on the suspect and reportedly demanded that he should be killed. The suspect was later handed over to the police for proper investigation. A picture attached to Makama’s post showed that the bomb was strapped around the suspect’s belly. ...
EFCC nabs 26 suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt
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EFCC nabs 26 suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Command, has arrested 26 suspected internet fraudsters at the Nigeria Television Authority and Choba axes of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that they were arrested following credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet-related activities. EFCC’s Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said items recovered from them included different brands of phones, laptops and six exotic cars. He added that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations were concluded. Kindly Share this Story Kindly leave your comment, like and share this story: FOR MORE INFO, TRENDING AND BREAKING NEWS UPDATE, LIVE STREAM JOIN OUR FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, TIKTOK AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL...
Woman arrested for trafficking Ogun student to Libya
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Woman arrested for trafficking Ogun student to Libya

A middle aged woman, Abike Olonade, has been arrested for allegedly trafficking a 16 year old student to Libya. DAILY POST reports that the victim whose name has been kept under wrap is a student of Adeoye Lambo Secondary School in Obada Oko, Ogun State. Police spokesman, Omolola Odutola confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday in Abeokuta. Odutola said the suspect confessed trafficking the victim to libya. “One Abike Olonade has been arrested for trafficking 16 year old student of Ademoye Lambo Secondary School in Obada Oko Ogun State. “She confessed that the victim have been trafficked to Libya,” the statement reads. Kindly Share this Story Kindly leave your comment, like and share this story: FOR MORE INFO, TRENDING AND BREAKING NEWS UPDATE, LIVE S...
Man who stole Jackie Robinson statue is facing 19 years in prison after pleading guilty
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Man who stole Jackie Robinson statue is facing 19 years in prison after pleading guilty

A 45-year-old man who stole and destroyed American baseball legend, Jackie Robinson statue in Kansas is now facing 19 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges including on Thursday, May 9.  Recall that the large Jackie statue was stolen on January 25 from a youth baseball park in Wichita. It was later found burned and destroyed days later at a nearby park. While multiple people were captured on surveillance video taking the statue, only one person, Ricky Alderete, has been arrested and charged. Alderete could be headed away for nearly two decades, after admitting his role in the crime in court this week. Prosecutors said Alderete pled guilty to aggravated burglary, aggravated criminal damage to property, interference with law enfo...
South African woman allegedly raped and murdered by her friend’s boyfriend while babysitting their children
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South African woman allegedly raped and murdered by her friend’s boyfriend while babysitting their children

A South African woman, Tracy Smeers, was allegedly raped and stabbed to death by her friend's boyfriend.  An NGO, Women For Change, disclosed this in a post on Friday, May 10, 2024.  According to the post, the incident happened on May 4 in Brits, North West .  It is alleged that Tracy was babysitting for friends, as the couple wanted to go out. The friend’s boyfriend allegedly came back later that night, telling his girlfriend he was checking on the children.  While Tracy was sleeping, the father of the children she was babysitting, allegedly attacked her. He then allegedly raped her before stabbing her to death. Meanwhile, Tracy was laid to rest on Friday, May 10. Kindly Share this Story Kindly leave your comment, like...
Motorcyclist arrested for raping female passenger in Ogun
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Motorcyclist arrested for raping female passenger in Ogun

Ogun State Police Command has arrested a commercial motorcyclist, Afeez Mustapha, for allegedly sexually assaulting a female passenger.  The spokesperson of the command, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday, May 10, 2024, said the suspect was conveying the victim to a destination when he suddenly changed direction by taking another route.  Upon getting to a desolate location, he took advantage of the lone victim and allegedly raped her. The PPRO added that Mustapha had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation. “Commercial motorcycle rider arrested for rape on May 9, 2024. One Afeez Mustapha is in SCID for sexual assault of a female passenger, after diverting to a route different from that o...
JUST IN : EFCC arrests 21 suspected fraudsters in Uyo
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JUST IN : EFCC arrests 21 suspected fraudsters in Uyo

Twenty one suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, made this known in a statement on Friday. The anti-graft agency said the suspected cybercriminals were arrested at different locations within Akwa Ibom State. It said, five of the suspects were arrested at ‘Laundering Lounge’, Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo, on Monday May 6, 2024, while sixteen others were arrested on Tuesday May 7, 2024, at Church Road, off Calabar Itu Road, Uyo. Items recovered from them include, two luxurious cars, nine laptops, 28 smart phones and two wrist watches. The Commission further stated that they will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded. Kindly...
39 suspected internet fraudsters arrested in Benin
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39 suspected internet fraudsters arrested in Benin

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 39 suspected internet fraudsters in the state. The commission in a statement on Friday, said the suspects were arrested at different locations within Benin City. Their arrest followed actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in computer- related fraud. Items recovered from them include eight exotic cars – two Mercedes-Benz GLK 350, two Mercedes Benz C300, two Lexus RX350, Toyota Camry, Lexus ES350, laptops and phones The anti-graft agency added that they will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded. Kindly Share this Story Kindly leave your comment, like and share this story: FOR MORE INFO, TRENDING AND BREAKING NEWS UPDATE, LIVE ...
Man arrested for raping 14-year-old female hawker in Ogun
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Man arrested for raping 14-year-old female hawker in Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested Akinyode Rasaq, accused of defiling a 14-year-old hawker (name withheld) in the Bode Olude area of Abeokuta. The incident occurred at about 10 am on Sunday, May 5, 2024, when the teenage girl left the home to hawk Moi Moi. It was gathered that the culprit allegedly approached the teenage hawker, pretending to be interested in buying Moi Moi. According to Punch, the suspect refused to pay her (the teenage girl) after purchasing N1000 worth of the food item, insisting that he would only do so after he finished eating. “She left home to hawk. The suspect was believed to have chased her and persuaded her to sell the steamed bean cake to him," a divisional police source told the publication  "He said she had to wait for him ...
Masked man chokes woman on street and drags her unconscious body between cars to r@pe her {VIDEO}
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Masked man chokes woman on street and drags her unconscious body between cars to r@pe her {VIDEO}

Horrifying video shows the moment a masked man used a belt to choke a woman unconscious on a Bronx street, before dragging her to the ground and raping her between two cars in a sickening attack. The terrifying ordeal unfolded around 3 a.m. May 1 as the pervert followed the 45-year-old victim, who was walking on the sidewalk at East 152nd Street and Third Avenue, cops said.  Video shows the man whipping out a belt, and creeping up to the woman from behind before flinging it around the woman’s neck. He drags the victim several feet down to the pavement until she loses consciousness. He then drags the woman between two cars, where he rapes her.  The man fled the scene after the attack and has not been caught.  The NYPD’s Special Victims Unit is inves...
NAFDAC uncovers illegal alcohol factory with products worth N50m in Badagry
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NAFDAC uncovers illegal alcohol factory with products worth N50m in Badagry

NAFDAC enforcement officers, aided by intelligence from the Nigerian Army's 15 Field Engineering Regiment in Badagry, have dismantled the operations of Mr Chinedu Okafor, an illegal drinks manufacturer operating from his residence at No. 24, MTN Road, Badagry. According to a statement from the agency, Okafor's suspicious activities caught the attention of the Nigerian Army, leading to his arrest and subsequent handover to NAFDAC officers at the Ports Inspection Directorate, Seme Border. Upon inspection, officers evacuated all equipment and materials used in the production of illicit drinks, effectively shutting down the illegal factory. Investigations revealed Okafor's longstanding involvement in this criminal activity, which has potentially compromised regulated alcohol drinks in th...
EFCC arrests 29 internet fraudsters in Gwarimpa and Katampe axis of Abuja.
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EFCC arrests 29 internet fraudsters in Gwarimpa and Katampe axis of Abuja.

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command on Wednesday arrested 29 suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects were arrested at the Apo, Gwarimpa and Katampe axis of Abuja. The anti-graft agency in a statement said their arrest followed actionable intelligence about their suspected involvement in internet fraud. Items seized from the suspects include 43 phones of different makes, six vehicles and two smartwatches. it added that they will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded. Kindly Share this Story Kindly leave your comment, like and share this story: FOR MORE INFO, TRENDING AND BREAKING NEWS UPDATE, LIVE STREAM JOIN OUR FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, TIKTOK AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL @OFFICIALSNOWTV ...
10-year-old boy among six suspected phone snatchers, robbers and thugs arrested in Niger state
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10-year-old boy among six suspected phone snatchers, robbers and thugs arrested in Niger state

Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested six suspected phone snatchers, robbers and thugs in Minna and another from Katcha. Spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, said the suspects, including a 10-year-old, broke into a residence within Minna and carted away mobile phones.  "On 04/5/2024 at about 1900hrs, based on credible intelligence, Police operatives attached to the Intelligence Department arrested the following suspected notorious phone snatchers and thugs. The suspects are; Abdullahi Muhammed 25yrs of Opposite Odu'oye Quarters, Zakari Ahmad, 10yrs of Fadikpe, Aminu Ismail 16yrs of Kutirko, Mukhtar Abdullahi 18yrs of Kutirko, Sule Attahiru 25yrs of Rafin-Yashi and Shamsudeen Sabiu 20yrs...
21-year-old woman shot dead by her boyfriend in South Africa
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21-year-old woman shot dead by her boyfriend in South Africa

A 21-year-old woman, Sindisiwe Buhle Mkhize, was allegedly shot dead by her boyfriend in Mabopane, Pretoria,  South Africa. Women For Change, a non-profit organization that advocates for the constitutional rights of women and children in South Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The incident occurred on 3 May 2024. According to the statement, the boyfriend fled the scene and has not been arrested as yet.  Sindisiwe left behind her little son.  Kindly Share this Story Kindly leave your comment, like and share this story: FOR MORE INFO, TRENDING AND BREAKING NEWS UPDATE, LIVE STREAM JOIN OUR FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, TIKTOK AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL @OFFICIALSNOWTV https://youtu.be/aQcWs78gg_A
Gunmen abduct 13 in Abuja community, demand N900m ransom
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Gunmen abduct 13 in Abuja community, demand N900m ransom

Gunmen have kidnapped 13 persons in Piko, a remote community in the Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.  It was gathered that the incident which occurred on Sunday, May 5, 2024, lasted for over an hour, without any challenge from either the vigilante group or other security agencies. A close source to the community said that the Maidakin of the community, Chief John Jatau has confirmed that 10 residents were kidnapped from his domain, including 4 nomadic Fulani herdsmen. He noted that out of the four Fulani people, one escaped from the kidnappers’ custody. He further disclosed that Maidakin said the kidnappers are demanding a ransom of N900 million.  He identified some of the victims as; Nuhu Anyiwoyi, Emmanuel Nuhu, Danjuma Ali, Parisa Numa, ...
Court sentences man to life imprisonment for raping 8-year-old girl in Cross River
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Court sentences man to life imprisonment for raping 8-year-old girl in Cross River

A 25-year-old man, Aniedi Mfon has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping an eight years old girl in Calabar, Cross River State. Justice Blessing Egwu, presiding over Family Court 2 of the High Court, Calabar, sentenced Aniedi to prison on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, after he was found guilty of the crime committed on 27 September 2022. Delivering her judgement, Justice Egwu lamented the high prevalence of rape.  The court awarded the sum of one (1) million Naira fine in favor of the survivor. The case was fought by Basic Rights Council Initiative (BRCI) a non-profit organization focused on fighting rape, witchcraft branding, human rights abuse, and other repressive practices. Reacting to the judgment, the Principal Counsel for BRIC, Barrister James Ibor, thanked the ...
Delta police arrest man for stabbing sugar mummy to death {VIDEO}
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Delta police arrest man for stabbing sugar mummy to death {VIDEO}

Men of the Delta state police command have arrested a suspected murderer identified as Akpoveta School for allegedly murdering his sugar mummy, Glory Akpaku, over her failure to give him back the money she was helping him save. The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, disclosed this on his X handle on Tuesday, May 7. The caption reads "I share stories like this so we can learn from the mistakes of others.  So this suspect Akpoveta school allegedly murdered his sugar mummy Glory Akpaku over her failure to give him back the money she was helping him save. When asked why he did he said 'NA DEVIL WORK' pls watch and share." Watch a video of the suspect confessing to the crime below https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6rBLktN6HU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link...
Police arrest suspected fake doctor operating in Ikorodu {VIDEO}
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Police arrest suspected fake doctor operating in Ikorodu {VIDEO}

The Onikan zone 2 police command headquarters in Lagos has arrested Tayo Shakirudeen, the Managing Director (MD) of Skylink Medical Centre in Elepe-Ikorodu, suspected of operating as a fraudulent medical practitioner and using forged credentials. Acting on intelligence gathered from the Elepe community regarding the activities of Shakirudeen, a team of detectives, spearheaded by SP Mariam Ogunmolasuyi, swiftly moved to arrest the suspect. Following a search carried out in his facility, two suspected forged certificates, one from Obafemi Awolowo University in Osun state and the other from the Nigeria Medical and Dental Council, were found in his facility that has now been sealed. In a statement signed by the command’s public relations officer, SP Ayuba Umma, the suspect confessed t...
Court remands man,30, for allegedly raping 11-year-old girl in Edo
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Court remands man,30, for allegedly raping 11-year-old girl in Edo

A High Court in Benin City, Edo State on Monday, May 6, ordered the remand of one Osasumwen Vincent, at a correctional facility for allegedly raping an 11 years old girl.  The suspect was arraigned on one count charge bordering on rape.  He, however, pleaded not guilty. Justice Efe Ikponmwonba subsequently adjourned the case until June 10 for a hearing. The state prosecutor, Hamma Iyamu, earlier said the suspect sometime in October 2022 at Ohovbe Quarters in Benin Juridical Division forcefully raped an 11-years old girl. According to the prosecution, the suspect committed an offence contrary to section 4 and punishable under section 5 (1) of the Edo State Violence Against Persons (prohibition) law, 2021. “The suspect committed the offence in October 2022 at Ohov...
Man murders his Cousin and childhood friend, sells body parts to ritualists
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Man murders his Cousin and childhood friend, sells body parts to ritualists

Men of the Ondo state police command have arrested a middle-aged man identified as Dolapo Daniel Babalola for killing his childhood friend, Opeyemi Oyelakin, before stealing his motorcycle. According to the police, Babalola said he sold the motorcycle in Ibadan and went on to dismember Opeyemi’s body part, selling it to ritualists in Ibadan, Oyo state capital.  The suspect also confessed to killing his cousin and three other people but said he could not confirm if all his victims died after hitting them with sticks or stones before stealing their motorcycles. Police investigations revealed that Babalola also operated in Kabba, Kogi where he killed an Okada rider and killed another victim in Ife along Ilesha road in Osun state in April 2023. ‘’In June 2023, he killed anoth...
Police arrest man who specialize in stealing phones during church service
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Police arrest man who specialize in stealing phones during church service

The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested one Babatunde Olaoluwa who specializes in stealing phones at worship centers. He was apprehended after carting away seven mobile phones during a service at Christ Apostolic Church, Ayegbaju-Ekiti. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the public relations officer of the Command, DSP Sunday Abutu. “The suspect, who went to the church pretending to be one of their members, studied the worshippers and in the euphoria of praises, made away with seven phones. “The suspect, during interrogation, confessed to have been operating around Oye and Ayegbaju-Ekiti, with churches as his target. He further confessed to have stolen a lot of phones from the Redeemed Christian Church of God and New Reality Christian Center, all in Oye-Ekiti. “...
Police arrest notorious armed robber who invaded female hostel in Niger State
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Police arrest notorious armed robber who invaded female hostel in Niger State

Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested one of the armed robbers who robbed students of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, of their valuables at a female hostel in Bosso. Spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, May 2, said seven phones and other items belonging to the students were recovered from the suspect.  “On 01/5/2024 at about 0300hrs, a distress call was received that suspected robbers were robbing female students in their hostel in the Bosso area of Minna,” the statement read.  “The Police patrol team attached to Bosso Div quickly rushed to the scene and arrested one Mustapha Musa 19yrs of Old Kwata area of Bosso from the ceiling at the scene.” The following exhibits were recov...
FCT police arrests two women for child trafficking in Abuja (photos)
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FCT police arrests two women for child trafficking in Abuja (photos)

The operatives of the FCT police command, on April 27, arrested two female suspects, Kulu Dogonyaro and Elizabeth Ojah, in connection with the trafficking of five children.  The suspects who attempted to escape arrest from Sokoto police operatives, were intercepted and arrested by FCT police operatives at Kagini junction, Abuja, while suspiciously conveying five (5) children into the Federal Capital Territory. Confirming the arrest to newsmen, the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement released, said the command has handed the suspects and victims over to Sokoto state police command for further investigation and onward prosecution. She added that the Commissioner of police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, has urged parents to pay utmost attention to their wards wh...
Update: 14-year-old British-Nigerian boy, Daniel Anjorin named as boy killed by sword-wielding man in London
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Update: 14-year-old British-Nigerian boy, Daniel Anjorin named as boy killed by sword-wielding man in London

A teenage boy who was killed during a sword rampage in Hainault, east London has been named as Daniel Anjorin.  The 14-year-old boy died in hospital after the Tuesday, April 30, 2024 attack, in which four other people, including two police officers, were injured.  The victim’s mother was a teacher at Holy Family Catholic School in Waltham Forest.  The suspect is now in police custody, the Met has said.  The 36-year-old man, pictured with a beard and wearing a yellow hooded jumper, was arrested on suspicion of murder. Immediately after his arrest he was taken to hospital due to the injuries from when he crashed his van into a fence. The force said they had “so far” found no previous police contact with the suspect. The Metropolitan Pol...
75-year old man arrested for defiling 8-year-old girl in Anambra
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75-year old man arrested for defiling 8-year-old girl in Anambra

A 75-year-old barber, Nwankwo Nweke has been arrested for defiling an 8-year-old girl in Awka, the Anambra State capital.  The suspect, who hails from Isi Agu in Awka South local government area of the state, confessed to the crime, claiming that ‘temptation that made him have carnal knowledge of the girl.’ The suspect pleaded for mercy and promised to be of good behaviour if the state government pardoned him. The parents of the victim, Mr John and Mrs Ogochukwu Ugwuanyi explained that they sent their child to get something at a nearby shop around 7pm. When she came back they noticed the items weren't complete and asked her to return to the shop after which they started looking for her. The parents stated that they quickly went to the shop to look for her but didn't see he...
Edo Police foil Vikings cult initiation in Ekpoma, arrest 35 suspects
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Edo Police foil Vikings cult initiation in Ekpoma, arrest 35 suspects

Operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit of the Edo State Police Command have foiled a cult initiation and arrested 35 suspected cultists in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State.   The spokesperson of the command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, said the arrest followed an intelligence report that some students suspected to be members of the Vikings cult group converged in an undisclosed location for the initiation ceremony.  The PPRO said an anti-cult team carried out the operations on April 27 and 28, 2024.  "In continuation of the Edo State Police Commands' onslaught against cult activities in Edo State, the operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit of the Command on Saturday 27th April 2024 stormed the city o...
Top Eight Countries Where Nigerian Bank Customers Fell Victim To Fraud In 2023
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Top Eight Countries Where Nigerian Bank Customers Fell Victim To Fraud In 2023

The 2023 Annual Fraud Landscape report by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) revealed an alarming trend of international fraud targeting customers of Nigerian banks. Over the past half-decade, Nigeria’s financial sphere has witnessed a notable uptick in fraudulent activities, closely paralleling the expansion of digital payment transactions. Specifically, the annual tally of fraud cases has skyrocketed by 112%, climbing from 44,947 cases in 2019 to 95,620 in 2023.  Simultaneously, the financial losses attributed to fraud have surged dramatically by 496%, soaring from ₦2.9 billion in 2019 to ₦17.67 billion in 2023.  Additionally, the ratio of total reported fraud value to the total transaction value over the past five years has experienced a sli...
Seven Nigerian pickers arrested in U.S. for laundering $8 million scam proceeds to Yahoo Boys
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Seven Nigerian pickers arrested in U.S. for laundering $8 million scam proceeds to Yahoo Boys

Seven Nigerian men who acted as middlemen to receive $8 million proceeds of romance scams from the victims of Nigerian Internet fraudsters infamously called Yahoo Boys have been arrested and charged to court.  The suspects were identified as Bolanle Christina Odeyale, 39, Forney, Texas; Oghenemine Jeffrey Agbroko, 34, of Nigeria; Charles Owhonigho Emurotu, 40, of Ontario, Canada; Jimmy Iwezu, 44, of Forney, Texas; Lori Tsoritse, 38, of Nigeria; Christopher Onyedikachi Okereke, 38, of Nigeria; and Rukevwe Solomon Ologban, 44, of Grand Prairie, Texas, from March 2018 through June 2019, working with a group of individuals in the District of Utah, aka the Utah Money Transmitters, who agreed to help overseas operators launder money obtained from the romance scheme. The primary oper...
Traffic robbers who attacked DPO, stole her phone and left her with cutlass injury arrested in Lagos
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Traffic robbers who attacked DPO, stole her phone and left her with cutlass injury arrested in Lagos

Three armed robbers who attacked a Divisional Police Officer in Lagos state, Abaniwonda Tokunbo, have been arrested.  According to the police, the assailants on April 9 attacked the DPO with cutlasses and other dangerous weapons while she was commuting on Otedola Bridge. It was gathered that the assailants made away with the DPO's phone and left her with a cutlass injury on her back. The police later received intelligence that the assailants were lodged at a hotel in Akute, Ajuwon area in Ogun state. The hotel was immediately raided and the ring leader identified as Tochukwu Nonso, 29, aka Thug Life was arrested alongside his accomplice, Chidera Christopher, 25. Investigation by the police showed that the suspects forcefully snatched the handset from the DPO before inflicting...
Two notorious Nigerian drug kingpins sentenced to life imprisonment for cocaine trafficking
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Two notorious Nigerian drug kingpins sentenced to life imprisonment for cocaine trafficking

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced two notorious drug kingpins: Uwaezuoke Ikenna Christian and Agbo Chidike Prince, to life imprisonment for cocaine trafficking.  Director, Media & Advocacy of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, who announced this in a statement on Sunday, April 28, 2024, said the sentences bring an end to their years of criminal enterprise of exporting cocaine across continents following their arrest and diligent prosecution by the anti-narcotics agency.  According to the statement, 43-year-old businessman Uwaezuoke's journey to a lifetime in jail began when he was first arrested by NDLEA operatives on 19th March 2022 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja during the inward clearance of Ethiopian Airli...
Nigerian man, his wife and 11 others arrested in Vietnam for alleged money laundrey
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Nigerian man, his wife and 11 others arrested in Vietnam for alleged money laundrey

A 28-year-old Nigerian man was arrested in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam for allegedly forming over 250 companies to launder money for other foreign-based criminals. Eneh Davidson Caleb, along with his Vietnamese wife Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, 35, and 11 others were arrested on Saturday, April 27, 2024, by HCMC police on charges of money laundering and illegally trafficking money across borders. Earlier this month, police received reports about a company in Ukraine that had been conned by a criminal group using forged email addresses. The company had agreed to transfer money into certain bank accounts in HCMC per the fraudsters’ request. By tracing the money flow, police discovered that the money was transferred several times before being withdrawn and brought to Cambodia. I...
Charcoal producers, exporters association president jailed over N7m fraud
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Charcoal producers, exporters association president jailed over N7m fraud

Justice H.H. Kereng of the Gombe State High Court has sentenced the President of the National Association of Charcoal Producers and Exporters, NACPE, Edu Babatunde Azeez, to one year in prison over a fraud case involving N7 million. Azeez and his company, Ablims Limited, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy and obtaining under false pretenses. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe State Zonal Command, arraigned Azeez and his company following a petition filed by Ayanbisi Ismail, who alleged that Azeez defrauded him of N7,183,750, and all efforts to get a refund proved abortive. The charges stated that Azeez and his company fraudulently obtained the money in December 2022, falsely representing it as payment for exporting charcoal to Saudi Arabia. The tw...
EFCC arraigns two Chinese nationals and their company for alleged Illegal mining in Ilorin
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EFCC arraigns two Chinese nationals and their company for alleged Illegal mining in Ilorin

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, April 22, 2024, arraigned two Chinese:  Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi alongside their company, Ebuy Concept Limited before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin over alleged illegal mining activities.   A statement released by the commission says specifically, that the defendants were arraigned on one count bordering on possession of solid minerals without licence and non-payment of royalties to the Federal Government as required by law. The charge reads “That you, Ebuy Trading Worldwide Nig.LTD, Duan Ya Hong, Xiao Yi sometime in February 2024 at Banni, in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, witho...
Reaction as 74-year-old woman robs bank at gunpoint after losing her life savings to online scammers
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Reaction as 74-year-old woman robs bank at gunpoint after losing her life savings to online scammers

A 74-year-old woman has been arrested and charged after she robbed a bank in Ohio at gunpoint. Ann Mayers, 74, who robbed an Ohio credit union last week, April 19, is a victim of an online scam who may have been trying to solve her financial problems, according to her relatives. Mayers faces counts of aggravated robbery with a firearm and tampering with evidence in Friday's robbery in Fairfield Township, north of Cincinnati.  The second charge stems from Mayers' decision to toss her clothing out the car window while making her way home after the robbery, according to the complaint. If convicted, Mayers could face up to 15 years in prison. She remained jailed Wednesday, April 24, on a $100,000 bond pending an initial court appearance, and court records don't list...
Reaction as mob burn two suspected motorcycle snatchers to death in Benue
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Reaction as mob burn two suspected motorcycle snatchers to death in Benue

Two men who allegedly snatched a motorcycle and were attempting to rob their victims were burnt to death by a mob in Makurdi, Benue State capital. DAILY POST gathered that the incident took place at about 12 to 1 am on Friday, in the Nyon area, a suburb of Makurdi. A witness account said the suspects were apprehended and lynched after a commercial motorcyclist popularly called Okada man raised alarm while the two suspects were struggling to rob him of the Okada. A witness who identified himself simply as Terna narrated that according to the Okada man, he picked both passengers from Katsina Ala street in the High-Level area of Makurdi town heading to Nyon. He said “They told me to bring them to Nyon, a suburb in Makurdi. On getting there, they directed me into a street which I f...
Osun police arrest herbalist and three others who killed woman for money ritual
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Osun police arrest herbalist and three others who killed woman for money ritual

The Osun State Police Command has arrested four suspects who allegedly conspired and killed a 45-year-old woman for money ritual in Ibadan, Oyo State. The spokesperson of the command, SP Yemisi Opalola, made this known during the parade of the suspects in Osogbo on Friday, April 19, 2024.  Opalola said that the suspects’ arrest followed a report of a missing person lodged by the son of the woman at the Apomu Police Division in Osun. “On March 18, at 5:10p.m., a complainant reported at Apomu Division that on March 13, at about 10:00am, his mother, Usman Aminat, 45, left home for lyana Ajia-lbadan, Oyo State to pay a visit to Onifade Oyekanmi,” the PPRO said.  "He stated that since his mother left home, her cell phones were switched off and her whereabout was un...
Teen squatter who killed homeowner by stomping her to death after she discovered them at her home are identified
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Teen squatter who killed homeowner by stomping her to death after she discovered them at her home are identified

Two teenagers allegedly killed a mother who found them squatting and stuffed her body in a duffel bag in a New York City apartment Kensly Alston, 18, and Halley Tejada, 19, are accused of murdering Nadia Vitels, 52, who discovered the intruders inside her late mother’s Manhattan apartment.  Vitels’ body was found in a bag in the closet of her mom’s 19th-floor apartment with blunt force injuries to her head, a brain injury, two broken ribs and several fractures, according to police.  On March 10, Vitels dropped off items at the apartment on East 31st Street to prepare it for relatives to stay there, said authorities.  Shortly after, Alston and Tejada were captured on CCTV walking in the lobby of the building and broke in to squat there. Two days later, Vitels r...
Mother who admitted to smothering her 2-month-old baby to death with pillow while high on meth is found not guilty
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Mother who admitted to smothering her 2-month-old baby to death with pillow while high on meth is found not guilty

An Indianapolis mother who admitted to smothering her crying baby to death with a pillow to make her stop crying has been allowed to walk free.  Dacia Lacey, 32, became overwhelmed and hid her face in her hands when a controversial judge, Mark Stoner, found her not guilty of neglect of a dependent resulting in the 2022 death of her daughter, Alona, who she smothered while high on meth. The mom was cleared even though the judge told her it was “a case that happens when you’re a bad parent. “ “There are some things you can never do. You can never have sole possession of your children and go out and use drugs,” Stoner said. “You’re not innocent, but you’re not guilty of what the state has charged you with.” Lacey, who faced up to 40 years in prison if convicted, dropped her h...
Police nab Lagos bus driver for “unlawful possession of pistols”
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Police nab Lagos bus driver for “unlawful possession of pistols”

The Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Azeez Babatunde, a minibus driver, over alleged unlawful possession of pistols, in the Maroko area of the state.  Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson, disclosed the arrest on Thursday, April 18.  Hundeyin said the officers, who were on patrol, arrested the suspect as his accomplices fled.  He added that two locally-made pistols, two unexpended cartridges and a knife were recovered during a search of the vehicle. “At about 5:00 a.m., anti-crime patrol officers from Maroko Division noticed a minibus do a quick U-turn upon sighting them on Hakeem Dickson Street,” Hundeyin wrote on X.  “The officers went in pursuit, but six persons jumped out of the vehicle, running in different directions.  “...
UPDATE : Police arrest suspect over murder of final year ABSU student
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UPDATE : Police arrest suspect over murder of final year ABSU student

The police have arrested a suspect over the murder of Emmanuel Uche, a final-year student of the Abia State University (ABSU). Uche was relentlessly chased and shot dead by suspected cultists in March 2024. A disturbing video of the incident showed the victim desperately trying to escape as he crawled through an untarred road before his killers caught up with him.  Uche stood up and tried to flee but was shot dead by one of the attackers.  Spokesperson of Abia State Police Command, ASP Maureen Chinaka, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday, April 18, 2024, said the suspect, Emmanuel Victor, has confessed to the crime.  “On 11/3/2024, a viral video surfaced depicting the murder of Emmanuel Uche, a 500-level student of Abia State University, in fro...
Man arrested for being in possession of fake Naira notes
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Man arrested for being in possession of fake Naira notes

Police Operatives serving in Abakaliki (AI) Road Police Division of the Enugu State Command on April 10 arrested one Mmaduabuchi Okonkwo, 24, of Mkpologu, Emene, Enugu, at the Old IMT Bus Stop, Abakaliki Road, Enugu. The suspect's arrest is the sequel to his alleged possession and transaction of counterfeited Naira notes. A total of forty thousand Naira (₦40,000.00) suspected counterfeited one thousand denominated Naira notes were recovered from him. A preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect boarded a minibus from New Haven Junction to Old IMT Bus Stop, Enugu, and gave the driver one of the counterfeited notes. The driver, however, scrutinized and observed that the currency was fake, thereby raising an alarm that led to the suspect's arrest. Upon interrogation, the sus...
EFCC arraigns lawyer and father-in-law for forgery
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EFCC arraigns lawyer and father-in-law for forgery

The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, April 15, 2024, arraigned a man, Alaba Alakija and his daughter-in-law, Oyinkansola Alakija before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on an amended two-count charge bordering on alleged conspiracy and using false documents.  One of the counts reads: “Alaba Alakija and Oyinkansola Alakija, on or about the 6th day of August, 2015 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to financially benefit from the property located at No.10, Keffi Street, South-west, Ikoyi, Lagos, conspired amongst yourselves to use a false document titled: "Vesting Deed by Dr. Omodele Alakija and Mr. Afolabi Alakija", the executors of the estate of the l...
Husband and accomplices sought for attempted murder of his wife in South Africa
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Husband and accomplices sought for attempted murder of his wife in South Africa

A 37-year-old man, Ramith Aneerudh, is being sought for the attempted murder, kidnapping and robbery of his wife in South Africa.  The 34-year-old victim contacted Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) on Sunday afternoon, April 14, requesting assistance to locate her husband and two of his accomplices.  The woman explained that on Wednesday, at approximately 13:30, her husband advised her that he needed to visit an attorney to fetch documents and wanted her to accompany him. The husband then drove them both in her white GWM with registration ND 538 455 to an isolated location in Amanzimtoti - KZN.  While questioning his intentions regarding the unusual location, a man later identified as Kyle Clayton opened her door and dragged her out of the vehicle.  Her h...
US man shoots dead female Uber driver after scammers told her to pick up parcel at his home
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US man shoots dead female Uber driver after scammers told her to pick up parcel at his home

An Ohio man has been charged with murder after he admitted to shooting an Uber driver who had been tricked by a scammer to pick up a package at his home. According to Mail Online, the fatal incident took place in the town of South Charleston on March 25 at around 11:25am. William Brock, 81, told police he had been receiving fraudulent phone calls from scammers demanding money and had been threatened by them in the weeks running up to the altercation.  One of the suspected scammers reportedly messaged Uber delivery driver Letha Hall, 61, through the app to tell her to pick up a package at Brock's home.   Hall showed up at Brock's home and according to police, 'made no threats or assaults' toward him and just asked about the package. Sca...
Pregnant woman and widow arrested over N3.2m counterfeit cash, lethal illicit substance
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Pregnant woman and widow arrested over N3.2m counterfeit cash, lethal illicit substance

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a commercial bus conveying N3.2million counterfeit cash owned by three suspects: eight-month pregnant Favour Peter, 24; Esther Adukwu, 27, and Ochigbo Michael, 39, who were arrested at Jabi Park in Abuja in a follow-up operation on Tuesday 9th April following the seizure of the fake naira notes in Lokoja, Kogi state. This was disclosed by the spokesperson of the anti-drug agency, Femi Babafemi. NDLEA officers in collaboration with men of the Nigerian Navy Ship Lugard base, Lokoja, have also intercepted 37-year-old Aliyu Lawal along Lokoja-Abuja road on Monday 8th April and recovered 620  blocks of cannabis weighing 310kg from him, while 10 sacks of the same psychoactive substance weighing 98kg were s...
Two Nigerian men arrested for allegedly selling cocaine in Thailand
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Two Nigerian men arrested for allegedly selling cocaine in Thailand

The Tourist Police in Phuket, Thailand have arrested two Nigerian men for allegedly selling cocaine.  Police in a statement at the weekend said the suspects, Harrison Chinonso Onyema, 40 and Ogadinma Promise Onyema, 41, were arrested at a parking area of a hotel on the Kata Road in Karon on Thursday, April 11, 2024.  They were taken to the Karon Police Station to face the charge of selling illegal category 2 drugs (cocaine).  Mr. Harrison is also facing an additional charge of illegally entering and staying in the Kingdom of Thailand. The two suspects plea to the charges or statements was not released to the press. Kindly Share this Story Kindly leave your comment, like and share this story: FOR MORE INFO, TRENDING AND BREAKIN...
Stepdad charged with manslaughter after 8-year-old boy died of fentanyl overdose
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Stepdad charged with manslaughter after 8-year-old boy died of fentanyl overdose

An 8-year-old Kentucky boy believed to have died from an allergic reaction to strawberries last month was actually killed by fentanyl with his stepdad now facing criminal charges in his overdose death. Elementary school student,  Trey Harris died last month of “fentanyl intoxication,” officials announced as his 33-year-old stepfather Antonio Person was charged with manslaughter on Wednesday, according to WFIE. Person and Harris were living under the same roof and it was determined that Person had drugs inside the home, according to a Madisonville police report. But questions about how the child ingested the deadly opioid remain. “It has been confirmed that the child’s death was due to a fentanyl overdose. It is still not confirmed as to whether that was intentional or acci...
Female billionaire sentenced to death for looting $44bn from Vietnam bank
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Female billionaire sentenced to death for looting $44bn from Vietnam bank

A Vietnamese billionaire, Truong My Lan, has been sentenced to death for looting one of Vietnam’s largest banks for 11 years. Truong My Lan, 67, was sentenced to death on Thursday, April 11, at the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in Ho Chi Minh City. The 67-year-old Vietnamese property developer is one of the very few women in Vietnam to be sentenced to death for a white-collar crime.  Truong My Lan was convicted of taking out $44 billion (£35 billion) in loans from the Saigon Commercial Bank. The verdict requires her to return $27 billion, a sum prosecutors said may never be retrieved.  Some believe the death penalty is the court’s way of trying to encourage her to return some of the missing billions.  About 2,700 people were summone...
South African woman sentenced to life imprisonment for burning her boyfriend to death in his car
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South African woman sentenced to life imprisonment for burning her boyfriend to death in his car

A South African woman, Nonjabulo Nokukhanya Nkosiwho, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her boyfriend, Dumisani Qwabe, 47, a ward councilor candidate.  Nkosiwho, 37, had planned to hire a hitman to kill her boyfriend but failed and instead carried out the murder on her own.  She was sentenced for murder in the Pietermaritzburg High Court..  The National Prosecuting Authority in KZN said Nkosi was in a romantic relationship with Qwabe and at some point she decided to kill him. "She approached Xolani Skhumbuzo Mtambo to arrange for a hitman to kill him, but the plan fell through,” said NPA spokesperson Natasha Ramkisson-Kara. She said Nkosi then obtained a firearm and petrol to carry out the killing by herself. “On October 25, 2021, Nk...
Couple arrested for running an alcohol adulterating factory in Ogun
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Couple arrested for running an alcohol adulterating factory in Ogun

The Zone 2 command of the Nigeria Police force have arrested a couple, who had in the past six years been illegally producing and distributing various  adulterated alcoholic beverages to markets in Lagos and Ogun states. According to a press statement released by the Zone 2 Police Public Relations Officer (ZPPRO), SP Ayuba T. Umma, the suspects, Margret Austine and her husband, Austine Idemudia (a.k.a. Baba Joshua), were arrested by the CSP Ngozi Braide-led Raider Section of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos. The operatives had acted on intelligence on the illegal production, and raided the couple's Muibi Olawumi Close residence, off Ayetoro/Itẹle Road on April 4, during which fake drinks, comprising wine, liquor, champagne and other alcoholic drinks, were recovered. A...
FCT police arrest notorious armed robbery kingpin and four others
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FCT police arrest notorious armed robbery kingpin and four others

The Federal Capital Police Command has arrested a notorious armed robbery kingpin, Chukwuemeka Oputa A.K.A. Pounds and Dollar as well as four members of his gang.  Spokesperson of the command, SP Josephine Adeh, made this known in a statement on Monday, April 8, 2024, and said the suspects confessed to being involved in the series of armed robberies and other heinous crimes in FCT.  According to the PPRO,  the suspects are also members of a confraternity cult group called Vikings. “The operatives of the FCT police command, on April 4, 2024, at about 2:00 PM, arrested one Chukwuemeka Oputa A.K.A. Pounds and Dollar 'm', 38 years old, of Umuaka, Njaba, Imo State, and the leader of an armed robbery gang responsible for series of armed robberies and other heinous crimes ...
Man murdered his wife by cutting her into 200 pieces after killing her pets
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Man murdered his wife by cutting her into 200 pieces after killing her pets

A man who murdered his wife before cutting her into more than 200 pieces had previously killed her pets in a horrifying manner. Nicholas Metson, 28, stabbed Holly Bramley, 26, at least 4 times in March 2023 before dismembering her body and storing her body parts in the kitchen larder of a flat they shared in Shuttlesworth, Lincoln, UK Joking with police officers he said she ‘might be hiding under the bed’ when they came to investigate her disappearance, Lincoln Crown Court was told. Metson then offered his school friend Joshua Hancock £50 to help with a ‘job’, which, it transpired, involved dumping Ms Bramley’s remains in the River Witham in Bassingham. Some of her body parts were found in the river on March 25 by a member of the public, who initially thought they belonged to a...
Nigerian Army intercepts large quantity of drugs in Ogun, hands over exhibits to NDLEA
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Nigerian Army intercepts large quantity of drugs in Ogun, hands over exhibits to NDLEA

Troops of the 35 Artillery Brigade have again intercepted a Mazda model vehicle with Registration Number NRK 622 SB conveying a large quantity of substance suspected to be Cannabis Sativa at Mologbede village in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State.  Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 35 Artillery Brigade, Mohammed Goni, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, said the drugs were intercepted on Friday, 29 March.  The Commander 35 Artillery Brigade, Brigadier General Mohammed Tajudeen Aminu, who commended the troops for their effort urged them to continue to remain vigilant in their various locations.  The handing over of the 441 wrapped pieces of Pawpaw-sized Cannabis Sativa weighing 223 kg and the Mazda vehicle to the Nati...
SAD : Gospel singer shot dead inside church by her husband in South Africa
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SAD : Gospel singer shot dead inside church by her husband in South Africa

A worship leader, Funanani Mbedzi, has died after she was allegedly killed inside her church by her husband during the Easter celebration.   According to South African police, the murder suspect entered the church in Makonde Shadani village, outside Thohoyandou, around 6 pm while the congregation was engaged in worship and shot at his wife multiple times. Limpopo SAPS spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba while confirming the incident, said the husband fled the scene after killing his partner. “While the motive behind this appalling incident remains unclear, domestic violence cannot be ruled out. The man handed himself over to the police yesterday after being on the run for two days.” According to Ledwaba, the suspect’s licensed firearm, believed to have been used to com...
Suspected kidnapper arrested while trying to collect ransom
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Suspected kidnapper arrested while trying to collect ransom

Kindly Share this Story Kindly leave your comment, like and share this story: The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested one Roland Raymond, 32 years, a resident of Detti village, Ganye LGA, for the offense of criminal intimidation associated with kidnapping. The suspect was arrested following a report by Alhaji Yahya Congo and Abraham Paul, who stated that the suspect called them via phone and demanded the sum of 600,000 Naira or risk being kidnapped. Upon receipt of the complaints, the police in Ganye Division, in collaboration with hunters, swiftly mobilized and arrested the suspect at the point of collecting the demanded money. Confirming the arrest, the spokesperson of the command, The suspect will be Charged to Court after investigation. https://youtu.be...
NDLEA intercepts Qatar-bound illicit drugs concealed in African salad and dried vegetables
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NDLEA intercepts Qatar-bound illicit drugs concealed in African salad and dried vegetables

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have detained a 35-year-old lady, Chidinma Chinenye Agbazue after she was caught attempting to export 20 parcels of cannabis sativa weighing 10.70 kilograms concealed in African salad popularly called Abacha and dried vegetables to Doha, Qatar through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos state. NDLEA officers at the Lagos airport working in partnership with men of the Department of State Security had on Thursday 28th March intercepted Chidinma, an outbound passenger from Lagos to Doha, on Qatar Airways during clearance of passengers at the screening point of terminal 11 of the MMIA. Preliminary investigation revealed that Chidinma was based in Qatar but returned to Nigeria last December for Christm...
Reaction as Ten year old strangles age mate during an argument on a football pitch in Lagos
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Reaction as Ten year old strangles age mate during an argument on a football pitch in Lagos

The Lagos state police command has commenced an investigation after a ten-year-old identified as Israel Ogunleye was allegedly strangled by one Evbota Ezekiel, who is also ten years old, in the Ejigbo area of the state on March 28. According to the police, the father of the deceased reported that his son was playing football with some boys at Oluwole Street, Powerline in Ejigbo where his mother's shop is situated. The bereaved father told the police that the boys had an argument and in the process,  Emmanuel allegedly held his son by the neck and strangled him until he died. Police authorities immediately moved to the scene of the incident where they found the boy's body and immediately moved it to the General Hospital Isolo where doctors confirmed him dead on arrival. The bo...
Woman arrested with 57 pellets of cocaine hidden in her private part at Kenya airport
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Woman arrested with 57 pellets of cocaine hidden in her private part at Kenya airport

Anti-narcotics detectives have arrested five suspects believed to be part of a large cocaine-smuggling ring after intercepting a woman with 57 pellets of cocaine hidden in her private part at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).  The Directorate of Criminal Investigations in a statement on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, said the primary suspect, Apoko Damaris Adhiambo, had concealed the pellets in her underwear when she was flagged down at JKIA's terminal A1 central screening area just before boarding a Madagascar-bound plane on Tuesday.  Upon interrogation, the suspect revealed she was recruited into the cocaine smuggling syndicate by one Harriet Asaba, a woman living in Nairobi.  Using forensic technologies, detectives tracked Asaba to Accra Road in Nairobi...
Mother reacts after Chinese businessman was sentenced to death for killing her daughter in Kano
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Mother reacts after Chinese businessman was sentenced to death for killing her daughter in Kano

Hajiya Fatima Zubairu, the mother of Ummulkhulsum “Ummita” Buhari who was killed by her Chinese boyfriend, Frank Geng Quarong, has commended the death sentence given to Quarong by the Kano State High Court. Quarong, who is resident in Kano, was convicted on one count of culpable homicide, and sentenced to death by hanging. Speaking with newsmen after the sentencing, the victim’s mother expressed satisfaction with the judge’s decision.  She said, “I am extremely sad I lost my daughter, but I am satisfied justice has been served," Kindly Share this Story Kindly leave your comment, like and share this story: FOR MORE INFO, TRENDING AND BREAKING NEWS UPDATE, LIVE STREAM JOIN OUR FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, TIKTOK AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL @OFFICIALSNOWTV ...
Married man arrested for allegedly raping his landlord’s 11-year-old daughter in Delta
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Married man arrested for allegedly raping his landlord’s 11-year-old daughter in Delta

A 39-year-old man, Ernest Okporu, has been arrested for allegedly raping his landlord's 11-year-old daughter in Osubi town, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. Human rights activist, Kelvin Ejumudo, who disclosed this on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, said the suspect is currently cooling off in detention at the Orerokpe police station.  According to Mr. Ejumudo, the incident happened on Saturday 23rd March 2024.  "One Mr Ernest Okporu, 39 years of age and married has allegedly raped and defile the daughter of his landlord on Saturday 23rd March 2024 in the Osubi area of Delta state," he wrote.  "I got a distress call from the mother of the little girl and well meaning Deltans that a minor has been raped and defiled. The little girl said Mr Ernest asked her to ...
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