Sixteen people, including a bride, have regained their freedom after spending 57 days in captivity following their abduction in Bauchi State. The victims were kidnapped on January 10, 2026, when gunmen attacked a wedding convoy belonging to the family of Malam Abubakar Santuraki Ubandoman Lim in Gwammadaji town, Dull B Ward, Tafawa Balewa Local Government…
The Benue Head of Mbajiir in Tongov, Katsina-Ala Zaki Sughter Agenbeer, from his home in Une Tongov community. According to reports, the attackers took the victim into the bush and killed him, accusing him of providing information about their activities to security agencies. The DPO of Katsina-Ala, in coordination with the DPO of Ukum, mobilized…
An Akure Magistrate Court has ordered the remand of a 17-year-old student, Ilesanmi Emmanuel, in a juvenile correctional facility for allegedly striking a 13-year-old schoolgirl, Olamide Kadiri, with a metal belt and causing a serious eye injury. The incident was said to have occurred on February 19, 2026, at about 7:41 a.m. at Mooreb Idea…
A 40-year-old Ghanaian man, Derrick Van Yeboah, has pleaded guilty in the United States to his role in a large-scale online fraud scheme that targeted victims through romance scams and business email compromise, stealing more than $100 million. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Van Yeboah, on Friday, March 6, admitted to conspiracy to…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), through its Abuja Zonal Directorate, has arraigned a Chinese national, Zhang Wen Hao, before Justice Ibrahim Shekarau of the Nasarawa State High Court sitting in Mararaba. Zhang was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on cheating. According to the charge, Zhang allegedly induced one Paul Yichol with the…
A High Court in the Ogbaru Judicial Division of Anambra State has sentenced a vigilante operative, Onyeka Eze, to d3ath by hanging for the murder of a phone repairer, Anayo Ugbo. The judgment was delivered on Thursday, March 5, 2026 by the Administrative Judge, Justice Charles Okaa, who found Eze guilty of the offence.…
A 40-year-old woman, Nafisat Lateef, was on Thursday, March 5, remanded by a magistrate’s court in Ondo State over allegations that she poisoned her tenant’s three-year-old son following a disagreement with the child’s mother. Lateef was arraigned before the court on charges related to the unlawful administration of a harmful substance. According to the charge…
Police in Edo State have arrested a 45-year-old hunter, Kehinde Adetunji, for allegedly masterminding the kidnapping and murder of his friend, Edafe Oghenekome, in Utese Village, Ovia Southwest Local Government Area of the state. Reports indicate that Oghenekome had recently sold pineapples from his farm worth millions of naira. Shortly after the sale, he and…
After 13 years in hiding, an alleged notorious drug kingpin, Reginald Peter Chidiebere, has been taken into custody following the seizure of large consignments of cocaine and heroin linked to him by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. In a statement issued on Sunday,…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has uncovered a suspected child trafficking ring allegedly operating under the cover of an orphanage in the Saburi area of the FCT. In a statement, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said the operation followed a petition submitted on January 29, 2026, by concerned residents of Saburi to…
