Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a man and abducted his wife during a property inspection along Golden Estate, Abba Father Avenue in Umuguma, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, over the weekend. According to a source who spoke to Leadership under anonymity, the couple had visited the area with two property…
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into two suspects arrested for allegedly being in possession of \$899,800 in counterfeit United States currency. The suspects, identified as Abubakar Hussaini (42) and Sahabi Adamu (53), were initially apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement…
Operatives from the Rumuji Division of the Rivers State Police Command have neutralized a suspected notorious kidnapper and murderer identified as David Uzoma Kamalu, also known as “M-Kaze.” The operation took place in the early hours of Tuesday, May 28, following days of intensive intelligence gathering. In an official statement, the command’s spokesperson, ASP Grace…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, arraigned one Oluwaseyi Hevleen Johnson before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Johnson was arraigned alongside her company, XY Connects Global Investments Limited, on a two-count charge related to the operation…
On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured the conviction and sentencing of social media influencer Murja Ibrahim Kunya before Justice Simone Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano. Kunya was initially arrested in January 2025 after a video surfaced showing her spraying Naira notes for entertainment in…
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command, attached to the Nsukka Sector of the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad, have arrested four male suspects for conspiracy, staging a fake kidnapping, and defrauding the victim’s parents of N2,000,000. The suspects—21-year-old Chidera Godwin Ako, who masterminded his own abduction; 19-year-old Okechukwu Philip Chidalu; 20-year-old Ifeanyi Ugwu; and 35-year-old Ossai…
A 40-year-old man, Emmanuel Nwedu, was arraigned before Abakaliki Magistrates’ Court 11 on Tuesday, May 27, for allegedly killing his uncle and drinking his blood. Nwedu, who is facing a charge of murder, had no legal representation, and his plea was not taken by the court. According to Senior State Counsel Emmanuel Alo, the incident…
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced one Jayeoba Oluwafemi to life imprisonment for r3ping his 14-year-old stepdaughter. The 56-year-old convict was arraigned before Justice Adekunle Adeleye on 4th December, 2020, on a one-count charge bordering on rape. The charge reads that the defendant, on October 26, 2020, at Ado Ekiti…
Suspected Fulani militant groups launched coordinated attacks on two communities in Plateau State on Friday, May 23, 2025, leaving three people dead, including a retired police officer. The attacks occurred in Farin-Lamba, located in Jos South Local Government Area, and Dahot village in the Wereng Community of Riyom Local Government Area. The President of the…
Two farm attendants and eight others were on Monday, May 18, arraigned before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly stealing 628 chickens valued at N4.3 million. The primary suspects, Ibrahim Yalmi (23) and Samuel David (24), are accused of stealing the poultry from V Tees Farm, located in the Badeku area of Ibadan,…
