A syndicate of 13 cybercrime suspects were on Thursday March 11, arrested by operatives of the Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Five of the suspects were picked up at an N8m a year apartment in Gilmore Estate, Jahi, while the other eight were arrested at Katampe Extension, all in Abuja. The…
A 27-year-old farmer, Isreal Ikumuyi, was arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Oke Eda, Akure, on Friday, March 12, for raping a 10-year-old girl to death. The incident happened on February 2, 2021, at Akinfosile village near Igbotako community in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo state. It was gathered that the primary school girl identified…
The police in Anambra state have arrested two men for allegedly gang raping a 16 year old girl at Osumowo street Awada in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State on February 19, leaving her unconscious due to excessive loss of blood. A statement released by the police command’s spokesperson, Mohammed Haruna, identified the suspects as Chidiebere…
A man has been arrested over the death of his girlfriend who died from a stab wound. 38-year-old grandmother, Chinyere Orji, was found last Monday, March 8, with a broken piece of mirror in the right side of her ribs at an apartment at 11, Abuja street, Alaba Rago, off Mile 2 Badagry expressway,…
Actress, Iyabo Ojo, has revealed she was brutally raped five times while growing up. The mum of two disclosed this in an episode of: “Bare it all with I Y.” She stated that she was first raped at the age of 14 but refused to tell anyone because it was like taboo to be raped at…
Collins Samuel, a Nigerian man who fraudulently obtained $8,000 COVID-19 benefit from the U.S. State of Virginia has been arrested and remanded in EFCC custody. The suspect who was arraigned before Justice P. Mallong of the Federal High Court in Kaduna, pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the one count charge that borders on impersonation and obtaining by…
A young man has been sentenced to three months in prison for an offence bordering on impersonation. Mr. Akinrinmade Adeniyi was convicted on Tuesday, March 9, by Justice Mohammed Abubakar of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State. He pleaded guilty to one count charge of fraudulent impersonation contrary to Section 22(2) (b)…
The Taraba state police command has confirmed the abduction of six persons travelling from Wukari to Takum Local Government Area of the state. The state police spokesperson, Leha Reform said the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday March 9 at Chanchanji, a suburb of Takum local government area. He said the bandits who mounted a roadblock abducted…
Suspected kidnap kingpin, Iskilu Wakili has said that he fainted about three times while being taken to the police station after his arrest on Sunday March 7. Wakili who has been accused of being behind killings, kidnapping and other criminal activities in Ibarapa, Oke Ogun, Oyo State, was arrested by a joint team of Ibarapa security…
A married teacher who had sex with a 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to more than six years in prison. Kandice Barber was found guilty of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity in January following a retrial and was sentenced for her “beyond despicable” crimes on Friday, March 5. During the…
