Crime

The Nigerian Army has captured suspected notorious cultist, Bobrisky, barely 24 hours after Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike placed a N30million on him and suspected killers of a state official in recent Choba crisis. Wike during a security meeting with leaders of Rumuolumeni Community at the Government House Port Harcourt Friday, …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has placed a N30million bounty on a notorious criminal, ‘Bobrisky’, who has been terrorizing Gokana Local Government Area. He said the bounty extends to information on killers of a Director with the Rivers State Government during the Choba crisis. Wike also banned all youth groups …

Relief has come to motorist and commuters of the popular East-West road as Police in Rivers State on Wednesday killed a notorious armed robber and kidnapper, popularly known as Abacha. Abacha, the leader of an arm robbery gang terrorising Emohua area of the East-West Road, was killed in a camp …

The Nigeria Police Force has accused some unidentified soldiers of shooting to death three police officers and a civilian along the Ibi-Jalingo Road, Taraba State. The Force added that several other officers were also injured during the attack. The police operatives, led by ASP Felix Adolije of the Intelligence Response …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, arrested 29 men suspected to be involved in internet-related fraud. The suspects were arrested at Akoto Estate, Elebu area in Ibadan, Oyo State. They were rounded up during an early morning raid carried out by operatives of the Commission. Earlier, the team …

The police in Ondo on Monday arraigned a 26-year-old student, Abel Oluwatosin, in an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a patient’s cell phone and N104, 500 cash. Oluwatosin, is charged with theft. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Ayodeji Omoyeigha, told the court that the defendant on April 8 around …

The Department of State Services has confirmed the arrest of presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2019 General Elections, Omoyele Sowore. The DSS said it was true that its operatives arrested Omoyele in the early hours of Saturday. Sowore, the convener of #RevolutionNow protests which he intended …

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), on Friday, approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, seeking an order of the court to vacate the order proscribing its activities in the country. Justice Nkeonye Maha had on July 26, while delivering ruling in an exparte application by the federal government ordered the …

No fewer than 200 Catholic Priests within the Catholic Diocese of Enugu have protested the killing of their colleague, Rev. Fr. Paul Offu, in Enugu State on Friday. Offu was killed by yet to be identified gunmen, suspected to be armed herdsmen, while traveling on Ihe-Agbudu Road in Awgu Local …

The Police Command in Anambra State has arrested three suspects for allegedly assaulting staff members of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, who were carrying out their duties in Nkpor area of the state. EEDC’s operations cut across Enugu, Anambra and Imo states. In a statement issued on Thursday in Enugu, the …