Category: Crime

Interpol Nabs Nigerian In Argentina Over Global Romance Scam Operation

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Police authorities in Argentina have arrested Ikechukwu N, a Nigerian man, for “orchestrating multiple romance scams involving thousands of women”. According to the BBC, the suspect was arrested in Argentina following an alert issued by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). His arrest represents Argentina’s first arrest of a red notice fugitive who was also the subject of an INTERPOL silver notice. The arrest was carried out by Argentine Federal Police and Airport Security Police. In a statement released on Tuesday by Interpol’s headquarters, the international police said the Nigerian…

Abuja Family’s Tragedy: Gunmen Kill Father, Kidnap His Three Children

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Dr. Ifeanyi Ogbu, a veterinary doctor and former Chairman of Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association.(NVMA) FCT branch, and his three children were abducted by unknown gunmen from their Kubwa residence in Abuja. His body was later found by the roadside, but his children are still missing. A friend of the deceased, Andrew Gabriel Ikechukwu, revealed the information on Facebook. “Dr. Ifeanyi Ogbu, the immediate past chairman of the NVMA FCT chapter, who was kidnapped alongside his three children from his home in Kubwa Abuja was found d+ad. The three children are…

Jonathan Admits Chibok Abduction Remains Permanent Scar Of His Presidency

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The Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls in 2014 remains a permanent scar on his administration and personal life. The ex-president made the remarks on Friday, October, 3rd in Abuja at the public presentation of ‘Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum’, a book written by Lucky Irabor, retired chief of defence staff. “It (the abduction) is a scar I will die with. But perhaps later, more details may become known, and that too has to do with Boko Haram,” he said. Jonathan recalled…

One victim killed was hit by police gunfire as they shot the attacker, chief constable

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In an update, Greater Manchester Police says that two victims of yesterday’s attack have been found to have gunshot wounds. The statement in full from the chief constable: “The Home Office Pathologist has advised that he has provisionally determined that one of the deceased victims would appear to have suffered a wound consistent with a gunshot injury,” a statement reads. “It is currently believed that the suspect, Jihad Al Shamie, was not in possession of a firearm and the only shots fired were from GMP’s Authorised Firearms Officers as they worked…

Police Corporal Among Seven Arrested Over Cultism in Rivers Crackdown

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The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspected cultists during an operation at the University of Port Harcourt on Friday, September 26. Among the suspects was Onwukwe Godswill, a police corporal attached to the Elimgbu division. Another suspect was named as Ifeanyi Israel, a 200-level Biomedical Technology undergraduate at the university. The suspects were apprehended by the university’s internal security team ahead of a potential clash between rival cult groups on campus. The police Anti-Cultism Unit (ACU) took the suspects into custody. Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesperson…

Bandits Seize Two Zamfara Councillors, Chief Imam

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The Zamfara State Police spokesperson, Yazid Abubakar, confirmed that the councillors, representing Gidan Gona and Tsibiri wards in Maradun LGA, alongside the community imam, were kidnapped on Wednesday night in front of their houses after prayers. Tsauni community, located behind the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) sector command headquarters in Gusau, also hosts internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by banditry. Abubakar said police operatives have been deployed to the area and efforts are underway to rescue the victims. He urged residents to provide timely information to aid security efforts. Sanusi…

Malnutrition Crisis Deepens in Northeast Nigeria as Supplies Dwindle

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By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar A devastating malnutrition crisis is gripping Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in northeast Nigeria, with thousands of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors without Borders, teams are struggling to cope with the influx of patients at their outpatient therapeutic feeding centres, where staff are working around the clock to treat malnourished children. This was disclosed to our Correspondent in a press release issued by MSF’s field communication officer, Abdulkareem Yakubu, saying that the situation is further complicated…

Arise TV presenter died after jumping from third-floor residence, FCT Police confirm

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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Commissioner, Ajao Adewale, confirmed that Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, a news anchor and producer with Arise Television, jumped out from a three-storey building during the armed robbery incident at her residence. Somtochukwu, popularly known as Sommie, died in the early hours of Monday when armed robbers invaded her residence in the Katampe area of Abuja, the nation’s capital. Sommie and a private security guard attached to the residence lost their lives due to the armed robbery incident. Speaking during the Arise TV’s Morning Show, the…

Bandits kidnap electoral commissioner, ex-SUBEB chair, 30 others in Niger”

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Bandits have reportedly abducted many passengers travelling along the Zugurma-Ibbi–New Bussa Road near Ibbi National Park, in Niger state. The bandits attacked scores of motorists and abducted passengers, including traders who were returning from the market. More than 30 people were reportedly kidnapped, including Alhassan Bawa Niworo, former chairman of the Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), and Ahmed Mohammed, a commissioner of Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC). Niger state police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident. He said police officers are working towards the safe release of…

Joseph Kabila, Former DRC President, Sentenced to Death In Absentia

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Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has been sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes and treason. The charges, according to BBC, concern accusations that Kabila has been supporting the M23, a rebel group who have wreaked devastation across the country’s eastern region. Kabila was convicted on Friday by a military court of treason, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, including murder, sexual assault, torture and insurrection. He denied the charges, but did not appear in court to defend himself. The ex-president rejected the case as “arbitrary”…