Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, for attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine disguised as a fake pregnancy. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, noting that Ezewuike, a mother…
Nigeria has again demonstrated its resolve against transnational organized crime with the successful arrest and repatriation of a wanted Chinese fugitive, Dai Qisheng. In a press statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, operatives of the International Criminal Police Organisation INTERPOL, through National Central Bureau, Abuja, tracked and apprehended Dai Qisheng,…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has disclosed the arrest of one Mr. Eze Ezenwa Benard, who was recently apprehended for circulating fake DSS recruitment past questions and answers on Facebook. The agency, while warning the public in a statement on Saturday, said the suspect operated through a page known as “Jobs and Education”, where…
The Police Command in Anambra has detained a suspected Chinese miner over alleged illegal mining activities in Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Awka. According to him, operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID),…
A 39-year-old pregnant woman, identified as Mrs. Esther Enemo, has been murdered in a gruesome manner and her body dismembered in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The killing reportedly happened at Temidire community, Egbejila Road, Ilorin, last Thursday, was allegedly carried out by the younger brother of the victim’s husband, one Mr. Sylvester Enemo (aged…
Detectives from the Akwa Ibom State Police Command’s headquarters in Ikot Akpanabia, near Uyo, the state capital, have apprehended a fake medical doctor, identified as Sunday Okon Akpan, for allegedly performing an illegal abortion leading to the death of a 35-year-old lady, Blessing Sunday Etim. The spokesperson of the Akwa Ibom Police Command, Deputy Superintendent…
Tragedy struck Amakpu Okuku community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State on Friday morning when a man in his 50s, identified simply as Odomma, was found dead after allegedly taking his own life. Residents said the father of four, who sold water in jerry cans and buckets, had long struggled with financial…
Tragedy struck in the Lakowe area of Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, as a popular skit maker and hairstylist, identified simply as Austin, was brutally murdered by suspected cultists. The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, August 14, when the armed men reportedly stormed his residence. Eyewitnesses said the assailants dragged him out of his…
A suspected female kidnapper was nearly beaten to death by an angry mob at the popular Ipata Market in Ilorin, Kwara State, early Thursday morning. Eyewitnesses told SaharaReporters that the woman was apprehended after she was accused of attempting to abduct a child. The source said items reportedly recovered from her included four ATM cards…
A 23-year-old has been charged in the fatal shooting of a beloved Birmingham high school football coach. De’Corlion Keshaun Robinson is charged with murder in the Wednesday night slaying of 39-year-old Demetrice Darnell Beverly. Robinson is also charged with unlawful possession of a machine gun conversion device. He was booked into the Jefferson County Jail…
