Many houses have been destroyed after some irate youths attacked the Yoruba community in Jushi Waje, opposite the Nigeria Army Deport Barracks, Sabon Gari, Zaria, Kaduna State. Multiple sources told SaharaReporters that the attack initially started on Sunday 29th of September and continued till Tuesday, October 1st. It was gathered that the crisis broke out…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the operatives of the Nasarawa state police command have arrested a pregnant suspect for allegedly stealing a baby during a naming ceremony. In a statement on Sunday, the command’s public relations officer, Ramhan Nansel, also stated that another suspect was arrested for stealing three motorcycles. Mr Nansel wrote, “On 28/9/2024 at…
An attack on Saturday night at the hometown of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has resulted in the killing of two persons and the abduction of about 40 people. Residents said the abducted persons in the incident at Janboka, a community in the Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, are mostly…
A notorious Boko Haram terrorist, Bochu Abacha, has surrendered to troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) deployed in Kukawa Local Government of Borno State. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba on Saturday. Colonel Osoba said Bochu, who is a key figure in several terrorist operations, admitted to…
The Enugu State Government has summoned traditional rulers and the president-generals of the communities in Nsukka where ‘Oriokpa’ masqueraders’ attacks resulted in two deaths. The state government also ordered an investigation into the activities of the Oriokpa masquerade groups in the area and vowed to prosecute the perpetrators. This is contained in a statement issued…
Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court has found the five suspects involved in the Offa robbery incidents guilty of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery, and culpable homicide. According to the judge, the offences are punishable by death. The incident happened in April, 2018. This was pronounced by the court on Thursday…
The Delta State Police Command has paraded 123 suspected internet fraudsters, commonly known as “Yahoo Boys,” after a successful raid conducted by soldiers from the 3 Battalion of the Nigerian Army. The suspects were apprehended at the Army Estate in Effurun and subsequently handed over to the Ekpan Police Divisional Headquarters in Uvwie Local Government…
An aluminium worker based in Okinni, Osun State, Sunday Ejoh, was on Monday sentenced to a six-month jail term by an Osun State Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo for stealing three tubers of yam. Ejoh, who appeared before Magistrate Mr M. Olatunji, had been arraigned on one count of theft of the yam, valued…
Hassan Faruk, a teenager, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for stealing a Nokia phone valued at N120,000 in Jos, Plateau State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the teenager was convicted and sentenced on Monday by Jos Area Court. The court gave the teenager an option to pay a fine of N50,000…
A distressing incident has unfolded in Ore, Ondo State, where a woman named Blessing, alias ‘Iya Dada,’ was allegedly brutally beaten by her husband, leaving her unconscious. Footage obtained by Koiki Media reveals the horrific attack occurred early Monday morning on Oladokun Street. According to the narration in the video, Blessing has long suffered domestic…