The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of Ihsanatu Shaaibu and one other unnamed suspect for physically abusing her five-year-old stepdaughter. This was made known in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, and shared on X.com on Thursday. According to Adejobi, the arrest took place earlier on Thursday,…
Two officers of the Borno State Police Command lost their lives after suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked the Nganzai Police Division in Borno State. A statement released on Thursday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, revealed that the incident occurred on Wednesday at about 12:10 a.m. The statement reads, “At about 12:10…
The police on Thursday arraigned a 42-year-old man, Ogundare Anuoluwapo, in Ado-Ekiti for sexually harassing his neighbour’s wife. Anuoluwapo, whose address was not provided, was charged with sexual harassment before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the change. The prosecutor, Sgt. Alice Ojo, told the court that the defendant committed…
Stella Nwadigo, a teacher arrested for physically assaulting a three-year-old pupil at Christ-Mitots International School in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, appeared before Magistrate M.O. Kusanu at the Ogba Magistrate Court on Thursday. Nwadigo, who was apprehended after a video surfaced online showing her repeatedly slapping the young child, Abayomi Micheal, reportedly pleaded not…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of one Chima Hyginus Nkwocha, a.k.a “Young Billionaire,” for cheating by impersonation and money laundering. The commission in a statement on Wednesday night, January 8, 2025, said Nkwocha was jailed on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Nkwocha was arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the…
Two teenage sisters were arrested in Pakistan for killing their father by setting him on fire in revenge for rape, police said Wednesday. The father was attacked in the Punjabi city of Gujranwala on January 1 and taken to hospital where he died on Tuesday. “The girls said that they decided amongst themselves to find…
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of two Catholic nuns by unidentified gunmen along Ufuma Road in Orumba North Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued in Onitsha on Wednesday, the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that the incident occurred on Tuesday evening. The nuns were…
The police command in Delta State has apprehended a female self-kidnapping suspect and her accomplice in Asaba. Spokesman for the command, SP Bright Edafe disclosed this to journalists on Wednesday in Warri. Mr Edafe said that the suspects were arrested on Monday by the Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-Crime Squad led by CSP Labe Joseph following…
10 officers of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been detained over investigation of some missing items involving them. The officers were arrested last week in connection with the theft of some operational items they could not account for. In a statement on Wednesday, EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale,…
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has confirmed the arrest of a teacher following a viral video showing the suspect allegedly physically abusing a three-year-old boy at a school in Ikorodu. The announcement was made in a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday. The video, shared by Oyindamola, who identifies as…