Noah Abraham, the controversial founder of Christ High Commission Church in Omuo-Oke, Ekiti State, known for allegedly collecting money from church members as a “ticket to heaven,” has been re-arrested for more severe offenses. This time, the Ekiti State Police Command, in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP),…
On Wednesday, November 15, Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja sentenced Gabriel Awaye, a bricklayer, to life imprisonment for defiling a 13-year-old girl in his room. The judge delivered the verdict after finding Awaye guilty as charged by the state government. The prosecutor had accused Awaye of committing…
Members of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, have successfully apprehended a 24-year-old notorious cultist who had been causing fear among the local residents for an extended period. Captain Wasuku Alushi, the Commanding Officer of FOB in Igbokoda, represented by the Executive Officer of the…
Troops from 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and Operation Whirl Punch successfully eliminated two bandits during a clearance operation in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Lieutenant Colonel Musa Yahaya, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations for 1 Division Nigerian Army, revealed in a statement on Monday, November 12, 2023, that…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives have apprehended a well-known drug dealer, 45-year-old Godwin Emuneyin, who, despite being physically challenged and using a wheelchair, exploited it as a disguise for dealing in illicit substances such as methamphetamine and cannabis in Afuze, the headquarters of Owan East local government area in Edo state. The…
An educator at a secondary school in Ogun state has been arrested on allegations of sexually assaulting two young women. According to a post shared on X by Ojo Emmanuel, the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to the Ogun state governor, a young lady reported last Saturday that she had been a victim of…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives have apprehended three visually impaired individuals involved in an illegal drug network operating between Lagos and Kano. In a statement issued by Femi Babafemi, the agency’s spokesperson, it was revealed that another visually impaired member of the syndicate remains at large. The group’s exposure began when a…
On Friday, November 3, a Makurdi Chief Magistrate’s Court ordered the detention of one Matthew Bem in a correction center in Makurdi on charges of allegedly killing his wife, Mngusonum Bem. The 42-year-old farmer, residing in Korinya Settlement within the Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue, was brought before the court on a culpable homicide…
Two suspected kidnappers were apprehended and subjected to a severe beating after they allegedly abducted two university students in Kitengela, Machakos County, Kenya. The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) issued a statement on Thursday, November 2, 2023, revealing that the victims had disappeared on October 27, having been enticed to the kidnappers’ hideout by a…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has issued an order to discontinue conducting sting operations during nighttime across all EFCC Commands. The EFCC released a statement on Wednesday, November 1, stating that this directive came in response to the arrest of 69 suspected internet fraudsters by EFCC operatives from…
