A 33-year-old man accused of causing grievous harm to his neighbor by allegedly removing his scrotum during a fight appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Dominic Kenneth, the defendant, pleaded not guilty to the charge brought against him. According to the Prosecutor, ASP Christian Okonofua, the incident occurred on March 1, around 12:20…
On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, operatives from the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) conducted a successful operation, intercepting 21 trucks loaded with food and non-food items destined for N’djamena, Chad Republic, Central African Republic, and Cameroon. The interception took place at key exit points along the Kalabiri/Gamboru Ngala and…
In Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, tragedy struck as two mobile police officers were fatally beaten by an enraged mob, while two others sustained injuries. The incident unfolded following a collision between a vehicle carrying four police officers and a motorcycle, resulting in the death of the rider and passenger. Reportedly, the policemen…
The police in Jigawa state have detained a 40-year-old man named Habu Ibrahim for allegedly plotting to poison his wife in Danadama village, Sule Tankarkar LGA. Revealing this development to journalists, the state’s Commissioner of Police, A. T. Abdullahi, issued a statement stating that the suspect was apprehended for purportedly contaminating a drink and meat…
Hoodlums recently launched an attack on trailers transporting cartons of spaghetti at the Dogarawa area along the Zaria-Kano expressway. The incident occurred while the trailer was en route from Kaduna to Abuja, as the perpetrators obstructed the road and set fires on the highway. According to an eyewitness account shared with Daily Trust, the event…
The Ondo State Police Command has apprehended a man identified as Adebayo Peter, following the alleged murder of his friend, Lekan, in Akure, the state capital. The tragic incident reportedly unfolded in the Ireakari-Oloko area of Akure on Friday night, purportedly after the suspect consumed illicit drugs. Confirming the occurrence, the spokesperson of the command,…
Police operatives from the Ogui Police Division in Enugu State Command have apprehended a suspected fraudster identified as Nnamani Joseph, aged 45. Nnamani allegedly devised a scheme to defraud a businessman of eighteen bags of rice valued at about four hundred thousand Naira (N400,000.00), under the pretext of purchasing the rice for charity at a…
Bandits launched an attack on a police checkpoint at Tazame village in Zamfara State, resulting in the death of one officer and injuries to others. The targeted checkpoint, located less than a kilometer from Kwatarkwashi, a town near Gusau, the state capital, was ambushed by over 40 armed bandits on motorbikes around 4 am on…
Boko Haram insurgents have once again wreaked havoc by destroying two critical 330KVA power transmission towers in Yobe state, leaving residents in both Yobe and Borno states without electricity. According to the command’s spokesperson, Dungus Abdulkarim, the transmission towers, crucial for supplying electricity from Gombe to Yobe and Borno, fell victim to the attackers’ explosives…
A disturbing incident has been reported in Kaduna state, where a woman allegedly poured hot water on her co-wife. According to reports, the incident occurred in the state’s capital, Kaduna, involving two women in a polygamous marriage. It is said that during a heated argument between the two co-wives, one of them resorted to extreme…
