Crime & City Diary
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Clergyman, wife, son Kidnapped in Anambra
By Innocent Raphael One Archbishop Uka Uka Osim, along with his wife, Anne Osim, and son, Roland Uka Osim, have been reportedly kidnapped along with three other clergymen of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS), in Abia State on Wedy. The group, en route to Awka, Anambra State’s capital for evangelical duties, had fallen prey to the armed…
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Ex-bank manager jailed 121 years over fraud
By Innocent Raphael A former manager at First City Monument Bank, Nwachukwu Placidus, has been handed a staggering 121-year prison sentence by Justice S. N. Odili of the Anambra State High Court in Onitsha. The EFCC, in a statement posted on its Facebook page on Saturday, disclosed the outcome of the trial, highlighting the severity of the charges and the…
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Policeman cuts off wife’s hand over argument on money
In a bizarre incident, a police officer is under investigation for cutting off the hand of his wife over an argument about money. What usually transpired when a misunderstanding occurs and subsequently settled turned into violence in the home of Ibrahim Shagari, a police officer with Plateau State Police Command. The wife, Hauwa Shagari, who is a mother of three…
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Man recounts how friend was murdered by colleagues in Delta
By Innocent Raphael A Nigerian man, Israel Joe, has recounted the tragic demise of his friend, Roseline, who lost her life in a horrifying incident in Sapele, Delta State. According to Joe, Roseline, a caterer, met her untimely end after being forcefully pushed into a boiling pot of fresh pepper and tomatoes by two of her female acquaintances during a…
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Lagos Police nabs 10 suspects over alleged organ harvesting
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a gang of suspected ritualists who specialise in killing people and harvesting body parts for sale in various states. The suspects include a woman who is an Osun priestess, a community chief, an Ifa priest, an Islamic cleric, and a trado-medicine practitioner. While confirming the arrest on Friday, the spokesperson of the command,…
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Bandits attack Katsina community, kill 24 persons
At least twenty four persons are said to have been killed and several others wounded in a fresh bandits attack on Unguwar Sarkin Noma Community in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State. Those killed were mostly vigilante members who were reportedly came out to confront the bandits. Local Security official told journalists that during the attack which lasted for…
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BREAKING: Protesters besiege EFCC, want Matawalle’s corruption probe reopened
Protesters from Zamfara State have demanded that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) look into the case of Bello Matawalle, the former governor of the state.The demonstrators, operating under the banner of the APC Loyalists Forum, demanded that the EFCC look into every petition filed against the ex-governor, including claims of alleged contract diversion of up to N70 billion…
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Binance crypto founder Zhao sentenced to four months in prison
The founder and former chief executive of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, Changpeng Zhao has been sentenced to four months in jail after he pleaded guilty to a money-laundering violation. He was sentenced in U.S District Court in Seattle, as all the efforts of his lawyers to put him on probation without any prison time crashed. Judge Richard A. Jones, who…
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Police parade Kaduna-Abuja train attack mastermind
The police paraded on Thursday Ibrahim Abdullahi (aka Mande), the alleged mastermind of the March 28, 2022, Kaduna-Abuja train attack, and Auwal Ayuba, his accomplice. Others thought to be frightening locals, drivers and travellers on the Kaduna-Abuja Highway were also paraded. Among other ammunition, 48 AK-47s were found with the suspects. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, revealed the…
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Police foil attempted child trafficking, arrest two in Abuja
By Innocent Raphael The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has thwarted an attempted child trafficking scheme, resulting in the arrest of two individuals, Kulu Dogonyaro and Elizabeth Ojah. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Command, SP Josephine Adeh, on Thursday, disclosed that the suspects were apprehended while trafficking 12 underage children, comprising eight girls and four…
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