Crime Archives - Page 19 of 61

Man bags 4 years imprisonment for removing condom during sex

NewsDeskNgJun 14, 2024June 14, 20240

A court in the UK has sentenced a 39-year-old man, Guy Mukendi, to four years in prison for removing the condom he wore while having sex with a woman without her knowledge, despite her initially consenting to sex only if he wore protection. Under English law, non-consensual condom removal is...

Police apprehend electricity transformer cable vandal in Osun

NewsDeskNgJun 13, 2024June 13, 20240

Operatives of the Osun State Police Command have apprehended a transformer vandal identified as Yusuf Adamu. According to information obtained from the Osun Command Police Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola on Thursday, the suspect, Adamu was apprehended on Sunday, June 2, 2024 at about 11:45pm. Opalola said, “The incident happened...

Suspects confess to abducting boy with toy gun, killing him after collecting N152k

NewsDeskNgJun 13, 2024June 13, 20240

Two young men arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command for kidnaping and killing a six-year-old boy have confessed to the act. They told the police how they abducted the boy using what looked like a gun, collected N152,000 from the father, and went ahead to kill the boy. The...

Police did not rescue us, abductors collected N40m before releasing us – Nasarawa poly student

NewsDeskNgJun 13, 2024June 13, 20240

A student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, who was kidnapped alongside 29 others, has disclosed that the kidnappers collected about N40 million in ransom before they were granted freedom. Earlier reported on Monday that about 30 travellers, including some students of the polytechnic, were abducted by kidnappers along the Abuja-Nasarawa...

Female student throws toddler from three-storey building in Jigawa varsity

NewsDeskNgJun 12, 2024June 12, 20240

A 200-level student from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Federal University Dutse (FUD) in Jigawa State has reportedly thrown her newborn baby from the upper-floor of the female hostel after giving birth. A female student at the university confirmed that the incident happened on Monday. She said...

Kidnapped Kaduna Catholic priest regains freedom

NewsDeskNgJun 11, 2024June 11, 20240

Reverend Father Gabriel Ukeh has regained his freedom after being kidnapped. Ukeh, the parish priest of Saint Thomas Catholic Church in the Zaman Dabo community, Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was abducted from the rectory of St. Thomas Parish, Zaman Dabo, where he serves, on Sunday, June...

Prostitution in Ghana: Alleged kingpin arrested, girls rescued

NewsDeskNgJun 10, 2024June 10, 20240

The Nigerian Commission in Ghana says it has rescued 11 teenage girls trafficked into the country for prostitution, saying they have been taken into custody. The Commission also confirmed the arrest of the suspect, Chukwudi Nwachukwu, who lured the girls to Ghana under the pretence of working at a restaurant....

Bandits attack Niger State communities, kill one, abduct two others

NewsDeskNgJun 10, 2024June 10, 20240

On Sunday, bandits launched an attack on Kuchini in the Ihuru community of Shiroro Local Government Area in Niger State, resulting in the death of a man named Isiyaku. According to local sources, Isiyaku was killed while working on his farm in Kuchini. In a related incident, two other individuals...

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents kill three in Yobe

NewsDeskNgJun 7, 2024June 7, 20240

Three passengers have been killed by suspected Boko Haram insurgents on the Biu-Damaturu road in Yobe State. It was gathered that the assailants abducted the victims on Wednesday before later killing them. According to a relative of one of the victims, the incident occurred near Kamuya, a border community between...

Kaduna Police foil kidnap attempt on traditional ruler, wife’s whereabouts unknown

NewsDeskNgJun 6, 2024June 6, 20240

The Nigeria Police in Kaduna has foiled the attempted kidnap of Umar Musa, the Paramount Ruler of Ninzo Chiefdom in Sanga Local Government Area, on Wednesday. While confirming the kidnap attempt, ASP Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the command, said although they had succeeded in foiling the attack, the whereabouts of...