Crime

There was a mild drama during a parade of criminal suspects at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police command, when suspected notorious Abuja criminal, Chinaza Philip-Okoye, acknowledged President Bola Tinubu, while being quizzed by journalists. The Nigeria Police Force had last Saturday paraded Philip-Okoye on a stretcher at the Force...

The Ogun Command of Nigeria Police on Monday in Abeokuta said it has arrested a 30-year-old woman, Olubunmi Ajayi, for attempting to drown her five-month-old baby. The command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed news of the arrest in a statement. She said a “good Samaritan”, Olusola Sonaya, had rescued the...

The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said it has arrested a suspected kidnapper at Isale Asa, in the Opomalu area of Ilorin. It said the 37-year-old suspect was arrested while attempting to abduct some pupils returning from school in Ilorin at about 1 pm...

SaharaReporters learnt that a man on Thursday, January 18 checked into the hotel with the lady at about 7 pm. Her headless body was later found by the hotel workers while the man reportedly fled with the head. It was a scene of horror on Friday morning when staff members...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of one Suleiman Dabo, the immediate-past member of Kaduna State House of Assembly representing Zaria Constituency, in Kuje Correctional Centre pending a ruling on his bail plea. Justice James Omotosho gave the order on Monday following Dabo’s arraignment by the...

About 40 Bandits on Thursday, struck Kawu community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), abducting 23 persons including the district head’s son, daughter-in-law, former PDP chairman among others. According to the Councilor representing the area, Abdulmumini Zakari, the gunmen stormed the community in the early hours...

A 32-year-old Amarachi Ugochukwu, a female marketing officer with a bank in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has taken her life. Amarachi reportedly committed suicide through insecticide poisoning (Snipper). She had at 1.00pm sneaked into the restroom of the bank where she drank the insecticide, Persecondnews learnt. Other members of staff were...

A Minna High Court has convicted and sentenced Tunde Tayo to death by hanging for the murder of one, Abdullahi Janiya Yahaya of Maitumbi area, Minna, the state capital in 2019. The Judge, Justice Mohammed Mohammed handed down the death sentence in a judgement that lasted for over two hours....