Crime

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has discovered two illegal bunkering sites in Rivers State. A statement by the NSCDC spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi on Monday, disclosed that the sites were located at Odagwa-Owaza riverside boundaries of Rivers and Abia while the other was at Etche local government area...

The Police in Eket, Akwa Ibom, have assured that public facility vandalism would be completely tackled in the town and its environs. The Divisional Police Officer, SP Felix Ekpoudom, stated this shortly after visiting a vandalised water fountain at Udom Emmanuel Boulevard in Atabong, Eket town. Ekpoudom said that the...

An estate Manager in Kogi State, Peter Suleiman has decried the spate at which landlords are giving their houses to tenants who are known for Internet fraud, otherwise known as Yahoo boys, instead of people doing genuine businesses. Speaking on Monday, Suleiman disclosed that this development is encouraging crime in...

Some hunters in Benue community have rescued a baby reportedly buried alive in Buruku Local Government Area of the state. According to a resident of the area, who simply identified himself as Terna, the incident took place in the Ashav Kusuv community. He stated that hunters found the baby and...

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has nabbed a 45-year-old Prophet Olayinka Ajiboye, for allegedly defiling three minors. All the minors who fall within the age bracket of 13–17 years are residents of Agah Village, Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State. It was gathered...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of 41 internet fraudsters to one-year imprisonment, each, with an option of fine of N100,000.00. The judgment was handed down by Federal High Court in Onitsha, Anambra State, presided over by Justices S. M Shuaibu and Hauwa...