Crime

The people of Takum local government council of Taraba are counting their losses following the wind storm that wreaked havoc in several parts of the area on Tuesday. The windstorm which was followed by a heavy downpour that lasted several hours, led to the massive destruction of houses. Areas badly...

The Police Command in Bauchi State has arrested Isyaku Babale, 30, of Anguwan Dawaki in Bauchi Metropolis, for allegedly stabbing his brother to death. Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Wakil, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Bauchi. He said the suspect was arrested following a report...

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a herbalist and 25 other suspects over car theft and other criminal activities across the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Olatunji Disu, while parading the suspects yesterday at the police headquarters, said the suspects are responsible for about 79 cars stolen...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arraigned a businessman, Michael Chibuzo, for the alleged issuance of a N8.5 million dud cheque. EFCC charged Chibuzo, alongside his firm, Two Stars Enterprise Ltd., at a Kaduna High Court, with the issuance of dud cheques and fraud. The EFCC Counsel,...

A trailer loaded with 369 bags of iron monazite has been intercepted by the operatives of the Taraba State Special Taskforce Committee in Garba Chede town of Bali local government council of the state. The intercepted items which Newsmen learnt were worth a monetary value of over N20 million, were...

A man identified as Usman Abubakar has been confirmed dead after he engaged in a fight with a neighbour. The neighbour, Omotosho Jimoh is now at large, the police said. Spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Ejire Adeyemin in a statement in Ilorin on Tuesday, disclosed that “at about...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Osun Command, said it has apprehended a 65-year-old man, Dauda Lamidi, for alleged possession of Cannabis sativa, also known as hemp. This is contained in a statement by Charles Odigie, the command’s spokesperson, on Monday in Osogbo. Odigie said the suspect was arrested...