Police Arrest Officer Who Shot Abia Graduate to Death Over Alleged N50 Bribe EKO HOT BLOG reports that Inspector Ukeme Etuk, a police officer, has been arrested for allegedly murdering Chinyere Ugochukwu, a graduate of the Abia State Polytechnic, over an alleged N50 bribe. On Friday, Ugochukwu was alleged to be riding a motorbike when … Read more
Niger Police nab suspected spiritual leader to bandits, kidnappers, others EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than five suspects have been detained in Niger State, including a spiritual advisor to infamous bandits and kidnappers, simply known as Umar Samaila, who terrorize the Maikunkrle district of Minna, in the Bosso local government. The other four … Read more
Police Arrest Couple, Others for Selling 13-Year-Old Ebonyi Pupil for N150k EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Police in Delta State have arrested a man, his wife and two other relations for allegedly trafficking a 13-year-old girl, Chiamaka, to Burkina Faso, for prostitution. EKO HOT BLOG learnt that the suspects were arrested by the police … Read more
Nigerian Man, 4 Others Arrested as Vietnam Police Bust Transnational Scam Syndicate EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 37-year-old Nigerian national, Uzor Emmanuel and four others alleged members of a transnational scam ring have been arrested by the police in Vietnam’s southern Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province for allegedly duping a local firm of … Read more
New York man stabbed to death on subway train in ‘unprovoked’ attack, say police EKO HOT BLOG reports that the New York Police Department is looking for a suspect in the stabbing death of a 32-year-old man aboard a subway train in the early hours of Sunday morning. According to authorities, the 32-year-old was stabbed … Read more
Police arrest two fraudsters in Jigawa EKO HOT BLOG reports that Police in Jigawa State on Saturday arrested two suspected fraudsters who specialized in defrauding people through their bank accounts. The suspects, Abubakar Shehu, 25 years old, and Haruna Abdullahi, 24 years old, were arrested after a complaint was received from one of their victims … Read more
Four Rivers Students Arraigned Over Alleged Cultism EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least four secondary school students have been arraigned by the Nkpolu Divisional Police headquarters in Mile three, Port Harcourt, Rivers State over charges bordering on cultism. According to the charge sheet deposed by Chief Magistrate Phillipa Dike-Udenna, the students are from the … Read more
Ritual: Herbalist, Two Others Arrested Over Beheading of Rivers Schoolboy EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than three suspects, including a herbalist have been arrested by the police over the beheading of a nine-year-old boy, Destiny Peter, who went missing in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. Nnamdi Omoni, a spokesman for the state … Read more
California fugitive Frederick McLean’s decomposing body found in South Carolina home after 16 years on the run EKO HOT BLOG reports that on Nov. 6, the US Marshals Service discovered fugitive Frederick McLean’s rotting remains in a South Carolina residence after the felon had been on the run for 16 years. A neighbour did a … Read more
YES. SAFETY IS OF THE LORD BUT WE LIVE IN PERILOUS TIMES. BE CIRCUMSPECTIVE. The Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olawale Olokode, on Wednesday, disclosed that the Osun hotelier and founder of Oduduwa University and Ife Prince, Dr Rahmon Adedoyin, has been arrested in connection with the mysterious death of a masters degree student … Read more
191 suspects busted with 966.7kgs of illicit drugs in Imo Outgoing NDLEA Commander in Imo, Mr Nse Inam, made the disclosures on Thursday in Owerri EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested 191 drug trafficking suspects and seized 966.7kgs of illicit drugs in Imo in 2020. Between January and … Read more
Travel Agency boss Ijikere remanded over alleged N1.4m Visa scam He pleaded not guilty to the charges and Magistrate A.O Olorunfemi granted her N500, 000 bail with two sureties in like sum. EKO HOT BLOG Chinyere Jane Ijikere, 34, the Managing Director of El-Addis Travel Limited in Lagos, has been detained and charged before an … Read more
Julius Jones set to be executed despite desperate pleas for clemency Mayfield, a Heisman Trophy winner from the University of Oklahoma, is among several high-profile athletes and entertainers who have weighed in on Jones’ case EKO HOT BLOG report that Julius Jones is scheduled to be executed today at 4 p.m. CT unless Oklahoma Gov. … Read more
Lagos Prince, Two Others Arrested Over $38200 Fraud It was gathered that the money belongs to a man who wanted it to be changed to the naira equivalent. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Lagos prince and two others (names withheld) have been arrested by men from the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon Annex, … Read more
70-year-old grandfather arrested for defiling 14-year-old girl The victim was transferred to the sexual assault referral center Dutse for medical evaluation, and that the suspects were apprehended. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Jigawa State police have arrested Adamu Garba, 70, and Haruna Musa, 35, for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in Birnin Kudu Local … Read more
Court has remanded 12 men for allegedly killing police officer. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Lagos State Magistrate Court sitting in Sabo Yaba on Wednesday remanded 12 men for alleged murder of a police officer during a raid on motorcycle riders operating in restricted areas. The defendants are Imurana Mohammed; Yahaya Sefiyanu, 26; Umar … Read more
Man, 21, Sent to Prison for Stealing Dog in Kano The defendant admitted to the accusation and entered a guilty plea. EKO HOT BLOG reports that on Wednesday, a Kano Sharia Court in Fagge ruled that Alhassan Yusuf, a 21-year-old man who pleaded guilty to stealing a dog valued N10,000 be placed in a correctional … Read more
Girl, 16, Says She Was R*ped by Hundreds of Men in Western India While the exact number of alleged rapists would be impossible to verify, he claimed that the girl could name at least 25 of them. EKO HOT BLOG reports that in the latest shocking instance to expose the country’s endemic sexual assault problem, … Read more
Ghanaian Barber, 23, Sentenced to 114 Years for Sodomising 12 Boys He admitted to sodomizing ten of his students after ten students testified against him EKO HOT BLOG reports that one Kwame Amponsah, a 23-year-old barber, was sentenced to 114 years in jail by a Mpraeso Circuit Court in Ghana for allegedly sodomizing 12 schoolboys … Read more
Lagosian Bags 3 Year Jailed Term for Stealing EKEDC Meter M. B. Ilo, the Magistrate, found Abiodun guilty and sentenced him to three years in prison. EKO HOT BLOG reports that one Segun Abiodun, a Lagos resident, was convicted for criminal possession of an Eko Electricity Distribution Company meter (EKEDC). Abiodun was charged with stealing … Read more