“He is accordingly convicted and sentenced to death by hanging for the offence of armed robbery and may the Lord have mercy on his soul. An Ekiti State high court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced one Sola Jegede, 24-Year-old, to death by hanging for armed robbery. The defendant was charged with offences of armed … Read more
In a media chat in Uyo, the State capital, the command’s Public Relations Officer Odiko Macdon said Akpan’s case file was at the Directorate of Public Prosecution, DPP, and the suspect remanded in the State Correctional centre. The Nigeria Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, has given a fresh update on the whereabout of Uduak Akpan, … Read more
“I have never had peace since the day I was arrested. Never in my wildest imagination did I envisage I would kill a human being. I see his face in my dream every night. At times I would be scared to sleep. Chidinma Ojukwu, the 21-year-old UNILAG student suspected to have killed Super TV CEO, … Read more
…sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity on Monday confirmed that the DSS had arrested the perpetrators The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested eight suspects over the rape and murder of a 300-level agricultural student of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Blessing Olajide. Late Olajide was reportedly brutalised before her attackers raped … Read more
…police successfully trailed and arrested the 14 suspects at different locations out of which 10 were found to be students of the same polytechnic… Police Authorities in Ekiti State have arrested some students of Crown Polytechnic in Ado Ekiti for the abduction of a fellow student, Akiode Akinyemi and the collection of more than two … Read more
Onyegbula, who uses the name “Phillip Carter,” was linked to at least 253 fraudulent filings for unemployment benefits, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday in Seattle. Chukwuemeka Onyegbula, an IT staff of Pan Ocean Oil Corporation Nigeria Limited, has been indicted in the U.S. State of Washington for wire fraud and identity theft. Onyegbula, who … Read more
Kikiowo said that he started stealing from people at age seven, and his motive was to be as popular as known notorious armed robbers in the country such as Ishola Oyenusi, Lawrence Anini and Shina Rambo. A 28-Year-Old suspected armed robber identified as Gbenga Kikiowo has been arrested by the men of the Ondo State … Read more
The state government recently approved a law that proposes the death sentence for rapists and kidnappers The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested one Ibrahim Haruna who is suspected to have raped a six-year-old in Gawuna Quarters within the Hadejia Local Government Area of the State. The police public relations officer in the state ASP … Read more
…the boy carried out his threat as he reportedly axed his father to death in his sleep in the early hours of Sunday. The Edo State Police Command has said it will rely on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions in the state as it continues investigation into the alleged murder of 79-year-old … Read more
Chief Magistrate, Felicitas Amanze in her judgment, found the accused guilty of selling little Etim George in the sum of N350,000 Three persons, (including a deceased suspect) have been sentenced to 24 years in prison with hard labour by a Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt, on Monday for stealing and trafficking a two years … Read more
It was widely rumoured that the beast was killed during ‘OPERATION WHIRLSTROKE’ in Benue state. A viral video of a beast reportedly killed in Benue State by troops has been debunked by the Nigerian Army, EKO HOT BLOG gathered. The video which has since gone viral, showed the corpse of a beast that looks like a werewolf. … Read more
A yet-to-be-identified man has been reportedly shot dead by unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers along UI-Ojoo Road in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. According to reports, the victim was just returning from the bank where he went to withdraw an undisclosed amount of money when he was waylaid. The victim was said to … Read more
The police charged him for conspiracy to commit felony, “armed robbery, arson and rioting”. Nicholas Mbah, an up-and-coming artiste who was detained in Kirikiri Prison, Lagos, for participating in the #EndSARS protests in October 2020, has narrated his experience. He was released after spending eight months in prison. According to him, there are several others … Read more
…suspect who was identified by another victim confessed to being a member of a notorious phone snatching syndicate operating along the Gwagwalada axis… Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have arrested a suspect for culpable homicide along Kasuwa-Dere, Gwagwalada axis. According to a communique by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Yusuf Mariam, the operatives … Read more
He was engaged in an interview with Press where he narrated his experience. A member of staff of the Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State, Muazu Bawa, has narrated his ordeal at the hands of Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), EKO HOT BLOG gathered. According to Muazu Bawa, he regained freedom and reunited with his family … Read more
Sulaka conspired with her boyfriend, Oluwaseun Olajide to fake her kidnapping The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old girl, Sulaka Ambobola who allegedly faked her abduction and demanded a ₦500,000 ransom from her family. Sulaka conspired with her boyfriend, Oluwaseun Olajide to fake her kidnapping. The police public relations officer, Abutu Sunday, in … Read more
His lifeless body, with multiple stab wounds eventually showed up in a flat at Lekki Phase 1 on the morning of Friday, June 18, 2021. Shocking details have emerged with regard to the circumstances that led to the death of Super TV CEO, Michael Usifo Ataga. It had been reported that Ataga, residing in the … Read more
Ogunniyi was arrested in Akure and has been imprisoned since October 24, 2020 The Nigerian Correctional Service, Ondo State Command has reacted to the case of Kemisola Ogunniyi, a woman who had a child in prison following her arrest by the police 8 months ago for allegedly participating in #EndSARS protest, EKO HOT BLOG gathered. … Read more
Miss Umoren was raped and killed by her supposed interviewer, Akpan Nearly two months ago, Iniubong Umoren, a job-seeker, was raped and killed in the outskirts of Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state. Her suspected killer, Uduak Akpan, who lured her to location in guise of an interviewer, was nabbed after 24 hours but could not be arraigned … Read more
The police spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, said two men traveling with Eguma alerted them of the ambush Enugu State police command has confirmed the kidnap of Rivers United coach Stanley Eguma, the longest-serving coach in Nigeria’s Football League (NFL) by Gunmen, EKO HOT BLOG gathered. In a statement on Thursday, the police said the abduction of … Read more