15TH DECEMBER, 2020 The Abia State Police Command has arrested a syndicate that specializes in abducting children between ages 2 and 3, using biscuits and sweets as baits. According to reports, The syndicate was smashed recently by the new security outfit, Rapid Response Squad, RRS, established by the Commissioner of Police, Abia State, CP Janet … Read more
Baby Some women from Onireke Market, Ojo, Lagos State, on Friday thronged the Onireke Police Station with a plan to mob two women nabbed by the police for allegedly selling and buying a three-day-old baby. The police prevented the women from entering the station, but remained at the gate in the blazing sun and expressed … Read more
Offa Poly student A Kwara state High Court, sitting in Ilorin, on Thursday sentenced Oladipo Juwon, a 23-year-old HND 1 Student of Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, to nine months imprisonment, or pay fines totaling N250, 000 in the alternative, for Internet fraud. The presiding judge, Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar made the order following Juwon’s arraignment … Read more
11TH DECEMBER, 2020 An NGO named Sweet Mothers Foundation, accused an Imo-Based 49-year-old pastor, George Amaechi Okeaghalam, of defiling a 5-year-old girl. George has been arrested by men of the Imo State Police Command for allegedly defiling a 5-year-old girl in Umuguma village, Owerri, EKO HOT BLOG gathered. According to a report posted by an NGO … Read more
Siblings Killed by gunmen Two siblings, Ifeanyi Anyanwu and Tochukwu Anyanwu have been shot dead by some unknown gunmen, suspected to be cultists in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The late Ifeanyi, 47, and Tochukwu, 45 were professional architects and surveyors respectively, and were killed by their assailants at about 9.23 pm on Monday, after … Read more
NDLEA, Cocaine The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered two new methods drug traffickers now adopt to evade the prying eyes of law enforcement personnel and this had led to the seizure of 14.4kg of cocaine, Ekohotblog gathered. In a statement, Mr Jonah Achema, NDLEA spokesman said that the new methods were uncovered … Read more
A prophet identified as Segun Philip, on Friday was arraigned before an Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo for the alleged murder of a 400-level Lagos State University student, Favour Daley-Oladele. The court also arraigned Bola Adeeko, and her son, Owolabi Adeeko, who were found to be involved upon investigation. The trio was charged … Read more
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one Okorie Cyprian Raymond, for an attempt to smuggle 12.05kg of cocaine into the country at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Command, Abuja. Okorie, 38, was arrested during the inward clearance of Ethiopian Airline flight 911 from Sao Paulo, Brazil en-route Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. According to a … Read more
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed the no-case submissions filed by a former Lagos socialite and Nollywood film-maker, Olajide Kareem, alias Seun Egbegbe, and his four co-defendants, in response to the charges of serial frauds filed against them by the police. Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo dismissed the defendants’ no-case submissions and adjourned till … Read more
Remand An Owerri Magistrate Court on Monday remanded Herclus Okoro representing Ohaji Egbema State Constituency in the Imo House of Assembly, in the state correctional facility for alleged assault. He has been remanded by presided over by DV Okoroji. Read Also: Biden Defeats Trump In Arizona Okoro, a member of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), … Read more
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has denied that the passport of Modupe Odele, an #EndSARS advocate, was seized because of her involvement in the campaign against police brutality. Odele, who is a lawyer, had narrated how NIS officials stopped her from flying out of the country. She was actively involved in the #EndSARS campaign, offering … Read more
Crime Acting Director-General, National Taskforce for combating illegal importation of weapons, Musa Mohammed, on Thursday solicited government’s support in combating and intercepting the importation and sale of illegal weapons. Mohammed, who made the appeal during a ceremony in Abuja, stressed that the Taskforce was aware of several criminal hideouts in the country. Read Also: It’s … Read more
Detention, woman detained after killing three children An unnamed woman was on Saturday detained in Vienna after she called the police and said that she had killed her three children. Officers who arrived at the woman’s apartment in the morning hours found two dead children, an 8-month old boy and a three-year-old girl. Read Also: … Read more
NDLEA, Drugs The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it intercepted 2412.39 kilogrammes of various hard drugs in Oyo State within the third quarter of 2020. Commander of the agency in the state, Josephine Obi, made this known in a report made available to newsmen on Saturday by the agency’s PRO, Mutiat Okuwobi. Read … Read more
Serial killer Gracious David West A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced a serial killer, Gracious David-West to death by hanging for murdering over nine women in different hotels in the state and in Lagos State. The convict, who was charged with 10 counts of murder and attempted murder, … Read more
13-year-old girl, set on fire A 13-year-old girl was set on fire allegedly by her employer’s son in India after she resisted his attempt to rape her. The girl, who works as domestic help, has received 70 per cent burn injuries and is currently battling for her life at a hospital. Read Also: Fidelity Bank … Read more
The 26-year-old was entering the synagogue when he was attacked A Jewish student has been badly injured in an attack by a man wielding a shovel as he entered a synagogue in the northern city of Hamburg. The 26-year-old sustained severe head injuries and was taken to hospital, according to local media. Read Also: Osinbajo … Read more
Arraignment, Over circulating rape video Four men were on Friday arraigned before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Sokoto over alleged criminal conspiracy, rape and defamation of character. The accused, Aminu Hayatu-Tafida, Umar Abubakar, Mas’ud Abubakar-Gidado and Aliyu Shehu Kangiwa, are all residents of Sokoto metropolis. Read Also: BREAKING: Robbers Attack Bank In Ekiti, Cart Away … Read more
killing of Malaysian returnee in Aba Aba residents have decried the killing of Mr Samuel Kalu, (aka aki ilu- bitter kola), a Nigerian resident in Malaysia who was shot dead Sunday evening by gunmen in Umuibe Street, Aba. Mr Okere Ogbonna, a resident of the area who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), … Read more
Police Arrest Suspects The Police have arrested 47 suspects for allegedly being involved in kidnapping, unlawful possession of weapons and other criminal offences. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, announced this at a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. Read Aso: Kwara Schools To Resume October 5 Mba said the 47 suspects … Read more