A forty-seven-year-old suspected drug trafficker, Isaac Echi has been imprisoned in Edo State by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday. The man revealed that he sustained his family with illegal drug proceeds during the COVID-19 lockdown order. He was arrested with 33 years old Odeh Stephen who was caught with … Read more
Hoodlums took the advantage of the information about the one million boys that have been terrorizing some part of Lagos Mainland to rob Motorists, Commuters, and villagers of their money and other belongings, especially people living along Ajah-Epe Express Way. read also:BRT Management Announces New waSitting Arrangement Effective Monday The Hoodlums who had been known … Read more
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has confirmed the death of three persons in clashes between two rival cult groups in Oruk Anam Local Government area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Nnudam Fredrick, a chief superintendent of police, confirmed the incident to journalists in Uyo on Tuesday. He said … Read more
Police operatives have apprehended three killers for the kidnap and murder of a Catholic seminarian, Nnadi Michael, in Kaduna State after three months. Spokesperson of the force, DCP FRANK MBA, on Sunday revealed that police Operatives have arrested a deadly criminal gang responsible for the kidnap and murder of a Catholic Seminarian, Nnadi Michael of … Read more
A 34-year-old farmer Kwasi Amfo has been arrested by Assin Fosu police command for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl at Assin Kwasi Adukrom Ghana. Investigations revealed that the Suspect, Kwasi Amfo, asked the victim to escort him to his farm around 4am to search for paddy straw mushrooms. According reports, the victim who’s a younger … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari last night criticized the latest attacks by bandits in Katsina State in three local government areas that left 47 persons dead. Reacting to the incident, the President said that he was deeply saddened by the latest development, and called on Nigerians not to despair because “this administration is ever determined to defeat … Read more
Naval officer, David Igbashal who was abducted on the 22nd February, 2020 by gunmen somewhere in Akwa Ibom State on his way home from Calabar has been confirmed dead. According to The Nation reports, eleven (11)of these abductors suspected to be ritualists have been arrested by security operatives at a Shrine in Agbor, Delta state. … Read more
Some hoodlums have murdered a 17-year-old boy, Marvellous Akinbutuwa and dumped him in the river where he was found on Friday during an attack on the home of the deposed Olugbo of Ugbo, Prince Adebanjo Mafimisebi. Sources said the hoodlums were from Ode Ugbo axis of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo state. The … Read more
Four Nigerian students based in Canada, Kelvin Awani, 24, Jonah Eigbuluese, 22, Joshua Ometie, 25 and Clinton Newton, 27, are wanted by Canadian police authorities after they allegedly defrauded victims of over $2 million through online romance scams over the past two years. Federal RCMP officers issued the arrest warrant after police investigation linking the … Read more
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called for an investigation into alleged killing of 21 persons by security forces during the COVID-19 lockdown. In his letter dated April 16 and titled, Re: COVID-19 Killings By Security Forces, and addressed to the secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu, Falana said 21 Nigerians have … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested one Adetayo Razaq for raping an eight-year-old girl in the Ikorodu area of the state. In a statement on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Bala Elkana, said the arrest was made following a complaint by the victim’s father. He explained that the … Read more
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have killed nine bandits and rescued 18 kidnap victims along Maru-Dansadau axis of Zamfara State. Confirming the development in a statement issued on Sunday, Coordinator of the Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, said the incident was made possible in a ground and air operation closed up on bandits … Read more
The Police in Ogun State have made some arrests in the wake of a crisis that broke out in Ifo local government area of Ogun state as a result of supremacy battle between two rival cult groups. What seemed a mere clash on Friday, April 10, degenerated into robberies and other criminal activities thus prompting … Read more
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested some suspects in connection with the unrest foisted on residents in parts of the state on Saturday. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Security to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun. AIG Sola Subair (rtd.). Some hoodlums has been causing mayhem in the … Read more
Three persons have been killed in Jootar community of Ukum Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State by suspected Jukun militia from Taraba State. EKOHOTBLOG gathered that the militia stormed the border town at 4:00 am on Wednesday, shooting sporadically, and burning down several houses as residents fled for safety. A local in … Read more
A Nigerian man from Adamawa state studying PhD at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Dr. Chiroma, was reportedly found dead in his hostel room on Friday March 27. Dr. Auwal Mustapha Imam, who also studied in Malaysia, said that the deceased might have died yesterday but his body was discovered on Friday morning. “A Nigerian from … Read more
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended a 51-year-old man, Usman Hassan Ramadan, for allegedly being in possession of a substance suspected to be tramadol. The operatives, working at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Special Area Command, Kano, intercepted the powdery Tramadol weighing 3.5 kilograms. The suspect, while trying … Read more
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, in its most recent raid has arrested thirteen Nigerians (7 Yoruba’s, 6 Igbo), over alleged $30 million money laundering scheme in the United States. This was made public in a statement obtained from the US department of justice by TheCable, said federal agents arrested 24 suspects for their involvement … Read more
The Nigeria Police Force on Monday indicted notorious kidnap suspect, Bala Hamisu, also known as Wadume and 18 others for terrorism, murder, kidnapping, and possession of illegal arms. He arrived at the court alongside his co-defendants amidst tight security by the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team. The police had on February 3, 2020, slammed … Read more
On the 11th of March, a man identified as Adili Dan Alaji defiled a three-year-old girl in Jero Bonyo ward of Girei Local Government Area in Adamawa State. After the act, the rapist took to his heels, leaving the little girl badly injured and now in hospital. Confirming the incident, State Police Public Relations Officer, … Read more