Three INEC Staff Dragged To Court Over Alleged Theft

Three INEC staff have been dragged to court over alleged theft. EKO HOT BLOG reports that three staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), have been dragged before Kwara State magistrate court sitting in Ilorin. The suspects, Joseph Agena, Babatunde Ambali and Ajadi Iyanda, were arrested by the men of the Adewole Divisional Police … Read more

American Woman, 81, Involved in $1.5m Fraud for Nigerian Lover Arrested

American Woman, 81, Involved in $1.5m Fraud for Nigerian Lover Arrested

81-year-old American woman involved in $1.5m fraud for Nigerian lover awaits sentence The octogenarian engaged in fraudulent schemes such as receiving MoneyGram wire transfers from unknown senders, depositing defrauded funds into financial accounts she opened EKO HOT BLOG reports that Glenda Seim, an 81-year-old US citizen, admitted to engaging in fraudulent actions on behalf of … Read more

Kenyan Man Chops off Wife’s Hands After Dispute (Photos)

Kenyan Man Chops off His Wife’s Hands After Dispute (Photos)

The wife’s left hand lay beside her and the other one had been chopped into pieces. They took Auma to the county hospital that is 15 kilometres away from their home in Burinda village in Butula Constituency. EKOHOTBLOG reports that Kenyan police are hunting for a man who allegedly battered his 22-year-old wife and chopped … Read more

37-Year-Old Man Remanded for Allegedly Raping Daughter, 16, in Makurdi

37-Year-Old Man Remanded for Allegedly Raping Daughter, 16, in Makurdi

Court remands man for allegedly raping 16-year-old daughter in Makurdi Bum had been sexually molesting his 16-year-old daughter and her older sister for a long time. Ekohotblog reports that Joseph Bum, a 37-year-old businessman on Tuesday, October 26, was remanded in a correctional centre by a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Makurdi for allegedly defiling his … Read more

Police Arrest Suspected Kidnapper, Fraudsters in Bauchi

Headless Body Found

The police spokesman stated that the suspects also stole two motorcycles The PPRO informed that two fraudsters, Hussaini Shittu (30) and Bashir Ibrahim (34), fraudulently obtained the sum of N550,000 from their victims Ekohotblog reports that the Bauchi State Police Command has announced the arrest of a member of a gang of alleged kidnappers who … Read more

Woman Who Tried to Rob 2 Men at Gunpoint Shot to Death by Own Firearm

Woman Who Tried to Rob 2 Men at Gunpoint Shot to Death by Own Firearm

Georgia police identified a deceased female robbery suspect who reportedly tried to rob two men at gunpoint inside a car. Investigators believe one of the men attempted to disarm her, and Reynolds was shot with her own weapon during a struggle. Ekohotblog reports that on Wednesday, Georgia police identified a deceased female robbery suspect who … Read more

Gabby Petito: How Wyoming Traveler Was Gruesomely ‘Killed’ by Lover

United States

Wyoming Coroner Says Gabby Petito’s Death Was Caused by Strangulation. Petito was last seen alive on the 26th of August. Ekohotblog reports that the 22-year-old young lady identified as Gabby Petito, who went missing on a road trip with her boyfriend and was subsequently found dead in Wyoming, was strangled to death, a local coroner … Read more

Police Arrest Man For Defiling Daughter For Two Years In Ogun

Ogun

…the daughter had alleged that her father had been sexually abusing her for two years, since when she was 14.  A 52-year-old man, Adebayo Akinrinoye has been arrested by the police in Ogun State for allegedly defiling his 16-year-old daughter. The suspect was said to have been arrested on September 23 at Kabiru close, Idi … Read more

I Ventured Into Kidnapping To Raise Business Capital – Suspect

Bauchi

He said that he received ₦60,000 as his share, with which he had hoped to start the business before he was arrested…  A suspected kidnapper arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command, Muhammad Aliyu, has confessed that he went into kidnapping to raise money for a business startup after his father refused to give it … Read more

U.S. Indicts Dubai-Based Nigerian, Akinlade, For Credit Card Fraud

According to bank fraud conspiracy charge, Akinlade will face up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million. For the aggravated identity theft charge carries, ‘Shadow Walker’ will have to be in a U.S. prison for “a mandatory sentence of two years in prison.” The jail term will run “consecutive … Read more

EFCC Recovers N6b, $261m, In 100 Days And 1,502 Yahoo Boys Held In Six Months

EFCC

“The rising increase of internet fraud is a huge problem. From January to the 10th of June 2021, we arrested 1,502 internet fraudsters across the country The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ,EFCC, has, in the last 100 days, recovered $261 million, N6 billion, and 13,000 pounds illegally acquired by suspected criminals. Also recovered by … Read more

Police Inspector Burnt To Death By Cultists

Men of the Akwa Ibom Quick Respond Squad (QRS) stationed at Ike Annang Junction were attacked by suspected Cultists. The junction is in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The news has sparked reactions among Nigerians  The Officers never had an inkling of what was to befall them as they were caught … Read more

Bayelsa: Two Rival Cult Group Clash Kills 5

  Five people were killed while two rival cult groups clashed with the state of Bayelsa.. According to reports, the incident occurred on Monday at Lobia community in Southern Ijaw Local Government. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the cults from Ukubie and Azuzuama communities clashed at the commemoration of the late Chief Genesis at Lobia … Read more

Woman Facing Murder Charges After Stabbing Children

Woman Facing Murder Charges After Stabbing Children

Berenice Jaramillo-Hernandez is facing murder charges after, investigators revealed that she fatally stabbed her 5- and 6-year-old children before turning the knife on herself. The 26-year-old faces two counts each of felony murder, malice murder and aggravated assault in the Friday killings, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office said, calling the incident “heatbreaking.” Authorities announced Saturday … Read more

27-Year-Old Man Remaded For Allegedly Defiling Minor In Ebonyi

IPOB, Ebonyi, Soldiers, Gunmen

NOVEMBER 20, 2020 A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Abakaliki, on Thursday, remanded one Ndubuisi Ogbonnaya in prison for allegedly violating a six-year-old child. The 27-year-old, was said to have taken the victim to his house and defiled her. PUNCH METRO reports that the victim’s father was said to have noticed that blood was gushing … Read more