CRIMEBEAT

ABUJA, FCT, NIGERIA – President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to pursue not only the masterminds and perpetrators of the attack and killing of five soldiers at a checkpoint in Aba, Abia State, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, but also those advocating for sit-at-home actions. This statement came in …

UYO, AKWA-IBOM STATE, NIGERIA – The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested four suspected kidnappers in its ongoing effort to make the state safe from criminal activities. The suspects were apprehended while wearing military uniforms. According to a release signed and made available by ASP Timfon John, Police Public …

IKORODU, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA – For over eight months, Nigerians have eagerly awaited news regarding the cause of death of the promising hip-hop artiste Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba also known as Mohbad. In a surprising turn of events on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, Professor Shokunle Shoyemi informed the Lagos Coroner’s Court …

ABUJA, FCT, NIGERIA – A High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has issued a summons commanding the appearance of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Arise TV Media Group, and Fisayo Soyombo within 30 days as defendants in a lawsuit filed by Chief Ibrahim Dende Egungbohun, a Customs …

ONITSHA, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA – Justice S. Odili, presiding at the Anambra State High Court in Onitsha, has handed down a landmark verdict, sentencing Mr. Nwachukwu Placidus, a former Bank Manager at First City Monument Bank (FCMB) in Onitsha, Anambra State, to 121 years in prison. Placidus was found guilty …

SAPELE, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA – A tragic incident in Sapele, Delta State has left one Roseline dead after reportedly being pushed into a boiling pot of fresh pepper and tomatoes by her two female acquaintances, as described by one Israel Joe. According to Joe, Roseline, a caterer, met her demise …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED IMASAYI-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Olu of Imasayi-Yewa, Ogun State, Alayeluwa Oba (Rtn) Amb. Lukman Olalekan Adeleke Kuoye, Fcim, the Kofoworade Oyesokun V, a monarch renowned for his benevolence, has chosen to withdraw the pursuit of legal action regarding assault, threats to life, and the forcible …

AKURE, ONDO STATE, NIGRIA – The Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot-Soldiers (LACO-SF) vehemently denounces the heinous murder of Alaba Excel Abbey, a dedicated campaign coordinator for incumbent Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State. Abbey tragically lost his life in a brutal assassination at his home in Supare Akoko, Akoko South …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – Renowned Human Rights Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has criticized a court ruling prohibiting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting and prosecuting individuals. Mr. Falana’s remarks come in response to a recent ruling by a state high court in Kogi State, …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – Osazuwa, a dispatch rider, recounted to the Special Offenses Court in Lagos how the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, instructed him on multiple occasions to collect $3 million in cash installments. Osazuwa, testifying under the guidance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s …