The Sokoto State Police Command, on Friday, confirmed the death of a man who stabbed prominent Islamic Cleric, Sheik Musa Lukuwa in Sokoto. ASP Rufa’i Ahmad, the command’s Public Relations Officer told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the deceased was killed in mob action after he stabbed Lukuwa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 48-year-old businessman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos, while heading to New Delhi, India, with 1.550 kilograms of suspected cocaine. This was contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on
A fugitive drug kingpin, Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu, and an ex-international football player, Hunkarin Segun George have been convicted and sentenced to a combined total of 24 years imprisonment by Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, Lagos, for unlawful importation of 7.050 kilograms of cocaine into Nigeria. Chinedu
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a 41-year-old woman over an alleged N450 million land fraud involving about 30 people. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the suspect obtained money from different people on the pretext that she would sell some plots of land to them,
The Edo Special Criminal Court on Friday commenced the trial of four persons accused of kidnapping a woman at the Airport Road vegetable market in Benin on June 14. The defendants are Marvelous Isaac, 32; Wisdom Michael, 36; Rufus Michael, 30; and Gift Raphael, 27. The News Agency of Nigeria
The Police Command in Benue has arrested a suspect in connection with the death of Prof Gabriel Nyityo, and his younger brother, John Nyityo. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Udeme Edet, said that the brothers killed on Wednesday at their Makurdi residence around Adaka Community. The News Agency
The Niger Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hajiya Hadiza Kuta, has confirmed the arrest of a police officer serving with the Niger Police Command for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl. Hajiya Kuta disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in her office in Minna on Monday.
A Kogi High Court has sentenced a man, Jibrin Halilu, to death for kidnapping and killing his neighbour after collecting a N2.5 million ransom from the victim’s family. Justice Abdul Awulu delivered the judgment on Wednesday, convicting Halilu on charges of conspiracy and kidnapping. The offences contravened Sections 12, 6(1)
A Kano High Court on Monday, sentenced Yusuf Ahmad and Auwal Abdulhamid to death by hanging for stabbing their friend Ibrahim Umar-Mahmud to death. Ahmad, who lives in Rijiyar Lemo Quarters, Ungogo Local government and Abdulhamid of Bachirawa Quarters of Kano, were convicted of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide. Delivering
The Kebbi Police Command has arraigned one Ibrahim Karaye, 30, male, in connection with the alleged killing of his biological father, Bahago Karaye, aged 50 years. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Kebbi Command, SP Bashir Usman, confirmed this in a statement exclusively made available to the News Agency of