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About 17,000 kgs illicit drugs seized in Borno in 2020
About 17,000 kilogrammes of illicit drugs were seized in Borno State with 544 persons arrested for drug offenses by the
National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the year 2020.
The Borno State Commandant of the NDLEA,…
Igboho: Those behind Igangan crisis must be brought to justice, says Oyo CP
The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Ngozi Onadeko has vowed that those responsible for the arson and other criminal activities in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government Area on Friday would be apprehended and brought to…
Kidnapped Taraba LG boss found dead
Barely six hours after he was kidnapped by gunmen at his Jalingo residence, the Chairman of Ardo-Kola Local Government Council in Taraba State, Hon. Salihu Dovo, has been killed.
He was kidnapped by gunmen in the early hours of…
Man arraigned for N20m Car Auction fraud in Maiduguri
By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned a man, Modu Kotoko before a Maiduguri High Court for alleged fraud of N20 million.
The defendant allegedly collected the…
Man jailed in Maiduguri for N9 million fraud
By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri
A man has been sentenced to a year and nine months imprisonment by a Federal High Court sitting in Maiduguri for obtaining by false pretense N9 million.
The man, Abubakar Ahiwa was sentenced by…
Troops apprehend 24 suspected oil thieves in Delta
Troops of Operation Delta have apprehended 24 suspected oil thieves and recovered 9,856.1 barrels of crude oil, 339 million litres of illegally refined diesel as well as 500,000 litres of Kerosene in Delta State.
The operatives…
Benin jailbreaks: Edo Govt resorts to tech, opens portal for reporting fleeing inmates
The Edo State Government has opened a portal for members of the public to submit credible information that will lead to the arrest of fleeing inmates from two Medium Security Correctional Centres (MSCC) in Benin City, the state capital.
In…
Zamfara JTF Commander shot dead by bandits
The Commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Zamfara State, JF London, has been reportedly shot dead by armed bandits.
It was gathered that the JTF commander died instantly after he was hit by bullets on the forehead.
Sources…
Ondo accuses Garba Shehu of fighting for criminal herdsmen
Ondo State Government has accused Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu of backing criminal elements masquerading as herdsmen.
It insisted herders must obey the…
Borno High court to hear fraud charges against ‘Mama Boko Haram’, two others Jan 26
Maiduguri High Court would on January 26 begin another fraud charges against Aisha Wakil, popularly known as Mama Boko Haram and two of her lieutenants.
Mama Boko Haram, who have always presented herself as having link with the terrorist…