Tag: Crime
Female Graduate Leads 7-Man Robbery Gang
A seven-man robbery gang led by a woman, Chioma Ezekwesiri, has been smashed by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, in…
6 Jailed For Public Disturbance
An Abuja Grade 2 Area Court in Kado on Tuesday in the FCT sentenced six men to four months imprisonment…
Hunger Drove Me Into Stealing —Suspect
A 27-year old theft suspect, Marvellous Moris, has allegedly confessed in court that hunger drove him into stealing a handset…
Woman Knocks Off Neighbour’s Teeth
A 35-year old woman has been arrested and charged before a Lagos court for allegedly assaulting her neighbour by knocking…
Edo State imposes partial ban of motorcyles
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The use of motorcycle as means of transportation has been outlawed in three Local Government Areas of Edo…
Delta Police Intercept 5 Suspected Robbers
Five suspected robbers have been intercepted by the Delta State Police Command at the Asaba bridge head of the Onitsha…
I Have Snatched 10 Cars In 3 Months —Gang Leader
Babatunde Ahmed Fadipe, a 36-year old car snatcher, has confessed to snatching 10 cars in three months. Fadipe, a member…
3 Company Directors Arraigned Over N25m Fraud
Three directors of Claysworth Oil Limited, Roland Enang, Sam Onuoha and Theo Ohiagu, were Tuesday arraigned before an Ikeja High…
Fake Currency Exchange Syndicate Smashed
The police at Area ‘A’ Command, Lion Building, Campbell Street, Lagos Island, southwest Nigeria, have arrested seven bureau de change…
Taskforce Arrests 183 Suspects
Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit have arrested 183 suspected hoodlums in Oshodi…
Crime And Punishment: Thinking Beyond The Law (2)
By Bamidele Aturu Second, in real terms the state is above the laws as it has the power to alter…
Easter: IG Orders Tight Security
To ensure a peaceful Easter celebration, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has directed all zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police…
Nigerian Police Smash Robbery Gang
The police at Dolphin Division, Ikoyi, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have shot one robber dead and arrested three others during a…
33 Hoodlums Sent To Jail
The Special Offences Court in Alausa, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has sent 33 hoodlums arrested at the weekend in Oshodi to…
Why Rape Is On The Increase —Lagos PPRO
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ngozi Braide, has blamed unwillingness by some rape victims and their parents…
Man Caught With Human Parts Charged
A man caught with human parts along Liasu Road, Egbe-Ikotun, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria has been charged to court. Kunle…
Police Arrest 15 In FCT Raid
Fifteen persons were arrested during a raid by the police in an uncompleted building opposite the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)…
Police Smash 4-Man Car Snatching Gang
The Lagos State Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, have arrested a four-man car snatching gang in Ikotun, a suburb of Lagos…
Judge’s Absence Stalls Cynthia Osokogu’s Murder Trial
The absence of the trial judge in the late Cynthia Osokogu’s murder case stalled proceedings on Friday. According to Premiun…
Money Laundering: Ex-Governor Nnamani Re-Arraigned
Former Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, one of his aides Sunday Onyekazuru Anyaogu and six other companies, were…
16 Russians Arraigned Over Arms Importation
Sixteen Russians were this afternoon arraigned at Federal High Court on four count of criminal charge of illegal importation of…
Application For Bail: 15 Russians Know Fate Today
A Tinubu Chief magistrate’s court will this afternoon hear the bail application of 15 Russians remanded in prison custody over…
Lawyers Seek Review Of Laws On Criminal Justice
Some lawyers on Tuesday said the existing laws on the dispensation of criminal justice should be reviewed to fight corruption…
Nigerian Police Ready To Fight Crime
Lagos State Police Commissioner, Umaru Manko, says the Lagos State Police Command is ready to fight crime this year. The…
Pastor Charged Over Illegal Banking
A Federal High Court sitting in Asaba Delta State of Nigeria has reserved judgment till 7 January, 2013 in the…
Avoid Sex, Drug During Xmas
Secondary school students, who are embarking on Christmas break this week must avoid sex, drug and crime to remain safe…
Xmas: Crime Rate Rises
As Christmas and New Year approach, crime rate appears to have increased. Most of the motorcyclists with the backing of…
Terrorism: Britain Warns Citizens To Avoid Nigeria
Following the spate of terrorist attacks, kidnappings, armed robbery and petty crimes in the country, the British government has warned…
Woman Jailed 3 Months For Stealing Husband’s Wig, Gown
A Kubwa Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 34-year old woman, Elizabeth Akinagbe, to three months imprisonment for stealing. The…
Customs Destroys N70m Poultry Products
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) destroyed about 20,000 cartons of smuggled poultry products worth over N70 million impounded by both…