The Department of State Services (DSS) arraigned the five suspects, Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris, and Momoh Otuho Abubakar, on a nine-count terrorism charge. All defendants pleaded not guilty. According to the DSS, the accused are alleged members of the Al Shabab terrorist group and are believed to have operated […]
The suspect, identified as Shehu Aliyu Patangi, was caught around 3:30 a.m. in an hotel along Turunku Road in Kaduna metropolis. He was apprehended by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in collaboration with the Department of State Services, DSS. According to the Kaduna State Police Command, preliminary investigations revealed that the ₦25,963,000 recovered from […]
The duo faced a four-count charge of conspiracy, armed robbery, and impersonation. Witnesses testified that the men, one dressed in a police T-shirt and the other in military camouflage, carried out multiple robberies in the Idanre area. Victims recounted how they were stopped, assaulted with jack knives and fists, and robbed of cash and belongings. […]
In a report titled “A Decade of Impunity: Attacks and Unlawful Killings in Southeast Nigeria,” the rights group said over 1,844 people were killed between January 2021 and June 2023. It also documented cases of torture, enforced disappearances, and arbitrary arrests by the military, police, Ebube Agu security outfit, and non-state actors. Country Director Isa […]
They were arraigned before Senior Magistrate A.0. Ayilara on 9th August 2025, facing three-count charges of obstruction of public highway, conspiracy, and breach of public peace. The State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps in a statement released by its Sector Commander, Leye Adegboyega announced the arrest, saying it is due to an […]
The EFCC had in suit No. FHC/L/20C/2025, filed 13-count charges against Otudeko, former First Bank Managing Director Olabisi Onasanya, former Honeywell board member Soji Akintayo, and Anchorage Leisure Limited. The defendants were accused of conspiring to fraudulently obtain N12.3bn from First Bank of Nigeria under the guise of credit facilities for V-TECH Dynamic Links Ltd. […]
This announcement was contained in a statement by the fund’s Director of Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, where she noted that the information contained in the online messages was misleading. “The attention of NELFUND has been drawn to a fraudulent message currently circulating online, falsely claiming that President Bola Tinubu has directed the reopening of the […]
Seven suspected members of the gang were arrested during an operation at Ejigbo area of Lagos, just as detectives recovered a 45,000 litre tanker Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, hijacked around Alaka in Surulere by the gang. The suspects were identified as a businessman, Izuchukwu Nwanoruo, a tricyclist Kayode Falodun, a mechanic Ojo Ayodele, a graphic […]
Dozens of people were killed, and several others were injured and displaced in the course of the attacks. Egbetokun addressed the newsmen at the Force Headquarters, and said 26 suspects were arrested for the attack in Yelewata, 22 others in connection with the Plateau incident, and five others in Benue State. The IGP added that […]
Report gathered that the incident occurred when a distress call was received from a commercial motorcyclist alerting the police to intense gunfire in the area. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, stated that the Divisional Police Officer of Apo Division, Uchenna Igwebuike, deployed his Ambush and Surveillance Teams to the location. […]