Category: Crime
Court arraigns man over N10.2m fraud, impersonation
The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday, arraigned a 31-year-old man, Gabriel Iorlaha, before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding a company of N10.2…
Ansaru commander, Usman jailed 15 years for role in Kuje prison break
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Mahmud Usman, a commander of the proscribed Ansaru sect, to 15 years in prison. Usman, also known…
Gunmen kill three police officers, steal rifles in Kogi-Kwara boundary ambush – Police
Gunmen have killed three police officers after ambushing a security checkpoint in Kogi State. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning in Egbe, a town in…
Osun ‘lawyer’ remanded for forging NBA seal, stamp
One Oruhu Odey, on Wednesday, appeared before an Osogbo Magistrate Court for allegedly obtaining a sum of N18.5m from a businessman and for forging the…
Correctional officer, five others nabbed for N109.5m gold theft
The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested six suspects over the theft of gold ornaments valued at more than N109.5 million in Ka’oje town, Bagudo…
Police arrest ‘Obi of Lagos’, foil installation
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 65-year-old man, Chibuike Azubike, for allegedly parading himself as the “Obi of Lagos.” He was apprehended alongside…
Terrorism: Nigerian Govt arraigns Ansaru commanders amid tight security
The Nigerian government, through the Department of State Services (DSS) has finally arraigned two senior commanders of a proscribed terrorist organisation, Ansaru. THE PRIME NEWS…
Nigerian government to arraign two captured Ansaru commanders
The Federal Government will, on Thursday, arraign the two top leaders of the Ansaru terrorist group, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated network, at the Federal High Court in…
Police arrest septuagenarian accused of molesting minors 15 times
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 70-year-old watchman, Lawan Sani, for allegedly molesting three teenage girls in Unguwar Sarakuna, Bauchi, with the victims…
UK police arrest suspect over murder of Nigerian man in London
The Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom has confirmed the arrest and arraignment of a 37-year-old man, Andre Wright-Walters, in connection with the killing of…

