Crime

By Sunny A. David, Awka Six suspected members of an armed criminal group have been killed during a joint security operation in Amiyi community, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. One security operative also lost his life,…
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By Sunny A. David, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged murder of a 56-year-old man in Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area, while its operatives have also neutralised two…
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By Sunny A. David, Awka The Anambra State Police Command says its operatives have killed two suspected kidnappers and armed robbers during a gun battle along Eziowelle Road in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. The…
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By Joseph Adahnu, Yola Suspected members of Boko Haram sect have killed six persons and abducted two girls after raiding Gaya-Dlang near Fa'agaya village, Hong local government area of Adamawa State. Reports has it that, they struck…
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By Sunny A. David, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 49-year-old man, identified as Chima Ogumba, following the recovery of a pump-action firearm and 50 live cartridges in Idemili North Local Government Area of the…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a sprawling drug trafficking network with seizures worth more than N3.6 billion in Lagos alone, while arresting a 48-year-old businessman who allegedly sold off his business…
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By Sunny A. David, Awka Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested two suspected drug dealers and recovered illicit drugs valued at about N6.2 million and N598,400 in cash during a raid on a suspected criminal hideout…
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A 30-year-old Italy-based businessman, Joseph Cyril, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after he allegedly ingested 98 wraps of cocaine and attempted to smuggle them out of Nigeria through…
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By Sunny A. David, Awka A Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court in Awka, Anambra State, has sentenced a 27-year-old final-year Mass Communication student, Wisdom Edem, to 35 years in prison for defiling a 10-year-old girl. …
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By Sunny A. David, Awka A suspected vandal has been arrested while allegedly attempting to damage a transmission tower along the Benin–Onitsha 330kV Transmission Line. The suspect was reportedly apprehended by members of the Omelu…
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