Crime Facts

COVID-19: Group kicks, as Nigerian prisons reject new inmates

The policy of rejecting new inmates into the country’s Correctional Centres to avoid infection of the old inmates has been condemned by a group, Human Rights Defenders of Nigeria(HURIDE). HURIDE which decried the policy action, said it has swelled the already congested Police cells all over the country. The chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), HURIDE, […]

Outrage as pregnant woman dies at Police checkpoint

Aggrieved youths Thursday staged a protest in Abigi, Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State, following the death of a pregnant woman at a police checkpoint, New Telegraph reports. According to the report, the protesters, who stormed the Abigi Divisional Police Headquarters, blamed policemen manning the checkpoint for the death of the pregnant woman […]

Court remands 65-year old man for defiling 8-year old child

A high court sitting in Owerri, Imo state has remanded a 65-year old man, Eke Duru in custody for sexually assaulting an eight years old child. Mr. Duru hails from Ubomiri, Mbaitoli local government area, Imo state, and until his incarceration was a driver with Great Grace Bakery, Ubomiri. The suspect was said to have […]

ICPC secures bench warrant to arrest two Sri Lankan nationals

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured a bench warrant to arrest two nationals of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for their failure to appear in court to take their plea in a criminal matter. The bench warrant was issued by Hon. Justice O. O. Goodluck of the […]

$10m Scandal: Court stops Reps’ ‘trial’ of CUPP spokesman, orders Gbajabiamila to appear before it

The Federal High court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Taiwo Taiwo has restrained the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Clerk, other officials and privies of the green Chambers from proceeding with their deliberation or invitation against the spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Barr. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere. […]

10 suspects in police net for flogging pastor in Ebonyi

No fewer than 10 persons are presently cooling their heels in police cells in Ebonyi state following the bizarre flogging of a young pastor, Oko Chukwu Obeni, a native of Ndukwe Amasiri Village in Afikpo North council area of Ebonyi State. Obeni was allegedly flogged 36 strokes of the cane while his elder brother bought-off […]

Many rural communities still believe COVID-19 is a ruse – Group

…Takes awareness campaign to the rural areas An anti COVID-19 advocacy group, the South-East Coronavirus Intervention Network (SCIN) has taken the awareness campaign of the pandemic to rural areas in the South-East.  This is also as the group expressed shock that in spite of the ravaging impact of the disease, that many persons in rural […]