Crime Facts

Man attempts to sell daughter for N1.5m

  A 39-year-old man, Yusuf Umar of Dagu village in Warji LGA of Bauchi State has been arrested by the State Police Command for attempting to sell his 5-year-old daughter for an agreed sum of N1.5 million. The disclosure of the arrest was made by the Commissioner of Police, Auwal Musa Mohammed while briefing Journalists […]

Court remands Catholic Rev Sisters over N5m illegal adoption of babies

  Two Reverend Sisters of the Roman Catholic Church have been remanded by the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court of Anambra State over alleged illegal adoption of babies. The accused, Angela Onyenachi Ibe (42) and Mother-General, Chiemelie Jacinta Yvonne (41) were arraigned on a four-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence, punishable under […]

51 Cote d’Ivoire human trafficking bound victims rescued in Kano

  Fifty-one victims of human trafficking have been rescued by officers of the Kano State Hisbah Board. The victims who comprised 49 females and two males between 18 to 50 were subsequently handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for further action. NAPTIP Zonal Commander Abdullahi Babale, who […]

In Ebonyi, police nab woman who stole children in 4 states

  The Police Command in Ebonyi has arrested a woman who specialises in abducting and selling children and rescued no fewer than six of the children. The woman, Ngozi Blessing Abia, also known as Mercy Francis, has carried out her nefarious activities in Lagos, Ebonyi, Anambra and Edo. Investigation into her activities began in January […]

Police rescue eight-month-old baby sold for N800,000 in Lagos

  The Lagos Police Command has confirmed that it has rescued an eight-month-old baby sold for N800,000 in the Ikorodu area of the state. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the baby’s rescue via a post on his X handle on Monday morning. “Due to intense manhunt and pressure from […]

Two women imprisoned for child theft in Anambra

  A Chief Magistrate Court of the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court, sitting in Awka, Anambra State has sentenced one Faith Obi and Chinenye Obete to multiple jail terms. Obi (32) and Obete (41) were arraigned on a five-count charge of child stealing, abduction of children and illegal dealing in children; fraudulently enticing away […]

Nine arrested for trafficking children

  The Kano State Police Command has arrested nine suspects who specialised in interstate trafficking, abduction, buying and selling of minors. The state Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, disclosed this while parading the suspects at the Bompai command’s headquarters on Thursday. He explained that the suspects were apprehended after conducting several intelligence-led operations through which […]