Crime Facts

Anambra commissioner, wife kidnapped

The Commissioner for Youths Development in Anambra State, Patrick Aghamba, and his wife have been allegedly kidnapped. Details of the incident are still sketchy, but according to sources, the commissioner’s aide, whose name was given as ABK Offiah was killed in the process. Though the incident has not been confirmed officially, our correspondent learnt that […]

Gunmen kidnap over 20 medical students in Benue

More than 20 medical and dental students, along with a house officer, have been kidnapped by gunmen in Benue State. The students were travelling to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu when they were ambushed around 5.30pm in the Otukpo area, reports Vanguard. The victims are reportedly from […]

14 abducted Kogi varsity students rescued – Police

  The Kogi State Police Command has disclosed that 14 of the abducted students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene, have been rescued. Some bandits abducted the students who were reading for their upcoming examination on Thursday night. The bandits reportedly came in through the bush, went into three lecture halls, […]

Police arrest 17-year-old boy over fake kidnap in Delta

  A17-year-old boy (name withheld) who allegedly faked his own kidnap in connivance with some of his friends has been arrested. Delta Police Commissioner, Abaniwonda Olufemi, who spoke to reporters in Asaba, said the incident occurred in Ika South L.G.A, Agbor, Delta state. He said: “On the 20th of March, 2024, at about 1600 hours, […]

Gunmen abduct 3 UNICAL students

  The Police Command in Cross River, on Sunday, confirmed the abduction of three students of the University of Calabar (Unical). The spokesperson of the command, SP Irene Ugbo, who gave the confirmation, said the students were abducted on Thursday night at one of the university hostels inside the campus. Ugbo, who didn’t give details […]

BREAKING: Kidnapped Edo PDP chairman regains freedom

  AFTER eleven days in the hands of his abductors, the Edo State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP Dr. Tony Azegbemi has been released. Aziegbemi was said to have arrived his residence at about 3am. The news of his release was broken by Senator Odion Ugbesia at about 6.17 am but it could […]

Abductors of Edo PDP Chairman, demand N500m ransom

  More than two weeks after he was kidnapped on Friday, March 15, 2024, the abductors of the Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, have reportedly contacted his family members. This was disclosed to journalists in Benin on Sunday by one of Aziegbemi’s family members who pleaded anonymity. The […]

Akwa-Ibom lovers arrested for faking kidnap

  Officers of the Akwa Ibom Police Command have arrested a self-kidnap suspect, Imaobong Sampson, and her boyfriend, Beltus Ebong, in Mbierebe Obio village, Ibesikpo Asutan Area of the state. This was disclosed by the spokesperson for the state police command, Odiko Macdon, on Monday. Macdon said the suspects were nabbed in their hideout by […]