The Adamawa State Police Command says it has apprehended a man suspected of carrying out an acid attack on a 17-year-old resident of Yola South. Spokesperson for the command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Thursday, revealing that the attack was reported at the Shagari Divisional Headquarters on January 14. According to Nguroje, the victim, identified as Walid Kassim Mohammed, dashed into the station in distress, alleging that he was attacked with a corrosive substance while heading to a mosque. Police operatives immediately rushed the teenager to a medical facility, where he is currently receiving…
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The Bauchi State Police Command has taken two teenagers into custody for allegedly abusing several minors in the Tilden Fulani community of Toro Local Government Area. The command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed the development in a statement on Thursday, noting that the arrest stemmed from a complaint filed by a parent of one of the victims. According to Habib, the distraught father reported to the Tilden Fulani Divisional Police Headquarters on January 8, alleging that his eight-year-old son had been lured with snacks by a 16-year-old boy who subsequently assaulted him. Following the report, detectives from the division apprehended…
Tech billionaire, Elon Musk’s platform, X, has moved to block its Grok artificial intelligence model from altering photographs of real people in ways that depict them in scanty or inappropriate clothing, following mounting global concerns over the spread of sexualised AI-generated images. The company announced the decision in a post on Wednesday, saying new safeguards had been deployed to prevent misuse of its image-editing tool. According to the statement, X has “implemented technological measures” to ensure Grok can no longer be used to modify photos of real individuals to show them in bikinis or other revealing outfits. The measure applies…
Residents of Dutsin-Ma in Katsina State have raised fresh concerns over their safety after gunmen carried out coordinated assaults on communities in the eastern flank of the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, on Tuesday night. Homes were reportedly looted and livestock rustled during the raids, despite claims of an ongoing peace deal between armed gangs and local authorities. A security analyst and conflict reporter, Bakatsine, who disclosed the attacks on his X handle on Wednesday, said the renewed violence raises doubts about the credibility of the agreement recently brokered between stakeholders and the terror groups. His report also surfaced alongside information suggesting…
The National Judicial Council has absolved the Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo, of allegations of financial impropriety, abuse of office and unethical conduct. In a statement issued after its meeting on Wednesday, the NJC announced that it had adopted the findings of a three-member investigative panel set up to review a series of petitions filed against the state’s top judicial officer. According to the Council, the committee found no substance in claims that the Chief Judge diverted public funds, breached financial procedures or violated the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers. Petitions against Justice Ojo were…
An investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Dr. Michael Adariku, on Wednesday gave a detailed account of how billions allegedly released for the 2015 elections were diverted from the Office of the National Security Adviser to private individuals and companies. Adariku, the first prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), and four others, testified before Justice C.O. Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama. Led in evidence by prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), the EFCC operative told the court that forensic tracking revealed multiple transfers from ONSA-linked accounts…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with an alleged ₦33m visa scam and launched a manhunt for a third accomplice said to be on the run. The arrests followed a petition filed by Legal Komfort & Associates on behalf of Mr Adeyeye Aderemi of Idanre, who alleged that the suspects duped him under the guise of processing a United Kingdom visa for his son. According to the complaint, the alleged mastermind, identified as Bunmi Olowookere, reportedly conspired with others to obtain ₦33m from Aderemi in January 2025, but failed to deliver on the agreement. Police…
A commercial motorcyclist and his passenger have been crushed to death by a petrol tanker at Pokia Junction, inward Araga, along the Epe Ijebu corridor of Lagos State. The fatal crash occurred on Monday and followed a wrong way movement by the rider, according to findings by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority. A statement issued by the agency’s Public Affairs Director, Adebayo Taofiq, said the Okada rider, who was conveying a male passenger, rode against traffic and ran into an oncoming tanker that was travelling at high speed. The impact reportedly killed both men instantly. Taofiq said LASTMA officials…
Suspected fighters loyal to notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji have raided Gajit community in the Lajinge axis of Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, abducting about 20 residents. Security analyst Bakatsine disclosed the attack in a post on X on Wednesday, noting that the armed group stormed the village late on Tuesday. He said the bandits shot sporadically, leaving two residents injured before whisking away their victims, made up of men and women. “Last night, bandits loyal to Bello Turji attacked the Gajit community in Lajinge District, Sabon Birni. The raid resulted in injuries to two people, and…
The Anambra State Police Command has taken into custody a masquerade alleged to have assaulted residents during a funeral in the Awgbu community, Orumba North Local Government Area. Spokesman for the command SP Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed this in a statement on Monday, warning that the police would not watch while individuals hide under cultural traditions to harass citizens. Ikenga said the suspect was captured after a viral video showed the masquerade chasing and attacking mourners during the burial, an act the command described as unlawful and disruptive. “The command has arrested the masquerade involved in the unprovoked attacks that caused…