The Lagos State Police Command has uncovered a hideout disguised as a shrine in the Idimu area of the state, where suspected kidnappers and “one-chance” operators allegedly held victims. The command also confirmed the arrest of 13 suspects linked to the operation. The Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, disclosed this on Wednesday while leading journalists on a tour of the premises located along Pipeline Road in the community. Jimoh said the suspects were members of a notorious syndicate that specialised in defrauding commuters and, in some cases, detaining victims when they resisted being robbed. He explained that the arrests followed…
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The Federal Government, through the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, is set to arraign a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome, before the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, January 26, 2026, over an alleged fraud involving a property in London, United Kingdom. The scheduled arraignment is expected to hold in Courtroom 4, according to a hearing notice sighted by The PUNCH on Wednesday. In the suit, Ozekhome is listed as the sole defendant, while the Federal Republic of Nigeria is named as the plaintiff. The prosecution will be led by the Head…
The Lagos State Police Command has dismantled a criminal syndicate allegedly involved in ‘one chance’ robberies and advance-fee fraud, popularly called ‘419’, with the arrest of 13 suspects, including a recently released ex-convict. The command said the suspects operated by impersonating commercial drivers, passengers and traders to lure unsuspecting commuters, abduct them and extort money from their relatives. The Commissioner of Police, who briefed journalists on the operation, disclosed that detectives also uncovered the gang’s hideout at No. 85 Pipeline Road, near OPC Junction, Idimu, where victims were allegedly detained until ransom was paid. The police also recovered two vehicles…
There was confusion on Wednesday at the Bende Local Government Council Headquarters in Abia State after heaps of human faeces were reportedly discovered at the office complex of the council chairman, Uwabunkeonye Bassey. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the chairman, Chimezie Princewill Okezie, who raised the alarm in a statement, said the faeces were plastered around the political block that houses the executive chairman’s office. Okezie described the development as disturbing, noting that the identity of those behind the act and their motive had yet to be established. He, however, alleged that the incident was politically motivated,…
Two persons have been confirmed dead, while six others sustained serious injuries in a late-night road crash involving a heavy-duty truck along the Gombe–Yola Road in Gombe State. The accident occurred around 10:20pm on Tuesday at New Mile 3, close to the entrance of the main dual carriageway on the Gombe axis. Findings showed that the crash involved a long open-body truck conveying bags of rice, which was allegedly abandoned improperly by the roadside. Confirming the incident, the Senior Special Assistant on Security Matters and Intergovernmental Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Danbayo, said preliminary investigations pointed to negligence on the part of…
The Christian Media Forum has condemned the abduction of scores of Christian worshippers in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, urging authorities to secure their immediate release. In a statement jointly signed by its National President, Okpani Jacob Onjewu Dickson, and National Secretary, Andrew Ibrahim Mshelia, the forum called on security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue the victims, put at 167. According to the group, the attackers stormed the community during church services, launching coordinated assaults on several churches. It said the assailants fired shots into the air, triggering panic that culminated in the abduction…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the arrest of four suspects accused of having ties with notorious terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji, following their failure to appear for trial. Justice Emeka Nwite issued a bench warrant on Wednesday after the Federal Government, through its counsel, David Kaswe, made an oral application urging the court to compel the defendants’ attendance. The order was made when the matter was called and the defendants were absent from court. Those affected by the warrant are Musa Kamarawa, Abubakar Hashimu, also known as Doctor, Samuel Chinedu and Lucky Chukwuma. Explaining their absence, defence counsel,…
A 24-year-old woman, Jessica Anthony, has confessed to plotting with suspected armed robbers to steal gold jewellery belonging to her boyfriend in Delta State. Anthony, who is currently in police custody alongside an accomplice identified as Ada, allegedly masterminded the plan in Asaba, hoping to obtain money from the sale of the valuables. The suspect told investigators that she contacted the robbers to break into her boyfriend’s residence and cart away his gold, claiming she needed funds to settle her sister’s financial obligations. “I told them to go and collect his gold. They would sell it and give me the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday upheld the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to bar candidates of the Labour Party from participating in the forthcoming Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory. In a judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu, the court declined to order INEC to receive or publish the list of candidates presented by the LP for the council elections slated for February 21. Justice Lifu struck out a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2110/2025, instituted by the Labour Party and its candidates, in which they challenged their omission from INEC’s final list of contestants. The…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday removed Julius Abure from office as the National Chairman of the Labour Party and directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to acknowledge the Senator Esther Nenadi Usman-led caretaker leadership of the party. Delivering judgment, Justice Peter Lifu anchored the decision on the April 4, 2025 ruling of the Supreme Court, which he said had settled the leadership dispute in favour of Usman, a former Minister of Finance, pending the party’s next national convention. The judge consequently ordered INEC to immediately recognise the Nenadi Usman-led Caretaker Committee as the legitimate authority authorised to…