Operatives of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Kano have arrested a 20-year-old man alleged to have attempted to sneak illicit drugs into a custodial facility using a loaf of bread. A statement issued on Thursday revealed that the suspect, who resides in Tishama Hotoro Quarters, was apprehended at the premises of the Kano High Court by officers attached to the Goron Dutse Custodial Centre. The arrest was made while inmates were being escorted to the court for their routine appearances. During a search, personnel reportedly uncovered a substance suspected to be Indian hemp hidden inside a loaf the suspect allegedly…
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A medical doctor abducted in Auchi, Edo State, has regained freedom two weeks after he and his younger brother were seized at the entrance of their residence. Dr Ibrahim Abu Babatunde, a house officer at Edo University Teaching Hospital, was taken hostage on January 1 alongside his brother, Tahir Abu, a newly qualified doctor from Ambrose Alli University. The pair were ambushed moments after closing from work at Igbira Camp in Etsako West Local Government Area. Their captors reportedly demanded a ransom of N200m shortly after the abduction. However, negotiations took a tragic turn on January 6 when Tahir was…
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…
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…
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…
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…