Justice for Samuel: Notorious Gangs, Alleged Corruption within Oyo State Police Force Amidst Kidnapping Case A disturbing series of events involving a brutal kidnapping, a botched police investigation, and alleged corruption within the Oyo State Police Force has raised serious concerns about law enforcement practices in the state. The incident, which occurred in the Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State on November 22, 2024, has put the spotlight on Commissioner of Police (CP) Adewale Sonubi after the suspects in the case were repeatedly granted bail despite clear evidence of their involvement in a violent crime. On Friday, 22nd November…
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WATCH: Popular Abuja Herbalist Escapes Death After Shooting Self While Testing ‘Bulletproof’ Charm A herbalist identified as Ismail Usman has sustained a life-threatening injury while testing a self-made ‘bulletproof’ charm. The incident occurred at the Kuchibuyi village in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on November 23. Usman was said to have picked a locally fabricated gun after he had fortified himself with the charm he had prepared and shot himself in the stomach. Unfortunately, the charm failed to protect him, leaving him severely injured. Confirming this in a statement on Saturday, the FCT police command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said the…
Fresh Trouble Looms As Simon Ekpa Cries Out For Help Simon Ekpa, self-acclaimed Biafran agitator facing allegations of terrorism-related activities, in Finland may spend the Christmas and New Year breaks in detention, the authorities in the country have disclosed. Mikko Laaksonen, Senior Detective Superintendent at the Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation, noted this, adding that the country’s legal system does not permit bail. In an email to an inquiry where he was asked if Ekpa’s charges were bailable or if the prosecution was disposed to releasing him on bail, Laaksonen said, “Finnish criminal procedure/coercive measures do not recognise bail procedure.…
Teenage Boy Sues UK Parents For ‘Deportation’ To Africa A 13-year-old boy has taken legal action against his parents, accusing them of “brutally” taking him to Africa and enrolling him in a boarding school before abandoning him there. The boy, whose identity is protected, contacted the British Consulate and a child welfare organization after his parents registered him at an African school before returning to the United Kingdom. His legal team argued that his parents “physically and emotionally abandoned” him due to concerns over his potential involvement in gangs in London, an accusation the teenager denies vehemently. According to his…
Tears As Police Chase Man To Death Operatives of the Delta state police command chased one Emeka in the middle of the night until he “hit his head on the wall” and died. The public relations officer of the command, Bright Edafe, confirmed the development in a statement on Friday. An X user, Victor Onwuemene, who claimed to be a friend of the cousin of the deceased, alleged on Thursday that Mr Emeka died on Wednesday after the police in Asaba hit him with their gun for refusing to follow them to an unknown destination. Mr Onwuemene wrote, “Asaba @PoliceNG…
BREAKING: Nigerian Army Releases Journalist Fisayo Soyombo Nigerian investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, has been released by the Nigerian Army following mounting public and media pressure. Soyombo, known for his fearless exposés on corruption and abuse, was reportedly held by the military operatives in Port Harcourt earlier this week. The journalist regained his freedom on Friday evening, according to a statement by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), the organisation he founded. While confirming his release, the FIJ expressed concerns for Soyombo’s safety, citing fears of reprisals from Nigerian security agencies over his recent investigative work. Soyombo’s detention was condemned by…
Sham€ful: Policemen Extort N86,700 From Students After Breaking Into Hostel At Night Some criminally minded policemen allegedly led by one Otobong Stephen from the Cross River State Police Command, have arrested two siblings who are students of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) and extorted N86,700 from them for committing an offence. The students identified as Sarah Manyi Ezekiel, 20, and a second year student of Department of Journalism and Media Studies and her sister (18), according to a post by human rights activist and journalist, Agba Jalingo, on his Facebook page, were illegally arrested by the policemen in…
Five Trans-border Arms Dealers Arrested, Recover Israeli AK-47 Rifles, Ammunition The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of at least five suspected trans-border arms dealers and recovered several weapons. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement on Friday said the arrests were carried out by the operatives of the FID-IRT on November 18. He identified the suspects as Adamu Noma, Matthew Audu, Andrew Poyi, Aminu Sani, and Aminu Talha. According to Adejobi, upon arrest and conducted search, “10 locally fabricated Ak-47 rifles, 5 Israeli Ak-47 rifles, 1 revolver pistol, 1 pump action rifle, 20 rounds of…
Angry Youths Burn Cultists To death Angry youths on Friday burned down suspected cult members in Jenta Adamu community, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The spokesman of the state police command, DSP Alabo Alfred, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said it happened around 9:20am and warned citizens to desist from taking the law into their own hands. Although the police did not give the number of the victims, sources from the area said that the victims were two. Narrating how the incident occurred, Alfred said, “The command received a disheartening report in the early hours of…
Court Grants N1billion Bail To Foreign Nationals Accused of Cybercrime, Hacking, Threatening Nigeria’s Security The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the 109 foreign nationals arraigned for high-level cybercrimes, hacking, and activities that threaten Nigeria’s national security bail. The court granted them bail to the tune of N1billion. This is even as the presiding judge, Justice Ekerete Akpan, also held that the defendants should produce five sureties to tune of N200 million each, in like sum. According to the presiding judge, each surety is expected to have a landed property in like sum of N200 million and…