Amnesty demands justice for man who died in Imo police custody
Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the Imo State Government and police authorities to implement a coroner’s recommendations into the death of 32-year-old Japheth Njoku in police custody at Tiger Base, Owerri, and ensure accountability for those found responsible. The organisation made the call in a statement posted on its X platform on Sunday, following […]
LASTMA officer dies after being knocked down by motorist
By Bose Adelaja An official of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Samson Olawale Akinmade has reportedly died following the injuries he sustained after being knocked down by a motorist at Mile 12, Ketu area of Lagos State. The deceased who was attached to the area and was carrying out his legitimate duties on Tuesday […]
VIDEO: Girl cries out, accuses father of abuse over several years
By Dayo Johnson – Akure A 20-year-old lady, Fatima Usman has accused her father of having sexual intercourse with her in Owo, Ondo state. Fatima in a viral video gave the name of her father as Usman Momoh Sani, a worker in a tertiary institution in the state. In the two minutes 10 seconds viral […]
Man buys car in Lagos with fake bank alert, escapes to Akwa Ibom
By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo The Akwa Ibom State police command said it has arrested a suspected fraudster identified as Emeka Akuma for manipulating fake bank alert to a car dealer in Lagos and escaped with the car to the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Odiko MacDon, who disclosed this in a statement […]
Community leader in court over land fraud in Osun
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo An octogenarian community leader in Osun State, Bakare Adeyemi, was on Wednesday docked before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo over alleged land fraud. Police prosecutor, Abiodun Fagboyinbo, disclosed that the defendant fraudulently obtained the sum of N350,000 from one Kazeem Muhammed with intent to sell him a plot of […]
Police arrest two suspects over fake bank alert in Akwa Ibom
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has two suspected fraudsters who allegedly swindled their victims of various sums in the state. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Odiko MacDon, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Uyo on Wednesday. MacDon said that the suspects allegedly swindled their victims with […]
