Anxiety in Benue as criminal gang of late militia kingpin, Gana embark on killings, kidnapping
•Youths raise alarm, send SOS to IGP•Reports say 66 victims recorded so far By Ifeanyi Okolie There is anxiety in Benue state following the resurgence of massive killings and abductions by criminals suspected to be remnants of the dreaded gang members of late militia leader, Terwase Akwaza alias Gana. The bloodletting has gotten to the […]
Evans seeks bible from Kirikiri prison
By Emma Nnadozie, Crime Editor A group of Christians from a Pentecostal church who were on a routine visit to Kirikiri prison in Lagos, recently, were shocked when they came face- to- face with the notorious kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumebi Onwuamaegbu aka Evans, who has pleaded guilty to the charge of kidnapping and was remanded by court […]
Man jailed 14 years for attempting to use minor for ritual
A 25 year-old-man, Ekene Nwanne, was on Thursday sentenced to 14 years imprisonment by an Egor Magistrates’ Court sitting in Benin for attempting to use a minor for ritual.
Goalkeeper who fed girlfriend’s body to dogs gets reprieve
The jail sentence of Brazilian goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes for 2010 murder of a former girlfriend has been reduced by 18 months, according to court documents filed in the state of Minas Gerias.
Alleged N25.7bn fraud: S-Court okays trial of defunct Bank PHB MD, Atuche, wife
The Supreme Court, yesterday, gave Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the nod to continue the trial of former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB Plc, Mr. Francis Atuche, and his wife, Elizabeth, over allegation that they stole N25.7 billion belonging to the bank.
‘I do not know my co-defendant,’ armed robbery suspect tells court
Proceedings at an Ikeja High Court on Wednesday took another turn when Ahmed Isiaka, a defendant charged with armed robbery, told a stunned courtroom that he did not know his female co-defendant.
