May 21, 2024

May 21, 2024

Police Arrest 66 Suspected Cultists In Plateau

The Police Command in Plateau has arrested 66 suspected members of Sara-Suka, a cult group terrorizing residents of the state.   The state Commissioner of Police, Hassan Yabanet, who disclosed this while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Jos said the suspects were arrested at different locations during the Sallah celebration.   They […]

Nigerian Brothers Guilty In Sextortion Ring Linked To Suicide

Two Nigerian brothers have pleaded guilty in connection with an international sextortion ring, in which they threatened to release a nude photo of a 17-year-old Michigan boy, driving him to commit suicide inside his home.   Samuel Ogoshi, 22, and Samson Ogoshi, 20, each pleaded guilty to conspiring to sexually exploit teenage boys, on Wednesday, April […]

Bayelsa: Navy Arrests Two, Seizes Truck Over Alleged Oil Theft

The Nigerian Navy Ship SOROH, NNS, said it has arrested two persons and seized one tank truck over alleged crude oil theft in Bayelsa. The commander, Commodore Sunday Lakan, disclosed this while parading the suspects at the NNS SOROH base on Thursday. He said that a Mazda vehicle loaded with 1,300 litres of illegally refined […]

2 Kidnapped Varsity Students Regain Freedom In Taraba

The two kidnapped students of Federal University, Wukari, in Taraba State, have regained their freedom. Joshua Sardauna and Obianu Elizabeth of the Economics and Microbiology departments respectively, were earlier this month abducted by unknown gunmen from a nearby eatery in the instruction. It was gathered that the kidnapper, who had initially demanded a N50 million […]

3 German Teenagers Detained By Police For Planning ISIS-Like Attack

German authorities say three teenagers aged 15 and 16 have been arrested over suspicion of plotting a deadly Islamist terrorist attack in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, prosecutors said on Friday. The state’s Central Office for the Prosecution of Terrorism (ZenTer NRW) sought an arrest warrant for the teenagers over the Easter holiday. […]

Nigerian Couple Nabbed For Drug Trafficking In India

The Narcotics Control Bureau, NCB, in Goa, India said it has raided a drug syndicate allegedly run by a Nigerian identified as Stanley and his wife, Usha C. The Additional Director of NCB Goa, Amit Ghawate, on Thursday, revealed these developments in a statement. According to Ghawate, Stanley was arrested on Wednesday following a thorough […]