Crime

By Admin The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday arraigned a man, Samaila Ibrahim Kaigama, at the Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly providing financial services to two terrorist organisations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two terror groups are the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and the Jama’atu…

By Taiye Agbaje   The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday rearraigned the two convicted Ansaru terror commnaders and three other convicts at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The five terrorists were arraigned before Justice Salim Ibrahim over their alleged involvement in the killings of two teachers among the seven teachers and 39…

By Admin The Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction and death sentence imposed on a Kaduna-based man, Abu Umar, who stabbed another to death in a fight. A five-member justices, in a lead judgment delivered by Justice Jummai-Hannatu Sankey, held that the appeal was lacking in merit. The panel affirmed the July 22, 2020 decision…

By Admin The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has urged Fulani community leaders in the state to work with security agencies to identify criminals within their communities. Bago, in a viral video in Hausa , also called on Fulani leaders to encourage those involved in criminal activities to abandon crime and return home, warning that continued…

By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday convicted and sentenced three terrorists linked to the recent kidnapping of school children and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State, to a life imprisonment. Justice Salim Ibrahim made the order in a judgement after the three men pleaded guilty to…

By Admin The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned the trial of five men for alleged conspiracy and failure to disclose the whereabouts of former Gov. Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa until Oct. 5. The case, which was fixed for commencement of trial before Justice Peter Lifu, could not go on because the court…

By Taiye Agbaje The Department of State Services (DSS) will appeal Monday’s life sentences for two top commanders of the Ansaru Terror organisation by a Federal High Court, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Emeka Nwite had, shortly after the two notorious terrorists pleaded guilty to a 32-count terrorism charge, sentenced…

By Admin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned Mr Jimoh Yisawu, former Managing Director, Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company Ltd, on alleged money laundering. Yisawu, who was arraigned on eight-count charge before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja, pleaded not guilty to all the counts. After his…

Taiye Agbaje The police is to arraign Adeniyi Adeyemi, the Director-General (DG) of a non-existing Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) in the Federal High Court on Tuesday. The police in a fresh court document marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025, charged presently Adeyemi and two others with eight counts of forgery, impersonation, among others. The charge was filed…

By Admin Unknown Gunmen have kidnapped a corpse and several mourners in kogi while on their way to bury the dead in Benue State. The abducted corpse is that of a deceased Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officer, which was been taken to Otukpo, Benue State, for burial on Friday when the unfortunate incident happened….