CRIME

Feb

2026

15-Year-Old Boy Killed as Suspected Gunmen Attack Ogbakoba Market in Anambra

CRIME, SECURITY#AnambraAttack #IPOB, #AnambraNews, #EasternSecurityNetwork, #ESN, #GunmenAttack, #NigeriaSecurity, #OgbakobaMarket

15-Year-Old Boy Killed as Suspected Gunmen Attack Ogbakoba Market in Anambra Panic and chaos erupted at Ogbakoba Market in Anambra State on Friday afternoon when suspected gun men allegedly opened fire on traders and residents, leaving a 15-year-old boy dead and several others scrambling for safety. Call A 15-year-old boy has been killed following an armed attack at Ogbakoba Market Arena in Anambra State, in an incident authorities have linked to suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, who disclosed the development on…

Feb

2026

By Famous Reporters

Apprentice Kills Master Over N5m Savings Dispute at Onitsha Ogbo-Ogwu Market

CRIME#AnambraCrime, #ChiemerieAnieke, #IgbaBoi, #IgboApprenticeship, #NigeriaCrimeNews #BridgeHeadOnitsha, #OgboOgwuMarket, #WAEC

Apprentice Kills Master Over N5m Savings Dispute at Onitsha Ogbo-Ogwu Market "Shock and disbelief have gripped residents of Onitsha after a 21-year-old apprentice allegedly killed his master over a disputed N5 million savings meant to start his own business, exposing tensions within the Igbo apprenticeship system." A 21-year-old apprentice, Chiemerie Anieke, has confessed to killing his master, Ikechukwu Nwite, popularly known as “Turn-By-Turn,” at the Ogbo-Ogwu drug market in Bridge Head, Onitsha, following a dispute over N5 million he allegedly saved to establish his own business.According to reports, the suspect admitted to the crime while in police custody, stating that…

Feb

2026

By Famous Reporters

Police Command Arrests 13 Armed Robbery Suspects After Gun Battles in Abuja

CRIME#CommunitySafety, #FightAgainstCrime, #JusticeSystem, #LawEnforcement, #NorthernCrime, #PublicSafety, #SecurityMatters, #Southeasthcrime

Police Command Arrests 13 Armed Robbery Suspects After Gun Battles in Abuja "Thirteen suspected armed robbers have been arrested after intelligence-led police operations in Abuja. Authorities recovered firearms, stolen vehicles, ammunition, and foreign currency linked to multiple violent robbery incidents.Police Arrest 13 Suspected Robbers After Fierce" Shootouts in Abuja The FCT Police Command has recorded a major operational breakthrough following the arrest of thirteen suspected members of a notorious armed robbery syndicate terrorising parts of Abuja. According to police authorities, the arrests were made between January 10 and January 12, 2026, during coordinated intelligence-driven operations carried out by the Command’s…

Feb

2026

By Famous Reporters

EFCC Secures 48-Year Jail Term for Builderstech MD Over N500m Investment Scam

CRIME#AgeneJohnsonGodwin, #EFCC, #FinancialFraud, #FraudAlert, #InvestmentScam, #NigeriaNews, #PonziScheme

EFCC Secures 48-Year Jail Term for Builderstech MD Over N500m Investment Scam "A Federal High Court in Makurdi has sentenced Builderstech Solution Ltd Managing Director, Agene Johnson Godwin, to 48 years imprisonment for defrauding over 5,000 investors of more than N500 million through a fraudulent investment scheme." The Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State, has sentenced the Managing Director of Builderstech Solution Ltd, Agene Johnson Godwin, to 48 years in prison for orchestrating a massive investment fraud. Justice M.S. Abubakar delivered the judgement after finding Godwin guilty on an amended eight-count charge brought against him by the Economic…

Jan

2026

By Famous Reporters

How My Pastor Overpowered Me and Took Advantage of Me — Victim Alleges

CRIME#ChildProtection, #ChurchAbuse, #EdoState, #PastorArrested, #SexualAbuseAllegations, #WomenAffairs

How My Pastor Overpowered Me and Took Advantage of Me — Victim Alleges "An Edo-based church founder has been arrested over allegations of sexual abuse involving two sisters who were minors at the time. Investigations are ongoing." The founder of Rollo Life of Christ Brethren Ministry, Bishop Gideon Osagie Osazee, has been arrested in Benin City, Edo State, over allegations of sexual abuse involving two biological sisters. According to The Sun, the cleric was arrested by officials of the Edo State Ministry of Women Affairs following several days of surveillance, which culminated in an ambush operation to apprehend him. The…

Jan

2026

By Famous Reporters

Seven Family Members Slain in Kano as Police Launch Manhunt for Killers

CRIME#CrimeInNigeria, #DorayiChiranchi, #FamilyKilledInKano, #KanoKillings, #KanoNews, #NigeriaSecurity, #PoliceInvestigation

Seven Family Members Slain in Kano as Police Launch Manhunt for Killers "Seven members of a family, including a mother and her six children, were killed in a suspected housebreak attack in Kano as police launched a full investigation." Tragedy struck Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano State on Friday as seven members of a single family were brutally killed in what police believe was a housebreak attack. The victims were identified as 35-year-old Fatima Abubakar and her six children, all of whom were attacked inside their residence by unknown assailants. According to the Kano State Police Command, the attackers allegedly…

Jan

2026

By Famous Reporters

NDLEA Nabs Notorious ‘Kanmo-Kanmo’ After 12 Years on the Run Over Killing of three Officers

CRIME#CannabisSeizure, #DrugWarNigeria #CrimeNews, #KanmoKanmo, #LawEnforcement, #NDLEA, #OgunStateNews, #Securitynews

NDLEA Nabs Notorious ‘Kanmo-Kanmo’ After 12 Years on the Run Over Killing of Three Officers The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a long-wanted drug trafficking kingpin popularly known as “Kanmo-Kanmo”, 12 years after his alleged involvement in the killing of three NDLEA officers. The suspect, Lekan Jimoh, was apprehended on Friday, January 16, 2026, in Owode, Ogun State, following a covert, intelligence-driven operation by NDLEA tactical teams. Confirming the arrest in a statement on Sunday, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said operatives recovered 69 kilograms of skunk, a potent strain of cannabis, from…

Dec

2025

By Famous Reporters

Lagos Police Bust Fake Kidnapping Syndicate, Arrest Five Over ₦1.7m Ransom Scam

CRIME#AntiKidnappingSquad, #BreakingNewsNigeria, #CrimeNewsNigeria, #FakeKidnapping, #KidnappingHoax, #LagosPolice, #LagosSecurity, #NigeriaNews, #NigeriaPolice, #PoliceArrest, #PublicSafety, #ViralVideoHoax

Lagos Police Bust Fake Kidnapping Syndicate, Arrest Five Over ₦1.7m Ransom Scam "Lagos Police uncover a stage-managed kidnapping involving a viral schoolboy video, arresting five suspects over a ₦1.7 million ransom scam. Full details." The Lagos State Police Command has dismantled a fake kidnapping syndicate following the arrest of five suspects linked to a viral video showing a schoolboy pleading for his life in what was later uncovered to be a stage-managed abduction. Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Tactical Squad arrested the suspects on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at about 1:00 p.m., after an intelligence-driven investigation into the widely circulated video…

Dec

2025

By Famous Reporters

Two Killed, One Injured, as Rival Cult Groups Clash in Rivers’ Andoni

CRIME, METRO#AndoniLGA, #BreakingNewsNigeria, #Cultclash, #IcelandCult, #MEND, #NigerDelta, #NigeriaSecurity, #PoliceInvestigation, #Riversstate, #RiversViolence

Two Killed, One Injured, as Rival Cult Groups Clash in Rivers’ Andoni "Two people have been killed and one injured following a deadly clash between rival cult groups in Ngo and Unyengala communities, Andoni LGA of Rivers State, as police launch an investigation and restore calm." No fewer than two persons were shot dead on Monday following a violent clash between rival gangs in Ngo and Unyengala communities, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. Sources disclosed that the confrontation involved suspected members of the militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), and the Iceland…

Dec

2025

By Famous Reporters

Osun FRSC Officer, Daughter Killed After ‘Spiritual Cleansing’ Trip With Lover — Suspect Says He Was ‘Hypnotised’

CRIME#BreakingNewsNigeria, #CrimeInvestigation, #FRSCOfficerKilled, #FunmilayoLasisi, #InterpolArrest, #OsunRitualKilling, #OsunStateNews, #RitualMurderNigeria, #SpiritualCleansing #NigeriaCrimeNews

Osun FRSC Officer, Daughter Killed After ‘Spiritual Cleansing’ Trip With Lover — Suspect Says He Was ‘Hypnotised' "A tragic investigative report on how an FRSC officer, Funmilayo Lasisi, and her six-year-old daughter were murdered in Osun State after a supposed “spiritual cleansing” trip with her boyfriend, who now claims he was “hypnotised.” Interpol later arrested him in Ghana along with two herbalists linked to the crime." According to a report published by The Punch on pm words to investigators: “I knew they were going to kill her. I never knew they were going to harvest their organs. He was referring…