Libyan police have intercepted a human trafficking attempt involving six Nigerian women. The suspects were apprehended in the Bishr district during a routine patrol.The driver, who initially claimed the women were family members, was arrested along...
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Libyan authority arrests driver for smuggling six Nigerian women
Panel Beater Jailed Two Years for Firearm Possession, Drug Abuse
A 24-year-old panel beater, Bitrus Atu, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by a Magistrates’ Court in Jos for unlawful possession of a firearm and drug abuse.The sentence was handed down by Magistrate Shawomi Bokkos on Wednesday following...
TCN apprehends vandals with stolen Tower Cables
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the arrest of vandals caught in possession of stolen transmission tower cables.The suspects were apprehended by the police while transporting the stolen items in a blue pickup van.According to...
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Four arrested for N1.6m football scam in Lagos
Four individuals have been arraigned before a Badagry Chief Magistrate’s Court on charges of felony, theft, and fraud.The suspects, Zainab Abdullahi, Olanrewaju Mariam, Sulaimon Abdulatif, and Yehuza Jubril, are accused of defrauding a man of N1.6 ...
Monday, August 5, 2024
Two Convicted, four arrested over illegal firearms in Delta
A Delta State High Court has sentenced two men to ten years imprisonment for illegal possession of firearms.Nelson Adoh, 30, and Joshua Anamali, 25, were found guilty by Justice O.F. Enenmo of possessing a cut-to-size single-barrel rifle.In a separ...
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Man arrested for stabbing his pregnant lover to death
A 47-year-old unemployed man, identified as Emmanuel Chukwuma, has been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly killing his pregnant lover, Bosede Adefehinti, in Festac area of the state.It was gathered that the lovers, who live together, had...
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
EFCC secures conviction of two 'Yahoo boys', seizes property in Kaduna
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of two fraudsters popularly called Yahoo boys; Godwin Pascal and Carlos Nathan in Kaduna State.The EFCC also secured the confiscation of the convicts' properties by orde...
Over 20 houses affected in Ibadan explosion — NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency has disclosed that over 20 houses were affected in the Tuesday night explosion that rocked the Bodija area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, Instinct Newspaper gathered.In a statement on Wednesday, NEMA said the...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
NAUS condemns EFCC’s arrest of OAU students
The National Association Of University Students NAUS , on Wednesday, condemned the arrest of the students of Obafemi Awolowo University OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State, by the Economic Financial Crime Commission, on Tuesday night.In a statement signed by ...
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Suspected cultists shoot mechanic dead in Rivers
Gunmen suspected to be cultists have shot and killed an automobile technician identified as John Okon in the Abakiliki/Nanka axis of Mile 1 in Diobu Port Harcourt, Rivers State.It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 8:55 pm on Tuesday,...
Monday, October 9, 2023
EFCC arrests 48 suspected Internet fraudsters in Delta
The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, said it apprehended 48 suspected Internet fraudsters in Asaba, Delta State, Instinct Newspaper.The EFCC, on its X handle, noted that the suspects were apprehended last ...
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
MOHBAD: Lagos State Police declare Primeboy Wanted Details later
MOHBAD: Lagos State Police declare Primeboy Wanted in connectioneith an investigation into the death of Ileri oluuwa {mohbad}MOHBAD: Lagos State Police declare Primeboy Wanted in connectioneith an investigation into the death of Ileri oluuwa {mohba...
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Delta police arrest three suspected teenage armed robbers
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested three teenagers suspected to be armed robbers following the raid of their ‘Shawarma’ joint base at the popular Enerhen Junction in Warri.Two male gang members, Idigbe Osreis (19) and Idigbe...
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Hoodlums beat commercial driver to death in Jos
The Plateau State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the killing of a commercial driver in Jos by persons suspected to be hoodlums.It was learnt that the commercial driver, identified as Fwinbe Thomas, had grazed a motorcycle rider with his vehic...
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Kidnappers demand N100m ransom for Kwara woman, children
The gunmen who kidnapped a woman and her three children along Ajilete, Agunjin district of Ifelodun Local Government Area of the Kwara State, have demanded the payment of N100 million as a ransom before their release from captivity Instinct Newspap...
Monday, September 25, 2023
Gunmen kill plateau community leader
Suspected gunmen suspected to be a criminal element have killed one Adamu Idris Gabdo, the Ardo of Panyam District in Mangu local government council of Plateau state. Instinct Newspaper gathered that the Late Ardo was shot dead in Panyam by yet to ...
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