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…employ more armed vigilantes, erect additional gates, mount roadblocks in communities, search visitors’ vehicles•Gunmen abduct two in Oyo, Abuja man, woman, baby in Kaduna, school principal killed Many citizens are taking to self-help to combat the recent spike in kidnapping and killings across the country, especially in the urban centres. Some residents of the Federal Capital […]
A 35-year-old man, Hoya Abraham (alias star boy) has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment in Lagos for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl after he pleaded guilty to an amended charge of attempted sexual assault by penetration. Abraham admitted guilt under a plea bargain agreement. While pronouncing the sentence on Abraham on Thursday, Justice Rahman […]
Outrage over the rising insecurity in the country grew on Thursday as stakeholders demanded tough actions by the Federal Government against kidnappers. Those who advised the Federal Government on the kidnapping epidemic included the Supreme Council for Sharia, South-South governors, residents of affected communities, and the National Association of Nigeria Students. Abductions, which were previously […]
The Inspector-General of Police Olukayode Egbetokun, on Wednesday, deployed the Special Intervention Squad in the Federal Capital Territory to curb the murderous activities of kidnappers and bandits in border towns within the territory. This came as the Federal Government warned against raising ransom for abducted victims, stressing that this might worsen the security problem in […]
In the wake of the recent report of a 7-month pregnant woman who lost her life as a result of domestic violence, the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has received yet another distress call from a mandated reporter in the early hours of today of an alleged case of domestic violence involving another […]
The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja, on Tuesday, remanded a man Onyeka Mbaka in the Nigerian Correctional Centre for the alleged defilement of a 15-year-old girl. Justice Rahman Oshodi made the remand order of the defendant after he was arraigned on a count of defilement preferred against him by the […]
•Kidnappers move from expressways to Lagos, Ogun, Abuja city centres •Abductors kill two young victims, demand N700m ransom for nine others The scourge of abductions which has strangulated social and economic activities in the North-West has spread nationwide as bandits and other criminal elements have moved their operations into the major cities across the country. […]
As part of efforts to counter trafficking in human beings in the country, the United States Mission in Nigeria has donated office and equipment to the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA).Handing over the complex yesterday, US Consul General in Lagos, Mr. Will Stevens said that the initiative represents a significant step forward the collective […]
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday reserved judgment until Jan. 26, in a case involving a Lagos bishop, Oluwafeyiropo Daniel, charged with raping his assistant pastor and one other (names withheld). Daniel, who is the Bishop of I Reign Christian Ministry, was also charged with attempted rape of one other alleged […]
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, said that seven high ranking cultists have been arrested in Ikorodu area of the state. Fayoade confirmed the arrest during his interaction with the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN) at the state’s command headquarters on Thursday. He said three were arrested on Tuesday, while […]
