Author: Wura Kelani, Crime Reporter

Lagos bizman’s family condemns nude posts, sister disowns suspect Ebere, the sibling of a Lagos-based businessman, Amarah Kennedy, who allegedly circulated the nude photos of two single mothers he dated, has condemned his action. The woman, who lives abroad, said Kennedy had disgraced their family and urged law enforcement agencies in the state to track down his location and arrest him. While denying having a hand in the ordeals of the victims, she said she publicly disowned him due to his alleged criminal actions. Our correspondent had been following the…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail at N50million to suspended DCP Abba Kyari in a charge in which he and two of his siblings are accused of failing to declare assets to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The NDLEA had filed the 24-count charge, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/408/2022 against Kyari and his two siblings – Mohammed Baba Kyari and Ali Kyari – in respect of which they were arraigned last month. In a ruling on Thursday, Justice James Omotosho granted conditional bail to Abba Kyari at the…

The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has disbanded the team of seven officers who ran over a civilian, Success Ehimare, with their car in Edo State. An eyewitness early this month captured a disturbing video of police officers running over Ehimare for about 15 seconds. Police spokesman CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, announced the disciplinary action by the IGP. “In a bold move to address the unprofessional conduct of some Police Officers attached to the Edo State Police Command who were responsible for running over a citizen…

The Lagos State Police Command has invited a Lagos-based businessman, Amarah Kennedy, for questioning over the circulation of nude photos of his ex-lovers. The PUNCH reports that Kennedy has continued to circulate the nude photos of two single mothers whom he previously had relationships with. PUNCH Metro learnt that he sent the photos to the WhatsApp platform of the church of one of the women identified simply as Kester. He also sent the photos to her late husband’s family members and office. “By the time I am done, suicide will…

Some gunmen attacked the Redeemed Christian Church of God at Abule-Ori in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State on Saturday, killing the pastor and abducting seven worshippers. Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred around 12 am during the vigil. Confirming the incident, the State So-Safe Corps Commander, Soji Ganzallo, said his officers rescued the seven church members and killed one of the kidnappers during the operation. Ganzallo, in a statement issued by the So-Safe Corps Director of Information and Public Relations, Moruf Yusuf, said, “The special operation…

A police officer, Corporal Fauzziyah Isiak, has lamented how the Nigeria Police Force detained her after she put in her resignation. Isiak, who narrated her ordeal on Twitter, said after she submitted her resignation letter she was called into the office and was detained even as she disclosed that she was on her menses. The officer, who is also an entrepreneur, decried the treatment she received for wanting to resign, saying, “I never saw this coming. I have never thought I’ll be put in detention without interrogation. All I did…

A 28-year-old man, Adeyemi Babatunde, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling his five-year-old daughter. The suspect was arrested after the mother of the victim lodged the complaint at Ijebu-Mushin’s divisional headquarters. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP, Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Oyeyemi said that the victim’s mother noticed her daughter has been complaining of pain whenever she wanted to urinate. The PPRO added that the mother further lamented that her daughter groans whenever she…

Some Nigerians have been criticising an alleged remark made by the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Akeem Yusuf, who hinted that the body of Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, could have been dumped in the lagoon around Third Mainland Bridge for slapping a policeman in Lagos State. Yusuf, who goes by the Facebook name, Kimo Akeem, reportedly made the statement in response to a comment on the social media platform about Kuti’s assault on the policeman. A screenshot of Yusuf’s alleged remark was posted by one Abimbola Adebayo on the platform.…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday arrested a drug baron, Charles Ezeh, following the recovery of a consignment of methamphetamine weighing 30.10kg with a street value of N567m. The illicit drug consignment concealed in powdered custard containers as part of a consolidated cargo going to London, United Kingdom, was intercepted at the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos, on Tuesday The spokesperson for the agency, Femi Babafemi, revealed this in a statement made available to journalists. Babafemi…

Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun of the Chief Magistrate Court in Yaba, Lagos State has remanded the Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, for 48 hours in police custody for allegedly assaulting a police officer. Kuti, in a 12-second video clip that went viral on May 13, 2023, had assaulted a policeman on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State. The defendant turned himself in at the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, on Monday, following an order for his arrest by the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba. He was later transferred to the state’s…

The assistant pastor of I Reign Christian Ministry has told the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday that Bishop Daniel Oluwafeyiropo, allegedly raped her twice. According to NAN, Mr Daniel is standing trial on an amended three-count charge bordering on rape and sexual assault, to which he pleaded not guilty. The assistant pastor (name withheld) testified for the prosecution at the bishop’s trial. While being led in evidence by Lagos State counsel, Babajide Boye, she told the court she was an assistant pastor of I Reign Christian…

The Lagos State Government on Monday published the details of three adult males convicted for different sexual offences in the state. Their identities were made known via the official Twitter handle of the state Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, @Lagosdsva. The agency, in the message tagged “Justice has been served,” said it was giving an “update on publication of details of sex convicts as maintained by Lagos State.” The details of the publication include the names and pictures of the sex offenders, the nature of their offences, as well as…

A 33-year-old woman, Olaide Adekunle, has reportedly sold her 18-month-old baby for N600,000 to offset a microfinance bank loan. The suspect, who lives in Sango in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, reportedly left her house for Lagos where she sold the baby to a yet-to-be-identified buyer. The suspect was arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command following a complaint lodged at Sango divisional headquarters by the woman’s husband, Nureni Rasaq. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a…

A popular Instagram cloth vendor identified as Adeshina Olayinka, popularly known as Khadi, was found dead at a hotel in the Akobo area of Ibadan, Oyo State. Olayinka was known for her designer clothes and bag business on social media. According to Oyo Affairs, she informed her friend of a meeting with an individual at Wetland Hotel in Akobo on the night of Wednesday, April 5. The man she was with, however, checked out early on Thursday morning which was followed by a phone call to Khadi’s room and she…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has declared a Port Harcourt-based prophetess and founder of Christ Power Adoration Ministries, Faith Ugochi, as well as a celebrity couple, Igho Ubiribo and Danielle Allen, wanted for alleged drug trafficking and recruiting teenage girls into the illicit business. The agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the suspects serve as arrowheads of an international syndicate operating from Los Angeles, United States of America. According to Babafemi, the cartel’s illicit business was exposed when NDLEA operatives at the…

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Monday, met with the new Chairperson of the Police Service Commission, Solomon Arase, a former IGP. Both parties met at the PSC conference room at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, where they discussed measures to improve the mutual relationship between the NPF and the PSC, as well as identify new pathways for a stronger partnership. Speaking with journalists after the meeting, IGP Baba disclosed that his visit will improve the relationship between the police and PSC as well as enhance the security situation of…