Crime – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:20:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Crime – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 FCTA Demolishes ‘Cashew Garden’ Shanties in Apo to Curb Crime https://www.theinfostride.com/fcta-demolishes-cashew-garden-shanties-in-apo-to-curb-crime/ https://www.theinfostride.com/fcta-demolishes-cashew-garden-shanties-in-apo-to-curb-crime/#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:20:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=464863 The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has carried out the demolition of makeshift structures and shanties in the area popularly known as “Cashew Garden” in Apo, Abuja, as part of ongoing efforts to combat criminal activities and restore order in the nation’s capital. The operation, led by the FCTA’s Department of Development Control in collaboration [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/fcta-demolishes-cashew-garden-shanties-in-apo-to-curb-crime/feed/ 0 Governor Soludo Launches New Security Operation to Combat Crime in Anambra https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-soludo-launches-new-security-operation-to-combat-crime-in-anambra/ https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-soludo-launches-new-security-operation-to-combat-crime-in-anambra/#respond Sat, 18 Jan 2025 11:00:46 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=401026 Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has unveiled a new security initiative, Operation Udo Ga Achi (Peace Shall Reign), to address rising cases of kidnappings, killings, car snatching, and other criminal activities in the state. As part of the initiative, Soludo announced a whistleblower reward of up to ₦5 million for anyone providing information that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-soludo-launches-new-security-operation-to-combat-crime-in-anambra/feed/ 0 Jussie Smollett’s Hate Crime Conviction Overturned https://www.theinfostride.com/jussie-smolletts-hate-crime-conviction-overturned/ https://www.theinfostride.com/jussie-smolletts-hate-crime-conviction-overturned/#respond Sat, 23 Nov 2024 08:00:01 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=395408 Hollywood actor, Jussie Smollett’s conviction for orchestrating a hate crime hoax has been overturned. The Illinois Supreme Court recently reversed the decision due to Cook County State’s Attorney, Kim Foxx initially dropping all charges against him before the special prosecutor decided to retry him. Recall that in 2021, Smollett was convicted of five counts of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/jussie-smolletts-hate-crime-conviction-overturned/feed/ 0 Bank Worker Jailed for Facilitating Black Axe Crime Group’s Money Laundering Operations https://www.theinfostride.com/bank-worker-jailed-for-facilitating-black-axe-crime-groups-money-laundering-operations/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bank-worker-jailed-for-facilitating-black-axe-crime-groups-money-laundering-operations/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:00:01 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=391857 A 26-year-old bank employee who facilitated the laundering of funds for a notorious transnational crime group has been sentenced to three years in prison. Funmi Abimbola, a resident of Rosse Court Terrace, Lucan, was identified as a key facilitator for the Black Axe organised crime syndicate. International law enforcement agencies have described the group as [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bank-worker-jailed-for-facilitating-black-axe-crime-groups-money-laundering-operations/feed/ 0 67-Year-Old Man Arrested for Allegedly Raping Two Girls in Bauchi https://www.theinfostride.com/67-year-old-man-arrested-for-allegedly-raping-two-girls-in-bauchi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/67-year-old-man-arrested-for-allegedly-raping-two-girls-in-bauchi/#respond Thu, 04 Jul 2024 21:00:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=382423 The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested Bala Mohammed, a 67-year-old man, for allegedly raping two girls after luring them into his room with money. The incident was reported on June 22, 2024, at the A’ Divisional Police Headquarters by the fathers of the victims. They claimed that Mohammed lured their daughters, a 17-year-old and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/67-year-old-man-arrested-for-allegedly-raping-two-girls-in-bauchi/feed/ 0 Middle-Aged Couple Found Dead in Ondo Residence https://www.theinfostride.com/middle-aged-couple-found-dead-in-ondo-residence/ https://www.theinfostride.com/middle-aged-couple-found-dead-in-ondo-residence/#respond Sun, 16 Jun 2024 10:00:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=380586 A middle-aged man identified as Eric and his unidentified girlfriend were found dead in their room in Ondo, Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. Channels TV reports that the couple was discovered on Saturday in Eric’s apartment in the Ayeyemi area of the city. Neighbors suggested that the couple had been using a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/middle-aged-couple-found-dead-in-ondo-residence/feed/ 0 Stream Farming Is A Deceitful Crime – Joey Akan https://www.theinfostride.com/stream-farming-is-a-deceitful-crime-joey-akan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/stream-farming-is-a-deceitful-crime-joey-akan/#respond Sun, 16 Apr 2023 20:05:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=345427 Popular entertainment journalist, Joey Akan has come out to lament about streaming manipulation which has continued to be a source of concern in the music industry. He recently had his say via his social media page, and fans have been reacting. According to him, the fact is that stream farming gained prominence in the industry [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/stream-farming-is-a-deceitful-crime-joey-akan/feed/ 0 Avoid Crimes On A Daily Basis – Cardi B https://www.theinfostride.com/avoid-crimes-on-a-daily-basis-cardi-b/ https://www.theinfostride.com/avoid-crimes-on-a-daily-basis-cardi-b/#respond Sat, 25 Feb 2023 23:21:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=342335 Popular rapper, Cardi B is nearing the end of her community service for the strip club assault she was involved in. Recall that the lyricist recently pleaded guilty in September 2022 to two misdemeanor charges that came in connection with the 2018 strip club brawl in Queens, New York, and later accepted a plea deal [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/avoid-crimes-on-a-daily-basis-cardi-b/feed/ 0 A Broken Home Is Not A Crime – Dotun https://www.theinfostride.com/a-broken-home-is-not-a-crime-dotun/ https://www.theinfostride.com/a-broken-home-is-not-a-crime-dotun/#respond Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:43:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=339664 Popular OAP, Dotun has come out to blast a Twitter user who trolled him over his failed marriage. It all started when Dotun weighed in on the Brymo/Igbo controversy by saying there are some things people need to avoid for their sanity sake. The troll then reacted, ”U wey no fit stand for your marriage. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/a-broken-home-is-not-a-crime-dotun/feed/ 0 Customs seizes N1.3bn worth of smuggled goods in Ogun between May and June https://www.theinfostride.com/customs-seizes-n1-3bn-worth-of-smuggled-goods-in-ogun-between-may-and-june/ https://www.theinfostride.com/customs-seizes-n1-3bn-worth-of-smuggled-goods-in-ogun-between-may-and-june/#respond Wed, 29 Jun 2022 22:42:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=327604 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, stated that  it seized N1.3 billion worth of goods between May to June around Ogun and its environs. This was disclosed by the Area Comptroller, Bamidele Makinde, at a press briefing on Monday in Idiroko, Ogun based on NAN. He stated that N1,290,108,608.00 was the total estimated [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/customs-seizes-n1-3bn-worth-of-smuggled-goods-in-ogun-between-may-and-june/feed/ 0 International Criminal Court Says ‘Ukraine Is A Crime Scene’ https://www.theinfostride.com/international-criminal-court-says-ukraine-is-a-crime-scene/ https://www.theinfostride.com/international-criminal-court-says-ukraine-is-a-crime-scene/#respond Thu, 14 Apr 2022 22:46:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=322921 A mission of experts set up by Organization for Security and Cooperation and Europe (OSCE) nations has found evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine, an initial report by the mission said on Wednesday, CGTN reports.   Ukraine is a crime scene,” the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said on a visit [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/international-criminal-court-says-ukraine-is-a-crime-scene/feed/ 0 HURIWA accuses EFCC of ethnic profiling against Igbo https://www.theinfostride.com/huriwa-accuses-efcc-of-ethnic-profiling-against-igbo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/huriwa-accuses-efcc-of-ethnic-profiling-against-igbo/#respond Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:25:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=322786 The civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) yesterday, expressed profound trepidation and worry that a lot of critical-minded people in southerm Nigeria have accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of ethnic profiling against Igbo notable sons in the last few months. It, therefore, urged the hierarchy of the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/huriwa-accuses-efcc-of-ethnic-profiling-against-igbo/feed/ 0 EFCC arraigns woman for ‘diverting’ N100m meant for dollar purchase https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arraigns-woman-for-diverting-n100m-meant-for-dollar-purchase/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arraigns-woman-for-diverting-n100m-meant-for-dollar-purchase/#respond Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:06:01 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=322780 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Fatima Mohammed Suleiman and her company, Jamila Multilink Logistics Services Limited, for diverting over N100million. The defendant was docked before Justice Samira Umar Bature of the FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on one-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and diversion.  The EFCC said [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arraigns-woman-for-diverting-n100m-meant-for-dollar-purchase/feed/ 0 EFCC Arraigns ‘Fake General’ Who Claimed Buhari Nominated Him As Army Chief https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arraigns-fake-general-who-claimed-buhari-nominated-him-as-army-chief/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arraigns-fake-general-who-claimed-buhari-nominated-him-as-army-chief/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:53:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=322694 The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a fake army general Abiodun was brought before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on Monday on 13 counts bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, forgery of documents and possession of documents containing false [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arraigns-fake-general-who-claimed-buhari-nominated-him-as-army-chief/feed/ 1 Court dismissed Marine Asset’s suit seeking to stop EFCC’s investigation. https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismissed-marine-assets-suit-seeking-to-stop-efccs-investigation/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismissed-marine-assets-suit-seeking-to-stop-efccs-investigation/#respond Fri, 08 Apr 2022 17:10:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=322417 EFCC says there was no record of any business done since their incorporation by the CAC in 2018. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon of the Federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit by Marine Assets and Offshore Equipment Limited, an oil and gas service firm seeking to stop investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismissed-marine-assets-suit-seeking-to-stop-efccs-investigation/feed/ 0 Reports on the Sacramento Shooting that killed 6 and left 12 injured https://www.theinfostride.com/reports-on-the-sacramento-shooting-that-killed-six-6-and-left-twelve-12-injured/ https://www.theinfostride.com/reports-on-the-sacramento-shooting-that-killed-six-6-and-left-twelve-12-injured/#respond Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:33:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=322166 Police in Sacramento says a second suspect has been arrested in connection with the weekend mass shooting that killed six people and wounded 12. A police statement Tuesday says 27-year-old Smiley Martin was seriously injured in the gunfire early Sunday and remains hospitalized, but will be booked into jail once he is fit for incarceration. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/reports-on-the-sacramento-shooting-that-killed-six-6-and-left-twelve-12-injured/feed/ 0 EFCC Has Realesed Cubana Chief Priest aka Pascal Okechukwu https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-has-realesed-cubana-chief-priest-aka-pascal-okechukwu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-has-realesed-cubana-chief-priest-aka-pascal-okechukwu/#respond Mon, 04 Apr 2022 23:20:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=322145 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released Paschal Okechukwu a.k.a Cubana Chief Priest. A reliable source earlier reported that, Okechukwu was arrested last week in Abuja by EFCC operatives. He has since been in detention facing interrogation over money laundering and tax fraud. InfoStride News gathered that the commission had sent several invitations [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-has-realesed-cubana-chief-priest-aka-pascal-okechukwu/feed/ 0 Amotekun Arrests Suspected Kidnappers in Ondo https://www.theinfostride.com/amotekun-arrests-suspected-kidnappers-in-ondo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/amotekun-arrests-suspected-kidnappers-in-ondo/#respond Wed, 06 Oct 2021 19:44:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=309683 The Amotekun Corp of the Ondo State Security Network Agency has nabbed a suspected kidnapper in the state. Samuel Lucky Akpan, the suspect, is accused of kidnapping a four-year-old boy in Akure, the state capital. While arraigning Akpan, the state Commander of Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye, said that he confessed to the crime and that he planned to sell the youngster for N200,000. He claimed he was a family friend, and the youngster came from his mother’s shop to play with him. The Commander of the security agency also paraded 17 other suspected criminals arrested in various parts of the state. They were accused of various offences which include; kidnapping, internet fraud, and cultism. Addressing journalists at the Command’s Headquarters in Akure, the Amotekun Commander disclosed that the arrest was in continuation [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/amotekun-arrests-suspected-kidnappers-in-ondo/feed/ 0 Terrorists Should not be referred to as Bandits – Femi Falana Warns Media, Nigerians https://www.theinfostride.com/terrorists-should-not-be-referred-to-as-bandits-femi-falana-warns-media-nigerians/ https://www.theinfostride.com/terrorists-should-not-be-referred-to-as-bandits-femi-falana-warns-media-nigerians/#respond Sun, 03 Oct 2021 17:58:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=309462 Femi Falana, a human rights campaigner and Nigeria’s Senior Advocate, has encouraged the media and Nigerians to stop labeling terrorists as mere bandits. Mr Falana issued the remark on Sunday in response to the Federal Government’s apparent inaction on calls to label bandits terrorists. He made reference to the Chibok situation, as well as IPOB [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/terrorists-should-not-be-referred-to-as-bandits-femi-falana-warns-media-nigerians/feed/ 0 Suspected Ritualists Arrested by Police in Kwara State https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-ritualists-arrested-by-police-in-kwara-state/ https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-ritualists-arrested-by-police-in-kwara-state/#respond Sat, 11 Sep 2021 13:22:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=307798 The police have arrested five suspected ritualists for the murder of a commercial sex worker in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Okasanmi Ajayi confirmed this in a statement on Friday. He identified the suspects as Samuel Peter Tsado, Mohammed Gbara, Abubakar Mohammed, Mohammed Ahmadu Nma [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-ritualists-arrested-by-police-in-kwara-state/feed/ 0 Breaking: Senator Effiong kidnapped by Gunmen in Akwa Ibom https://www.theinfostride.com/breaking-senator-effiong-kidnapped-by-gunmen-in-akwa-ibom/ https://www.theinfostride.com/breaking-senator-effiong-kidnapped-by-gunmen-in-akwa-ibom/#respond Mon, 06 Sep 2021 20:16:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=307391 Gunmen have abducted the former Senator representing Eket Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State, Nelson Effiong in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The victim was kidnapped by three-armed hoodlums at his lounge, a popular sit-out along Oron Road in Uyo. The gunmen reportedly stormed the venue at about 9:00pm on Sunday night, opening fire on customers [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/breaking-senator-effiong-kidnapped-by-gunmen-in-akwa-ibom/feed/ 0 Four Persons killed in a New Plateau attack. https://www.theinfostride.com/four-persons-killed-in-a-new-plateau-attack/ https://www.theinfostride.com/four-persons-killed-in-a-new-plateau-attack/#respond Mon, 06 Sep 2021 20:06:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=307389 Four persons have been killed in a fresh attack in Plateau State. The victims, who are all male, were killed by suspected herdsmen on Monday at Renwienku village of Miango District in Bassa Local Government Area of the North-Central State. President of Irigwe Development Association Mr Robert Ashi Dodo said the assailants invaded the village [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/four-persons-killed-in-a-new-plateau-attack/feed/ 0 Police Arrest Notorious Bandit, 17 Others In Katsina https://www.theinfostride.com/police-arrest-notorious-bandit-17-others-in-katsina/ https://www.theinfostride.com/police-arrest-notorious-bandit-17-others-in-katsina/#respond Thu, 02 Sep 2021 21:43:46 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=305678 Police in Katsina State have arrested 18 suspects in connection with banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, and other related crimes. One of the suspects simply identified as Abdullahi Mai-Rafi is a notorious bandit who according to the police conspired with two others and disguised as government officials to commit armed robbery and indulged in the rustling [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/police-arrest-notorious-bandit-17-others-in-katsina/feed/ 0 Bandits Abduct District Head In Zamfara https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-abduct-district-head-in-zamfara/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-abduct-district-head-in-zamfara/#respond Thu, 26 Aug 2021 21:48:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304951 Armed bandits have again invaded Adabka community under Bukkuyum Local government area of Zamfara State. A source from the community told newsmen that the bandits attacked the community on Saturday about 12pm and operated till around 4pm before whisking away the district head of the community, Alhaji Nafiu Shehu. He said nobody was killed during [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-abduct-district-head-in-zamfara/feed/ 0 Several Feared Killed, Many Injured In Fresh Plateau Attack https://www.theinfostride.com/several-feared-killed-many-injured-in-fresh-plateau-attack/ https://www.theinfostride.com/several-feared-killed-many-injured-in-fresh-plateau-attack/#respond Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:31:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304888 Several persons were feared killed with many others injured after suspected herdsmen attacked Yelwa Zangam village, Zangam District in Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State. The attack which occurred on Tuesday night also left several houses burnt. While there’s yet to be any official statement from security agencies, reporters observed on visiting the Plateau [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/several-feared-killed-many-injured-in-fresh-plateau-attack/feed/ 0 Yar’Adua : Ex-President’s son remanded in prison for allegedly crushing 4 to death https://www.theinfostride.com/yaradua-ex-presidents-son-remanded-in-prison-for-allegedly-crushing-4-to-death/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yaradua-ex-presidents-son-remanded-in-prison-for-allegedly-crushing-4-to-death/#respond Thu, 19 Aug 2021 21:11:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304355 Aminu Yar’Adua, 36, the son of the deceased former President Musa Yar’Adua, has been remanded in prison for allegedly killing four people in an auto crash.   The incident occurred in Yola, Adamawa State. It was reported that Yar’Adua was remanded in prison by a Magistrate Court in Yola on Thursday. Yar’Adua, a student of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yaradua-ex-presidents-son-remanded-in-prison-for-allegedly-crushing-4-to-death/feed/ 0 Woman accuses New York Governor of grabbing her breasts https://www.theinfostride.com/woman-accuses-new-york-governor-of-grabbing-her-breasts/ https://www.theinfostride.com/woman-accuses-new-york-governor-of-grabbing-her-breasts/#respond Thu, 19 Aug 2021 20:53:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304351 A woman has filed a criminal complaint against New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, accusing him of sexual misconduct. The woman alleged that Cuomo reached under her shirt and groped her breasts. Equally important, the woman is the first to file a criminal complaint among 11 women who have accused the politician of sexual misconduct. This [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/woman-accuses-new-york-governor-of-grabbing-her-breasts/feed/ 0 Nine Killed As Bandits Attack Sokoto Villages https://www.theinfostride.com/nine-killed-as-bandits-attack-sokoto-villages/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nine-killed-as-bandits-attack-sokoto-villages/#respond Mon, 16 Aug 2021 04:57:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303972 Bandits have killed nine persons in an attack on Bejingo, Dantudu, and Tulutu villages in Birjin ward, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. An anonymous source in the local government said that the assailants attacked the villages on Saturday, raiding houses. Eight men and one woman were among those killed by the assailants. Several [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nine-killed-as-bandits-attack-sokoto-villages/feed/ 0 NDLEA Nabs Woman With 100 Wraps Of Heroin At Lagos Airport https://www.theinfostride.com/ndlea-nabs-woman-with-100-wraps-of-heroin-at-lagos-airport/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ndlea-nabs-woman-with-100-wraps-of-heroin-at-lagos-airport/#respond Mon, 16 Aug 2021 04:51:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303970 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has nabbed a woman with 100 wraps of heroin and two parcels of the same substance at the departure hall of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos. Director of Media and Advocacy at the NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Mr Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ndlea-nabs-woman-with-100-wraps-of-heroin-at-lagos-airport/feed/ 0 Plateau Attack Update: 20 Suspects Arrested https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-attack-update-20-suspects-arrested/ https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-attack-update-20-suspects-arrested/#respond Sun, 15 Aug 2021 14:33:01 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303900 In a speech given by the Governor of Plateau State, after unknown gunmen attacked and killed about 25 people, Governor Lalong said that so far, over 20 suspects have been arrested, with security agencies conducting investigations to get to the bottom of the matter. He explained that the curfew shall remain in place subject to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-attack-update-20-suspects-arrested/feed/ 0 Plateau Attack: Gov Lalong Imposes Curfew On Three https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-attack-gov-lalong-imposes-curfew-on-three/ https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-attack-gov-lalong-imposes-curfew-on-three/#respond Sun, 15 Aug 2021 14:24:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303895 Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong has imposed a curfew on Jos North, Bassa and Jos South Local Government Areas following Saturday’s attack on Rukuba Road in Jos North Local Government Area of the state. Twenty-three people – who were travelling from Bauchi en-route Jos to Ikare in Ondo State – were killed in the incident. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-attack-gov-lalong-imposes-curfew-on-three/feed/ 0 Gunmen Kills 25 Victims In Plateau Attack https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kills-25-victims-in-plateau-attack/ https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kills-25-victims-in-plateau-attack/#respond Sun, 15 Aug 2021 14:21:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303892 Twenty-Five persons were confirmed killed and 23 injured along Rukuba Road in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau state on Saturday morning. The victims were attacked while travelling from Bauchi en-route Jos to Ikare in Ondo state. Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong has reacted to the incident in a statement signed by spokesperson Simon [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kills-25-victims-in-plateau-attack/feed/ 0 Bandits Ambush Vehicle Escorting Travellers, Kill One Policeman In Zamfara https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-ambush-vehicle-escorting-travellers-kill-one-policeman-in-zamfara/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-ambush-vehicle-escorting-travellers-kill-one-policeman-in-zamfara/#respond Wed, 11 Aug 2021 20:48:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303616 Bandits have ambushed a vehicle escorting travellers in Zamfara and in the process killed one policeman. The incident occurred on Monday when the vehicle was coming from Dansadau community to Gusau with the passengers inside. A resident of the community, Nuhu Dansadau expressed concern about the situation saying that armoured vehicles have been the only [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-ambush-vehicle-escorting-travellers-kill-one-policeman-in-zamfara/feed/ 0 Court Remands Chidinma In Prison Over Super TV CEO’s Murder https://www.theinfostride.com/court-remands-chidinma-in-prison-over-super-tv-ceos-murder/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-remands-chidinma-in-prison-over-super-tv-ceos-murder/#respond Wed, 11 Aug 2021 20:43:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303613 Chidinma Ojukwu, a 300 level Mass Communication Department student of the University of Lagos accused of killing the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, has been remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services. A Lagos State Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Yaba area gave the order on Monday when she [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-remands-chidinma-in-prison-over-super-tv-ceos-murder/feed/ 0 Gunmen Kidnap Former Councillor’s Wife, Baby In Zamfara https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kidnap-former-councillors-wife-baby-in-zamfara/ https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kidnap-former-councillors-wife-baby-in-zamfara/#respond Wed, 11 Aug 2021 20:37:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303600 Gunmen have kidnapped the wife of a former councillor Hassana Saudaki and her eight-month-old baby in Zamfara State. Her husband – Babangida Damba – the former councillor of Tudun-Wada Gusau ward – explained that the incident occurred on Wednesday when gunmen invaded their residence at the Government Residential Quarter in Damba, shooting him and his [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kidnap-former-councillors-wife-baby-in-zamfara/feed/ 0 43 Drug Dealers, Users Arrested by NDLEA In Ondo, Nasarawa, Benue Raids https://www.theinfostride.com/43-drug-dealers-users-arrested-by-ndlea-in-ondo-nasarawa-benue-raids/ https://www.theinfostride.com/43-drug-dealers-users-arrested-by-ndlea-in-ondo-nasarawa-benue-raids/#respond Wed, 11 Aug 2021 20:25:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303594 Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested no fewer than 43 dealers and consumers of illicit substances in Nasarawa, Benue, and Ondo States. Following a series of raids tagged ‘offensive action’ in the states, the agency revealed that operatives recovered 137.55 kilograms of assorted drugs. In Nasarawa State, NDLEA operatives backed [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/43-drug-dealers-users-arrested-by-ndlea-in-ondo-nasarawa-benue-raids/feed/ 0 NDLEA Intercepts Drugs Going To Italy And Turkey, Arrests Suspects https://www.theinfostride.com/ndlea-intercepts-drugs-going-to-italy-and-turkey-arrests-suspects/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ndlea-intercepts-drugs-going-to-italy-and-turkey-arrests-suspects/#respond Sun, 08 Aug 2021 23:13:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302846 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Saturday 31st July 2021 intercepted drugs headed from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA in Ikeja, Lagos, to various destinations in Italy and Turkey . First, a male passenger, Egbon Osarodion going to Milan, Italy was arrested at the airport’s Gate A departure hall during outward clearance [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ndlea-intercepts-drugs-going-to-italy-and-turkey-arrests-suspects/feed/ 0 Unknown Gunmen strike again, kidnap 9 people in Suleja https://www.theinfostride.com/unknown-gunmen-strike-again-kidnap-9-people-in-suleja/ https://www.theinfostride.com/unknown-gunmen-strike-again-kidnap-9-people-in-suleja/#respond Thu, 05 Aug 2021 21:30:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303037 Unknown gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, on Tuesday, have again reportedly stormed Anguwar Kwankwashe in Suleja, Niger state. The assailants entered the community around 1:35 am on Tuesday, August 4, 2021; shooting sporadically and causing mayhem. The assailants eventually abducted nine people. Two persons, however, reportedly escaped from the kidnappers while they were being led [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/unknown-gunmen-strike-again-kidnap-9-people-in-suleja/feed/ 0 Man Arrested for Allegedly Killing Brother’s Wife https://www.theinfostride.com/man-arrested-for-allegedly-killing-brothers-wife/ https://www.theinfostride.com/man-arrested-for-allegedly-killing-brothers-wife/#respond Thu, 05 Aug 2021 21:16:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303030 The Police Command in Jigawa have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly killing his brother’s wife. The incident occurred in Miga Local Government Area of the state. This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Jigawa Police Command, ASP Lawan Shiisu. Shiisu cnfirmed the arrest in Dutse on Wednesday. Specifically, he said the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/man-arrested-for-allegedly-killing-brothers-wife/feed/ 0 US Military Impostor Bags One-Year Jail Term In Kwara https://www.theinfostride.com/us-military-impostor-bags-one-year-jail-term-in-kwara/ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-military-impostor-bags-one-year-jail-term-in-kwara/#respond Tue, 03 Aug 2021 22:29:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302850 Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday, July 30, 2021, sentenced an undergraduate, one Abdulsalam Oyeyemi, to one-year imprisonment for falsely posing as American Military Officer to defraud unsuspecting victims. The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had on Thursday, July 29, 2021, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/us-military-impostor-bags-one-year-jail-term-in-kwara/feed/ 0 Gunmen Kidnap Benue Commissioner’s Wife, Ortom Reacts https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kidnap-benue-commissioners-wife-ortom-reacts/ https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kidnap-benue-commissioners-wife-ortom-reacts/#respond Sat, 31 Jul 2021 17:50:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302581 Gunmen have abducted the wife of a Commissioner for Land and Survey in Benue State, Bernard Unenge. Briefing journalists on Saturday in Makurdi, Governor Samuel Ortom said the commissioner’s wife was whisked away on Friday. He called on the Federal Government to as a matter of justice, clamp down hard on bandits and kidnap syndicates [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kidnap-benue-commissioners-wife-ortom-reacts/feed/ 0 Alleged Sexual Assault: Victim Testifies Behind Closed Doors Against Baba Ijesha https://www.theinfostride.com/alleged-sexual-assault-victim-testifies-behind-closed-doors-against-baba-ijesha/ https://www.theinfostride.com/alleged-sexual-assault-victim-testifies-behind-closed-doors-against-baba-ijesha/#respond Wed, 28 Jul 2021 04:37:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302251 The 14-year-old girl who was alleged to have been sexually assaulted by Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesa has testified at the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja. The alleged victim (name withheld), gave her testimony behind closed doors because of the law protecting minors from undue public exposure. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/alleged-sexual-assault-victim-testifies-behind-closed-doors-against-baba-ijesha/feed/ 0 Suspected Armed Robbers From Ibadan Arrested In Ogun https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-armed-robbers-from-ibadan-arrested-in-ogun/ https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-armed-robbers-from-ibadan-arrested-in-ogun/#respond Wed, 28 Jul 2021 04:32:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302249 Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested two armed robbery suspects in the Agbara area of Ado Odo Ota Local Government Area of the state. In a statement on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun, Abimbola Oyeyemi, identified the suspects as 28-year-old Olanrewaju Sikiru and Olayemi Obisesan, 25. He explained that the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-armed-robbers-from-ibadan-arrested-in-ogun/feed/ 0 Ijanikin Cult Clash: Police Arrest Two, Recover Weapons https://www.theinfostride.com/ijanikin-cult-clash-police-arrest-two-recover-weapons/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ijanikin-cult-clash-police-arrest-two-recover-weapons/#respond Mon, 26 Jul 2021 22:12:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302135 Police operatives attached to the Ijanikin Division of the Lagos State Police Command On 25th July 2021, at about 11am, arrested two (2) suspected cultists at the Oto Awori area of Lagos State. The police operatives raced to the scene and arrested the two suspects while responding to a distress call from good samaritans that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ijanikin-cult-clash-police-arrest-two-recover-weapons/feed/ 0 Suspect Accused Of Killing Akwa Ibom Job Seeker Pleads Guilty https://www.theinfostride.com/suspect-accused-of-killing-akwa-ibom-job-seeker-pleads-guilty/ https://www.theinfostride.com/suspect-accused-of-killing-akwa-ibom-job-seeker-pleads-guilty/#respond Mon, 26 Jul 2021 21:47:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302132 Uduak Akpan, the suspect accused of killing Iniubong Umoren, the lady who was lured out of her home with a fake job interview, has pleaded guilty. Miss Umoren was raped and killed in April in the outskirts of Uyo and her remains were buried in a shallow grave in Mr Akpan’s family house where the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/suspect-accused-of-killing-akwa-ibom-job-seeker-pleads-guilty/feed/ 0 ‘It’s Fake,’ Police Condemn Report DPO Was Arrested For Kidnapping In Edo https://www.theinfostride.com/its-fake-police-condemn-report-dpo-was-arrested-for-kidnapping-in-edo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/its-fake-police-condemn-report-dpo-was-arrested-for-kidnapping-in-edo/#respond Mon, 26 Jul 2021 21:29:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302118 Police authorities have condemned the claim that a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) was arrested by security operatives for his alleged involvement in kidnapping and other criminal activities along the Benin-Ehor Road in Edo State. In a statement on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer in Edo, Kontongs Bello, described the claim as mischievous, malicious, and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/its-fake-police-condemn-report-dpo-was-arrested-for-kidnapping-in-edo/feed/ 0 Three Shot Dead In Ondo Cult Crisis https://www.theinfostride.com/three-shot-dead-in-ondo-cult-crisis/ https://www.theinfostride.com/three-shot-dead-in-ondo-cult-crisis/#respond Sat, 24 Jul 2021 22:18:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=301903 Three persons have been shot dead by gunmen in a reprisal attack by rival cult groups in Ondo town, the headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The cultists were reported to have stormed the residence of one Seun Akinsiku in the town around 6:00 p.m on Friday and killed him. According [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/three-shot-dead-in-ondo-cult-crisis/feed/ 0 Bandits Invade Zamfara Community, Kill 3 Persons, Abduct 7 https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-invade-zamfara-community-kill-3-persons-abduct-7/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-invade-zamfara-community-kill-3-persons-abduct-7/#respond Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:23:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=301705 Bandits have again reportedly attacked the Dansadau community under Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing 3 persons and abducting 7 others. A source in the community said that the armed bandits attacked the community around 2:30am and the siege lasted for about 4 hours, ending in the early hours of Friday morning. He [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-invade-zamfara-community-kill-3-persons-abduct-7/feed/ 0 51-Year-Old Man Nabbed For Allegedly Selling Marijuana To IPOB Camps https://www.theinfostride.com/51-year-old-man-nabbed-for-allegedly-selling-marijuana-to-ipob-camps/ https://www.theinfostride.com/51-year-old-man-nabbed-for-allegedly-selling-marijuana-to-ipob-camps/#respond Wed, 21 Jul 2021 21:43:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=301517 The Imo State Police Command has arrested a 51 year-old-man, Friday Ndimma for his alleged involvement in the sales of Indian hemp also known as marijuana.         Ndimma hails from the Orsu Ihitte-Ukwa community in the Orsu Local Government Area of the state. According to the Imo state Commissioner of Police Abutu [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/51-year-old-man-nabbed-for-allegedly-selling-marijuana-to-ipob-camps/feed/ 0 Court Sends Two Internet Fraudsters To Two Years In Prison https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sends-two-internet-fraudsters-to-two-years-in-prison/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sends-two-internet-fraudsters-to-two-years-in-prison/#respond Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:32:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=301306 The Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today July 19, 2021, secured the conviction of two internet fraudsters – Noah Omoregbe (a.k.a Frank Mark) and Destiny Efewengbe (a.k.a William Scot ) before Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State. This is according [...]

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