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On Thursday, 19-year-old Peterson Enoch was sentenced to 12 months in prison by Justice Dairus Khobo of the Kaduna High Court. The charges against Enoch were related to internet fraud. He was brought before the court by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In the judgment, Justice Khobo found Enoch guilty of the charges brought against him. As a result, he was sentenced to 12 months in a correctional center. Additionally, he had the option to pay a fine of N100,000. The judge also ordered the forfeiture of the iPhone 12 and Infinix S5 phone that were recovered from Enoch at the time of his arrest to the Federal Government. Furthermore, Enoch was required to restitute $1,000 to his victim, Kingsley Matthew. Earlier, the EFCC Counsel, P. ...

Two police officers have reportedly been murdered in Enugu State by unknown gunmen. The officers were killed when a gang of criminals ambushed a mobile police patrol team on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred at around 7:30 pm along the Udi-Ozalla Road while the Operation Restore Peace Enugu team was conducting a routine patrol. The victims have been identified as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Danjuma Joseph and Inspector Abu Elamaje. According to sources, they were swiftly taken to the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Ituku-Ozalla for treatment, but unfortunately, doctors on duty confirmed their deaths. Another officer, Inspector Udeme Udomeng, who sustained gunshot wounds, received treatment and was discharged. Daily Sun quoted a source from the comman...

Four individuals who were allegedly kidnapped in Onitsha have been rescued by the Anambra Vigilante Group (AVG), resulting in the elimination of one of the suspected kidnappers. According to a source who shared the information with NewsNow, the AVG managed to recover three vehicles that were used by the kidnappers. Additionally, an AK-47 rifle and a pistol were seized during the operation. The rescue operations took place in two different locations in Onitsha between 8:30 and 9 p.m. on Wednesday. Confirming the authenticity of the viral video depicting the victims' rescue, Onitsha resident Mr. Theo Eze stated, "Yes, the videos are true. The men were intercepted by AVG operatives, and their victims were rescued, while one of the suspects was killed. "Due to the prevalent crime in t...

An officer of the Nigeria Police Force has been dismissed after shooting and killing Alafuro Peterside in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Last month, in the presence of his wife and children at a beer parlour in Elekohia, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, Peterside, 42, was fatally shot by a police officer. The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Nwonyi Emeka, disclosed the development while parading criminal suspects at the command's headquarters at Moscow Road, Port Harcourt, on Tuesday. CP Emeka further stated that the officer has been arraigned in court for the sake of justice. NewsNow also reports that the CP paraded seven police personnel who were involved in unprofessional conduct. These officers were exposed by a TikTok user who had been defrauded of a certain sum...

In Akwa Ibom State, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has apprehended 12 individuals involved in illegal mining and confiscated six trucks used for their operations. Mr Eluyemi Eluwade, the State Commandant of NSCDC, revealed this information during a press briefing at the Command headquarters in Uyo on Wednesday. According to Eluwade, the NSCDC operatives captured the illegal miners in the Abak and Itu Local Government Areas of the state. He emphasized that the activities of illegal miners on government properties have had a detrimental impact on the environment, and such activities will not be tolerated any further. Eluwade further explained, "To regulate mining activities in the state and ensure that only lawful miners are permitted to operate on mining sit...

A total of 12 suspected illegal miners have been apprehended by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Akwa Ibom State. Additionally, six trucks that were utilized for these illegal mining operations have been seized by the authorities. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Eluyemi Eluwade, made this declaration during a press briefing held at the Command headquarters in Uyo on Wednesday. Eluwade revealed that the illegal miners were captured by NSCDC operatives in Abak and Itu Local Government Areas of the state. He emphasized that the unauthorized mining activities on government properties have had a detrimental impact on the environment, and such activities will no longer be tolerated. Eluwade stated, "To regulate mining operations in the state and ensure only legal mine...

After spending eight months in prison for stealing a shirt and a cooler, Zuwaira Yusuf, a woman in Adamawa State, has been set free. Zuwaira, a divorced woman, had been convicted and sentenced to two years in prison for theft. She was serving her sentence at Hong Correctional Centre until her release on Wednesday. The Adamawa State Jail Delivery Committee (JDC), led by the chief judge, Justice Hapsat Abdulrahaman, visited the correctional centre and granted her freedom. Since last week, the Adamawa JDC has been visiting correctional centres in the state to release inmates, especially those awaiting trial whose cases merit leniency. The committee has also been granting bail to certain inmates in order to alleviate prison congestion, as mandated by the state government.

A factory producing guns and explosives has been discovered in Osomba community, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, according to the Police Command. The factory was uncovered by a team from the Command's Anti Cultism and Kidnapping Squad, led by SP Ogini Chukwuma. On Monday, a cache of arms was seized during the operation, said SP Irene Ugbo, the command spokesperson. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Wednesday, Ugbo revealed that the operation lasted four hours and resulted in the retrieval of remote-controlled Improvised Explosive Devices, detonators, and several automatic weapons. Additionally, numerous locally made double barrel guns and pistols were confiscated at the illegal arms factory, she added. The command spokesperson disclos...

In a Kado Grade I Area Court in Abuja, two men have been docked on charges of disturbing public peace. The suspects, Orumah Abubakar and Prosper Chukwu, residents of Kado Abuja, were accused by the police of engaging in behavior that disrupted public order. Although both defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges, the court was informed by the Prosecution Counsel, Mr. Stanley Nwafoaku, that the complainant, Mr. Orumah Abubakar, had reported the incident at the Life Camp police station. According to Nwafoaku, the police had sent officers to invite Chukwu to the station, which led to an argument between Abubakar and Chukwu, disturbing public peace. The police intervened and summoned both parties to the station, as the argument was apparently over maintenance fees for the compound. Polic...

The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has handed down a life imprisonment sentence to Eze Chukwuma for defiling his two daughters. A statement issued by the Lagos State Domestic & Sexual Violence Agency, DSVA, on its official X account on Wednesday, confirmed that the 59-year-old artisan was prosecuted on two counts of defilement. Chukwuma committed these crimes between 2008 and 2017 at Agbeke Street near Iyana-Era Bus Stop, Ijanikin, Lagos. The lead prosecutor, Olufunke Adegoke, disclosed that Chukwuma began defiling his two daughters shortly after his wife's death. Abiola Soladoye, the trial judge, ruled that the prosecution provided sufficient evidence to prove the charge of sexual assault against the convict. "The prosecution witnesses' testimonies were supported...