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Police in India have busted a cyber fraud gang and arrested two Nigerian nationals for allegedly duping women through 73 fake profiles on Instagram.    The suspects identified as 29-year-old Rawlings Oshuor and 28-year-old Yao Theopile, were arrested in Delhi by cybercrime sleuths from Vadadora, Gujarat at the weekend.   During interrogation, the duo revealed that they have duped many people across India.  “We confiscated their mobile phones and checked the contents. They had made 73 different Instagram accounts to dupe people, especially women. Interestingly, names of all the accounts started with Alex,” said Hardik Makadia, ACP (cybercrime). The police said that they used to download photos and videos of some good looking man called Alex and post those pictures on the bogus Instagram ids.   "They send friend requests to women from these bogus IDs and befriend them. Many unsuspecting users see the photos on these Instagram accounts and fall for it thinking they are ge

A woman identified as Princess Helen Abang has been remanded in Suleja Custodial Centre by Hon. Justice K.N. Ogbonnaya of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Zuba, for faking ownership of 2-storey building of 6 units of three bedroom flats.   The woman who claimed ownership of the building located at Plot 70, Yaounde Street, Wuse Zone 6 in the Federal Capital Territory, also rented it out without the consent of the legal owner.   80-year-old owner of the house, Mrs Elizabeth Ego Olejeme reportedly got to know of the trespass in 2006 and had been battling to recover the properties without success until the trespasser was arrested on 7th November, 2022.   A bench warrant was issued for Abang's arrest after she failed to show up in court two times.   Prosecuting lawyer, Abdulrasheed Sidi said;    “The accused rented other 5 flats of the 3-bedroom and used the proceeds to fight the widow from recovering the houses since 2006. “She illegally trespassed on the prop

Man arrested after be@ting his wife to death for refusing to grant him control of the school she built A 45-year-old man, Segun Omotosho Ebenezer, was on Sunday, November 20, 2022 arrested by men of Ogun state Police for beating his 42-year-old wife, Omotosho Bukola to death. According to a statement by the image maker of the Ogun police command, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at Kemta divisional headquarters on the November 14, 2022, by the elder sister of the deceased, who reported that the deceased was beaten and seriously inj¥red by her husband over a minor disagreement. The deceased was rushed to Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba Abeokuta, by the suspect for medical attention, but passed away while receiving treatment. Unknown to the husband, the deceased had sent a vocienote to her family member, informing them that her husband has used a padlock to hit her on the head while beating her, and that if she died, they should be aw

Panic as armed robb£rs t£rrorize NSUK students in Nasarawa The students of Nasarawa State University in Keffi (NSUK) are reportedly being t£rrorized by armed robb£rs. The robb£ries have reportedly been going on for over a month and many students have been att@cked, r@ped and severely inj¥red.  It was gathered that the armed robb£rs, who are said to be in their numbers, usually invade the students’ hostels, br£ak their doors to gain access into their rooms, where they rob and att@ck them. The latest incident, which occurred last night, left a yet-to-be-specified number of students inj¥red. According to one of the affected students, “My school has been under robbery att@ck for over a month now. Students are being sh@t, inj¥red, and even r@ped. Police here are not doing anything about it and it getting worst by the day. Please, we need urgent help.”  Another students disclosed that, “Our school is under att@ck, the armed robb£rs are more than 40 in number. They have been terr@

20-yr-old student arrested for conniving with his friends to k#ll his stepmom over N1m in Anambra A 20-year-old student, Ekenedilichukwu Okeke, has narrated how he connived with his friends to k#ll his stepmom for refusing to give him N1million for school fees. He was among the 20 suspects paraded by the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Echeng Echeng, on Friday in Awka, the state capital. Okeke had on September 28, 2022, in company with his gang members k#lled his stepmom, one Mrs. Theresa Okeke, 54, an accountant with the National Population Commission, Awka. Speaking to Newsmen, he said: “I had problem with my stepmom and I wanted her to give me N1m, but she said no. After sometime, I pleaded with her and she agreed to give me. I wanted her to give me the money to pay my school fees. I had to arrange for some of my friends to come and help me to extract the money from her. They came at night ti£d her hands and leg to force her to give me the money, but in the proc

A mother-of-five, Beatrice Mbari, has called for justice after she was allegedly beaten to pulp by her husband following a disagreement with his lover in Bundu Ama community, Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. Speaking to Punch in Port Harcourt, the distraught woman said she could hardly see with her eyes due to punches the man threw at her. According to Mrs Mbari, trouble started when her son confronted her husband’s alleged lover, simply identified as Helen, who later reported the confrontation to her husband. Beatrice said as soon as her husband returned home, he allegedly dragged her around the kitchen, beat her mercilessly, and threw her out of the house. She added that it was not the first time he was battering and assaulting because of his lover. "My husband beat me and damaged my face. He punched me in the eye. I can’t even see clearly. He dragged me in the kitchen and said he will kill me and nothing will happen," she explained. “I was pleading with him

32-year-old man arrested for fra¥d; police recover 10 ATM cards Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have apprehended a 32-year-old man at a First Bank Automated Teller Machine (ATM) stand along Bank road in Yola North local government area, while on surveillance patrol. The suspect, Joseph Nwakibe, who was arrested on 8th November 2022 is a native of Nnewi South, Anambra State and a resident of Makurdi, Benue State. According to a statement signed by the Adamawa Police spokesperson, SP Sulaiman Nguroje, the suspect was said to have been invited to Yola by his friend Obinna Ajima, now at large, for joint fraudulent activities. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects go around with several expired ATM cards from various banks and await their victims, they usually queue behind customers pretending to withdraw money, then they usually offer to assist anyone they perceive is having difficulties in making transactions and in the process take note of the p

Sweet-waving kidnapper lures five-year-old boy in Bauchi and then k!lls the victim after he recognised him The police in Bauchi state have arrested a 25-year-old man identified as Anas Auwal, for allegedly killing a five-year-old child he killed after allegedly kidnapping him by luring him with a sweet. In a statement released, the spokesperson of the state police command, Ahmed Wakil, said the suspect lured the minor with sweets and took him to his room. He later contacted the boy’s father and demanded N5m ransom, which the latter could not raise. Wakil said the suspect hacked the boy to death after the victim recognized him. “The command has arrested Anas Auwal, 25, from Tsangaya village via Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State for kidnapping and gruesome murder of a five-year-old boy, Abba Yahuza, of the same address. Preliminary investigation revealed that on October 11, 2022, around 2pm, the suspect lured the victim into his room with sweets. He later called the

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a medical doctor, Rev. Dr. Nuhu Bakwa and his friend in Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau State.    The incident happened at about 8:00 p.m on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, when Dr. Bakwa, who is also a pastor, and the friend were in transit from Mangu to Jos.  According to the Nigerian Tribune, Dr Bakwa and his family, who reside in Abuja, were in Farin-Kassa in Mangu over the death of his father, who passed away last week.   A source close to the family disclosed that Dr. Bakwa and his family, along with a pastor friend, were traveling back to Abuja when the gunmen ambushed them at Bisichi in Jos South local government.   The gunmen forced the medical doctor and his friend out of the car they were traveling in and whisked them away.   The source said that the gunmen left the doctor’s wife along with two other children in the car.   He added that the wife, who was in a state of confusion, later alerted the relatives of h

Man arrested for abd¥cting four teenage boys recently declared missing in Lagos  Police operatives in Lagos State have arrested a 51-year-old man, Austin Kanu, for allegedly abd¥cting four teenage boys in Surulere area of the state.    The victims, ages between 16 to 18, were on October 29, 2022 at about 2010hrs discovered in an isolated place within the National Stadium, Surulere by the Chief Security Officer of the stadium who was on routine patrol and then alerted the police. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Tuesday, November 1, disclosed that: “Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect lured the victims from Ogba and Agege to Surulere.  Their parents when contacted, confirmed that the boys had been missing since the early hours of October 29, 2022.”

Man sentenced to de@th by h@nging for k#lling his bestie for money ritu@l in Bauchi  A High Court sitting in Bauchi State has sentenced a 23-year-old man, Musa Hamza, to de@th by h@nging for k#lling his friend for money ritu@l. The convict, who was arrested on December 21, 2020 was found guilty of k#lling the deceased, a 17-year-old boy named Adamu Ibrahim, in Alkaleri LGA of the state.  After k#lling the deceased, he c#t his neck, pl#ck out his two eyes and p#t them in a bottle. He also b#ried his head and body at different locations. The suspect initially denied the accusation against him before the court at the beginning of the trial, but later admitted it. He confessed that he was asked by a ritu@list to bring the eyes for money ritu@l.    The court presided over by Justice Faruq Umar Sarki sentenced him to de@th by h@nging having been found guilty of the offence he was charged for.