A shocking case of alleged police extortion and assault has emerged from Lagos, where four policemen reportedly operating from Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, have been accused of extorting ₦1,530,000 from a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member at gunpoint and mercilessly beating another. According to Barrister Tolu Babaleye, a legal practitioner based in Abuja...
Category: Crime and Judiciary
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*Nigerian military confirms ‘capture’ of terror kingpin in Imo
The terror kingpin who claims to be a Biafra agitator, has been linked to growing attacks in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State, including the recent murder of three of his fighters in the area.* The Defence Headquarters, on Thursday, confirmed the capture of a notorious terror kingpin in Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east. The...
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French Police Arrest 4 In Alleged Plot Targeting Exiled Russian Activist Vladimir Osechkin
Police in France detained four people suspected in a plot targeting exiled Russian rights activist Vladimir Osechkin, who exposes abuses in Russian prisons, France’s national anti-terror prosecution office said. The General Directorate for Internal Security, France’s counter-espionage and counterterror intelligence service known by its French initials DGSI, has been the leading the investigation, the anti-terror...
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Russia Convicts 15 Captured Ukrainian Soldiers On Terrorism Charges
A court in southern Russia convicted 15 captured Ukrainian soldiers on terrorism charges Friday after a trial that Kyiv denounced as a sham and a violation of international law. The military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced 15 men from the Aidar battalion, which Russia has designated a terrorist group, to prison terms ranging from 15 to 21 years....
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AP List Hostages Whose Remains Are Still Inside Gaza
Hamas freed the last 20 living hostages taken during its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Hamas has returned the remains of nine hostages, but the process of returning the bodies of the last 19, as called for in the ceasefire agreement, has stalled. Hamas says...
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University Of Southern California Grad Student Charged With Drugging And Raping
A University of Southern California graduate student who police say is a serial sexual predator has been charged with drugging and raping multiple women as investigators look for additional victims, Los Angeles authorities said. Sizhe Weng, a 30-year-old Chinese national also known as Steven Weng, was arrested Aug. 28, though the district attorney and police...
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Mississippi Executes A Man Convicted Of Raping And Killing A College Student
A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student in 1993 was executed Wednesday. Charles Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. following a lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. Crawford had spent more than 30 years on death row. His execution comes several months after...
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Ondo State Police Arrests Ex-Convict for Allegedly Beating Girlfriend to Death Over ₦100,000 Loan
Ondo State Police Command revealed they arrested a 37-year-old ex-convict, Ademola Omokinwa, for allegedly beating his girlfriend, Joy Jimoh, to death during a dispute over money. According to reports, the incident occurred in Idanre after Joy demanded the repayment of ₦100,000 she had earlier lent to Omokinwa. The confrontation reportedly turned violent, leading to her...