Category: Crime and Judiciary

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U.S President Trump And Top Officials Condemn The Murder Of Two Israeli Embassy Staff Members Shot Outside The Capital Jewish Museum.

U.S President Trump And Top Officials Condemn The Murder Of Two Israeli Embassy Staff Members Shot Outside The Capital Jewish Museum.

Authorities have confirmed that two Israeli embassy staff members were killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. on May 22 2025. The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago, was arrested and reportedly shouted ‘Free Palestine’ before being apprehended by law enforcement. The victims were reportedly a couple, and the man had...

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Oyo State Police Command Releases Press Statement Detailing The Fatal Shooting Of A 14-Year-Old WAEC Candidate By An Officer

Oyo State Police Command Releases Press Statement Detailing The Fatal Shooting Of A 14-Year-Old WAEC Candidate By An Officer

The Oyo State Police Command regrets to inform the general public of a tragic incident that occurred during a joint traffic enforcement operation with the Oyo State Traffic Management Authority (OYTMA), which led to the unfortunate death of a 14-year-old male, Kehinde Alade. At approximately 0745 hours on May 20th, 2025, along the Airport Roundabout,...

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F.G. Launches Manhunt To Recapture seven Inmates Escaped From Osun state Custodial Centre.

F.G. Launches Manhunt To Recapture seven Inmates Escaped From Osun state Custodial Centre.

The Nigerian Correctional Service has launched a manhunt after heavy rainfall damaged the perimeter wall of the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun State, leading to the escape of seven inmates around 2 a.m. this Tuesday. A statement from the Service indicates that the Controller General, Sylvester Nwakuche, has ordered an investigation, while security...

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Men Who Escaped New Orleans Jail Had Hourslong Head Start Before Staff Knew They Were Gone

Men Who Escaped New Orleans Jail Had Hourslong Head Start Before Staff Knew They Were Gone

Nearly a week after 10 men escaped from a New Orleans jail by crawling through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a fence, five have been apprehended and five remain at large. Authorities believe sheriff’s employees must have aided the escape, and three have been suspended. A jail maintenance man is the only person arrested so far and is...

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Former DR Congo PM Sentenced To Hard Labour On Corruption Charge

Former DR Congo PM Sentenced To Hard Labour On Corruption Charge

A former prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sentenced to a decade’s forced labour for corruption. Augustin Matata Ponyo was found guilty of embezzling about $245m (£182m)of public funds by the Congolese Constitutional Court on Tuesday, alongside Deogratias Mutombo, the former governor of the DR Congo’s central bank. Matata’s lawyer told...

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PRESS RELEASE – ZONE 2 COMMAND ARREST DISPATCH RIDER FOR STEALING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT WORTH THIRTY-FOUR MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND NAIRA (₦34,400,000.00K), RECOVER EXHIBITS

PRESS RELEASE – ZONE 2 COMMAND ARREST DISPATCH RIDER FOR STEALING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT WORTH THIRTY-FOUR MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND NAIRA (₦34,400,000.00K), RECOVER EXHIBITS

CZ:5300/ZN.2/PPRO/VOL.4/120 20TH MAY, 2025 ZONE 2 COMMAND ARREST DISPATCH RIDER FOR STEALING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT WORTH THIRTY-FOUR MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND NAIRA (₦34,400,000.00K), RECOVER EXHIBITS One Ajefolakemi John ‘m’ (a Medical Doctor) of Iloromu Quarters Ile-Ife, Osun State reported that he contacted one Matthew Owochotie Adoche ‘m’ (a dispatch rider) on the 15/04/2025 to deliver medical...

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Stray Bullet Fatally Hit A 14-Year-Old WAEC Candidate After Nigerian Police Allegedly Fired Shots At Suspected Internet Fraudsters.

Stray Bullet Fatally Hit A 14-Year-Old WAEC Candidate After Nigerian Police Allegedly Fired Shots At Suspected Internet Fraudsters.

Yet to be identified officers of the Nigerian police allegedly chased suspected internet fraudsters — yahoo boys— in a car at Gbagi market, Ibadan, firing at their tires, but tragically hit a 14-year-old secondary school student heading to his WAEC exam by “mistake” The police officers were reportedly chasing suspected yahoo boys at Gbagi, however...