Crime – Ogunwatch

Bandits wreck 4 Nigerian military trucks, force troops to abandon mission in zamfara

Bandit terrorists in Zurmi, Zamfara State, set ablaze four MRAP military trucks after Nigerian troops abandoned an ambush operation. The troops left behind the trucks, each worth over N1 billion, along with

September 2, 2024

Crime

Global law enforcement engaged in tech battle against Nigerian mafia

According to BBC reports on Wednesday, the operation targeted highly-coordinated cybercrime groups responsible for global cyber-enabled financial fraud and other severe criminal activities.

August 28, 2024

Crime

Three fatalities in knife assault at German festival

The attack took place around 22:00 local time (21:00 BST) as the industrial city was celebrating its 650th anniversary. According to the Bild news website, the assailant randomly stabbed passers-by, prompting a

August 24, 2024

Crime

Ogun seeks special court to try rapist, others

The commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development in Ogun State, Adijat Adeleye has called for a special court to try perpetrators of rape and other gender based violence. Adeleye made the

December 21, 2023

Crime

EFCC: Victor Odeh, convicted fraudster, is 19, not seven

The commission revealed that Odeh was one of five undergraduates sentenced to two years in prison each for pleading guilty to internet fraud charges.

December 18, 2023

Crime

Court jails cyberfraudster scamming 13 countries’ victims

Arinze, who was re-arraigned on charges of impersonation and obtaining under false pretense, pleaded guilty to the single charge.

December 8, 2023

Crime

NSCDC arrests 35-year-man for ‘defiling’ lover’s daughter in Ogun

One 35-year-old Odewale Iseoluwa Akinleye has been arrested by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC) for allegedly defiling the 16-year-old daughter( name withheld) of his girlfriend in Ogun.

December 7, 2023

Crime·Metro

So-Safe Corps sacks officer for stealing in Ogun

The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps, also known as the So-Safe Corps, has discharged one Adeboye Yusuf Sunday from the Corps for theft. This was stated in a news

December 1, 2023

Crime·Metro

Man killed in Rivers state cult attack

Witnesses described the aftermath as chaotic, with residents unable to intervene due to the lack of firepower. The once peaceful area turned chaotic, and fear spread among the residents.

November 23, 2023

Crime

76- year-old man defiles, impregnates 16-year-old girl in Ogun

76-year-old David Ogunsanwo has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC) for having carnal knowledge with a 16-year-old girl in Abeokuta, Ogun state. At the time

November 18, 2023

Crime·Metro