Crime Archives - Freedom Online https://freedomonline.com.ng/category/crime/ ...express yourself Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:05:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://freedomonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-icon-32x32.png Crime Archives - Freedom Online https://freedomonline.com.ng/category/crime/ 32 32 Three children abducted opposite Military Cantonment https://freedomonline.com.ng/three-children-abducted-opposite-military-cantonment/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/three-children-abducted-opposite-military-cantonment/#respond Sun, 08 Feb 2026 17:55:39 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=272145 Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of three children by suspected kidnappers in the South-East state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Joshua Ukandu, said on Sunday in Abakaliki that the children were abducted on Saturday morning. Ukandu said that the incident occurred at Nkwegu, opposite Nkwegu Military Cantonment gate, in Abakaliki […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/three-children-abducted-opposite-military-cantonment/feed/ 0 Director-General of Asiwaju Media Team abducted https://freedomonline.com.ng/director-general-of-asiwaju-media-team-abducted/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/director-general-of-asiwaju-media-team-abducted/#respond Sun, 18 Jan 2026 18:07:41 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=271000 The Executive Chairman of Ilaje Local Government Council in Ondo State, Mr Maurice Oripenaye, has condemned the abduction of the Director-General of Asiwaju Media Team in the council, Mr Emorioloye Owolemi, by gunmen. Oripenaye, in a statement issued on Sunday, said that Owolemi was abducted around 9 a.m. on Jan. 15 at Okonga/Olodo Junction in […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/director-general-of-asiwaju-media-team-abducted/feed/ 0 Terrorists storm Ibadan, abduct expatriate, kill policeman https://freedomonline.com.ng/terrorists-storm-ibadan-abduct-expatriate-kill-policeman/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/terrorists-storm-ibadan-abduct-expatriate-kill-policeman/#respond Sun, 18 Jan 2026 07:04:38 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=270977 Terrorists, on Saturday, invaded Aqua Triton Company in Ogunmakin, near Ibadan, abducting an expatriate and killing a police officer attached to him. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, confirmed the incident in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan. Olayinka said the police officer was killed while repelling the attack, adding that […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/terrorists-storm-ibadan-abduct-expatriate-kill-policeman/feed/ 0 Police arrest suspects in murder of Princess Nwamaka Chigbo (see names) https://freedomonline.com.ng/police-arrest-suspects-in-murder-of-princess-nwamaka-chigbo-see-names/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/police-arrest-suspects-in-murder-of-princess-nwamaka-chigbo-see-names/#respond Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:02:18 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=270594 *They have been operating in Abuja for years The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its sustained fight against violent crime with the arrest of three notorious armed robbery suspects involved in “one-chance” criminal operations and the gruesome murder of a legal practitioner, Barrister Chigbo Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix. The […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/police-arrest-suspects-in-murder-of-princess-nwamaka-chigbo-see-names/feed/ 0 Nursing mother, child, journalist abducted https://freedomonline.com.ng/nursing-mother-child-journalist-abducted/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/nursing-mother-child-journalist-abducted/#respond Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:01:48 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=270340 The Police Command in Ondo State has confirmed the abduction of a nursing mother and her child along Supare/Ajegunle in Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday in Akure, said the abduction happened on Saturday. “Yes, I can confirm to you […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/nursing-mother-child-journalist-abducted/feed/ 0 Medical doctor, brother abducted https://freedomonline.com.ng/medical-doctor-brother-abducted/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/medical-doctor-brother-abducted/#respond Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:02:27 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=270205 Suspected kidnappers have abducted two brothers, identified as Dr Abu Ibrahim Babatunde and Abu Tahir, in Auchi, Edo State. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday along City Pride Road, Igbira Camp, Auchi, in Etsako West Local Government Area. Babatunde, said to be currently undergoing housemanship at the Edo State Teaching Hospital, Auchi, was returning home […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/medical-doctor-brother-abducted/feed/ 0 Court remands 2 siblings over alleged kidnapping of 23-year-old woman https://freedomonline.com.ng/court-remands-2-siblings-over-alleged-kidnapping-of-23-year-old-woman/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/court-remands-2-siblings-over-alleged-kidnapping-of-23-year-old-woman/#respond Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:29:32 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=269738 An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded one Carlos Awar (32) and Fortune Awar (30) for allegedly kidnapping one Bisola Olanrewaju (23).   The Prosecutor, Insp. Kehinde Ojugbele, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on Dec. 4, at No. 39, Ifedapo Line 11, Ile-Ife.   Ojugbele said that the defendants conspired with […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/court-remands-2-siblings-over-alleged-kidnapping-of-23-year-old-woman/feed/ 0 Court Orders Final Forfeiture of Property, Vehicles, and Electronics Linked to Drug Trafficking in Lagos https://freedomonline.com.ng/court-orders-final-forfeiture-of-property-vehicles-and-electronics-linked-to-drug-trafficking-in-lagos/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/court-orders-final-forfeiture-of-property-vehicles-and-electronics-linked-to-drug-trafficking-in-lagos/#respond Sat, 19 Jul 2025 17:56:37 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=260273 Justice Ibrahim Ahmad Kala of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of a five-storey building and various other assets linked to illicit drug trafficking, following a successful application by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).   The forfeited real estate is located at No. 16 Waziri Ibrahim Street, […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/court-orders-final-forfeiture-of-property-vehicles-and-electronics-linked-to-drug-trafficking-in-lagos/feed/ 0 Undergraduate arrested for alleged murder of female student (see name) https://freedomonline.com.ng/undergraduate-arrested-for-alleged-murder-of-female-student-see-name/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/undergraduate-arrested-for-alleged-murder-of-female-student-see-name/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:04:38 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=259550 The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested a student of Material and Metallurgical Engineering Department at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) for the alleged murder of a female student. This is contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, on Monday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that the command, following […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/undergraduate-arrested-for-alleged-murder-of-female-student-see-name/feed/ 0 Man arrested with fresh human breast https://freedomonline.com.ng/man-arrested-with-fresh-human-breast/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/man-arrested-with-fresh-human-breast/#respond Sun, 06 Jul 2025 22:38:49 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=259416 The Police Command in Anambra State has arrested a suspect found with a fresh human breast in Awada, Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state.   Police spokesperson SP Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed this in Awka on Sunday while reviewing the command’s weekly diary of events.   Ikenga stated that the suspect, Samuel Eze, […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/man-arrested-with-fresh-human-breast/feed/ 0 SERAP To Tinubu, Refer Benue killings to ICC https://freedomonline.com.ng/serap-to-tinubu-refer-benue-killings-to-icc/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/serap-to-tinubu-refer-benue-killings-to-icc/#respond Sun, 22 Jun 2025 23:46:52 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=258450 The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently refer the situation in Benue State to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the court to exercise its jurisdiction over the violence and unlawful killings and other serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in the state. Beside, […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/serap-to-tinubu-refer-benue-killings-to-icc/feed/ 0 Lagos’ most wanted hired killer arrested (see name, criminal statistics) https://freedomonline.com.ng/lagos-most-wanted-hired-killer-arrested-see-name-criminal-statistics/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/lagos-most-wanted-hired-killer-arrested-see-name-criminal-statistics/#respond Sat, 21 Jun 2025 05:58:58 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=258358 The Lagos State Police Command wishes to inform the general public of a significant breakthrough in its relentless fight against crime of violence and other criminalities in Lagos State. Today, June 20, 2025, Tactical Squad operatives of the Command successfully, in a well-coordinated special operation code-named Silence, Speed and Surprise, trailed and arrested Wasiu Akinwande […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/lagos-most-wanted-hired-killer-arrested-see-name-criminal-statistics/feed/ 0 Kidnappers storm Grow Homes Estate in Abuja https://freedomonline.com.ng/kidnappers-storm-grow-homes-estate-in-abuja/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/kidnappers-storm-grow-homes-estate-in-abuja/#respond Mon, 26 May 2025 14:19:27 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=256436 The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in collaboration with the Nigerian Army and other security agencies have inaugurated an operation to rescue a kidnap victim in Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Adeh said that the rescue […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/kidnappers-storm-grow-homes-estate-in-abuja/feed/ 0 Woman shot dead, husband abducted in Edo https://freedomonline.com.ng/woman-shot-dead-husband-abducted-in-edo/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/woman-shot-dead-husband-abducted-in-edo/#respond Tue, 20 May 2025 21:29:02 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=256156 Tension has gripped residents of Ubuneke-Ivbiaro community in Owan East Local Government of Edo State as gunmen reportedly killed a woman and abducted her husband in an attack that sparked outrage across the area. Sources said the incident, which occurred around 8 p.m., saw the assailants invade the residence of Mr Arimazoya Abona, shooting his […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/woman-shot-dead-husband-abducted-in-edo/feed/ 0 Kidnappers kill APC chairman after collecting N5m ransom https://freedomonline.com.ng/kidnappers-kill-apc-chairman-after-collecting-n5m-ransom/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/kidnappers-kill-apc-chairman-after-collecting-n5m-ransom/#respond Sun, 18 May 2025 20:30:43 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=256011 The kidnapped Chairman of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Ward 5, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Mr Nelson Adepoyigi, has been reportedly killed by his abductors. Adepoyigi was abducted on May 13 while parking his vehicle at his residence in Ifon. Confirming the incident, Chairman of the local government, Mr Kolapo Ojo, lamented […]

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