crime news

Court delivers judgment in alleged terrorism financing case against Tukur Mamu
crime

Court delivers judgment in alleged terrorism financing case against Tukur Mamu

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed Jan. 27, 2027, for judgment in a charge filed by the Federal Government against Tukur Mamu, alleged terrorists’ negotiator during the Abuja-Kaduna train attack hostages in 2022. Justice Mohammed Umar fixed the date after the Federal Government’s lawyer, David Kaswe, and Mamu’s counsel, Johnson Usman, SAN, adopted their final written addresses and presented their arguments for and against the case.

Read →
Constitution amendment must protect IGP, CPs from abuse — Okiro
crime

Constitution amendment must protect IGP, CPs from abuse — Okiro

Former Inspector-General of Police and one-time Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Sir Mike Okiro, in this interview, speaks on the proposed establishment of state police, funding, training and safeguards against possible abuse by state governors. As a Commissioner of Police in Lagos and Benue states, and later as the IGP, I can attest to the operational and funding support given to the police by state governments.

Read →
Doctor On Trial Over Sexual Abuse Of Over 70 Children In Germany
crime

Doctor On Trial Over Sexual Abuse Of Over 70 Children In Germany

A paediatrician in eastern Germany went on trial Monday accused of sexually abusing more than 70 children over more than a decade. The 46-year-old doctor is charged with more than 130 criminal offences over the abuse of children while working at clinics in the eastern German towns of Nauen and Rathenow between 2013 and 2025.

Read →
Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack
crime

Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack

Chains in Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg say fridge temperatures rose overnight, similar to hack of French stores Supermarket chains in Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg have said the temperatures of their refrigerators and freezers in dozens of stores rose overnight, prompting fears of a cyber-attack similar to one that caused millions of euros of food losses in France. Sweden’s Coop chain told the daily Aftonbladet on Monday that six of ​its stores ‌had been ​affected, while ICA said it was “aware that a limited ​number of stores were affected by an incident overnight which impacted their refri

Read →
Former Kiambu governor Waititu fined Sh21 million, faces 13 Years in jail over money laundering
crime

Former Kiambu governor Waititu fined Sh21 million, faces 13 Years in jail over money laundering

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 2 – Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has been fined KSh21 million following his conviction in a money laundering case, with the court imposing a total of 13 years in alternative prison sentences should he fail to pay the fines. The case also involves Waititu’s wife, Susan Wangari Ndung’u, former Kiambu County Chief Officer for Roads Luka Mwangi Wahinya and businessman Charles Chege Mbuthia, whose company, Testimony Enterprises Limited, was linked to the road construction contract.

Read →
Court users stranded as Kumasi High Court and other lower courts shut down over JUSAG strike
crime

Court users stranded as Kumasi High Court and other lower courts shut down over JUSAG strike

The Kumasi High Court and other lower courts in the Ashanti region, like in many parts of the country, have been shut down as the ongoing industrial action by the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) brings the judiciary to its knees. A tour of the Kumasi High Court, the Court of Appeal, the Asokwa Circuit Court and the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Court confirmed that the facilities were closed with no judiciary staff around but a handful of persons seeking legal services.

Read →