Category: Crime

SWAT Arrests Suspected Killer Of Commercial Sex Worker In Ughelli

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A female suspected killer of a commercial sex worker in Ughelli north local government area of Delta state has been arrested by a combine team of Special Weapon and Tactics (SWAT), from Garki, Abuja. The suspect, one Miss Amrore Oghenevwire was allegedly arrested in connection with the killing of Miss Confidence at her hotel room in Ughelli. According sources, Her arrest followed concrete intelligence gathering by the police of her alleged involvement in the murder after the force received a petition by the owner of the hotel, Helen Amrore, accusing…

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Three Suspected Robbers Set Ablaze By Mob In Delta

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By Joe Favour THREE suspected armed robbers allegedly terrorizing residents of Ughelli North and South local governments area have been set ablaze at Ekiugbo community in Ughelli North local government area of Delta state. It was gathered the robbers with sophisticated weapons had earlier robbed residents of Iwhrekan community in Ughelli south local government after overpowering combine team of vigilantes from Edjorphe and Iwhrekan communities respectively. Recounting their ordeals to newsmen, victims of the robbery, narrated that, “At Iwhrekan, they came to our compound broke the protector and destroyed our…

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3 Suspected Robbers Killed By Vigilantes In Ughelli North

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Three suspected armed robbers terrorizing residents of Ughelli North have been killed by a team of local vigilante members from Ekiugbo-Ughelli community in a gun duel in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta state. It was gathered that the suspected armed robbers were killed along the Ughelli axis of the East/ West road last Wednesday while escaping towards Warri. According to an anonymous source, On the eve of Ekiugbo community festival, they got an  information that the robbers were operating and robbing their victims along the Ekiugbo-Eruemukowharien old road.…

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Commercial Sex Worker Strangle, Stab To Death As Police Arrest Colleagues In Delta

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By Orerome Favour Hordes commercial sex workers have been arrested over the death of a sex worker allegedly strangled and stabbed to death by a yet to unidentified person in Ughelli North local government area of Delta state. The deceased sex worker identified with her last name as Confidence was found dead in her apartment at FEZAM Plaza Hotel, a brothel located at Emosivwe street behind a commercial bank in the area after she failed to show up to join her colleagues to scout for customers. It was gathered. According…

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Crime: Security Guard Shot Dead By Fleeing Suspected Robbers In Ughelli

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By Uruemu Favour, A security guard has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers evading arrest at the early of Wednesday morning at Ekiugbo community in Ughelli North local government area of Delta state. It was gathered that the robbers were being chased by Iwhrenene community vigilante after a foiled operation. According to a source, “The victim identified simply as Tunde was sleeping in a nearby keke when the fleeing robbers shot him dead and escaped. “This morning, robbers attack my street and shot one of our security man to…

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Crime: One Arrested As Gunmen Kill Three Police Officers Cart Away Two AK-47 Riffles In Delta

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BY Joe Favour UNIDENTIFIED gunmen have shot dead three police officers injured local vigilante members and cart away two Ak47 riffles as the local vigilante members injured are currently receiving treatment in Asaba headquarters of Delta state. The three officers, Asp Eke Francis, Inspr.Joshua Akengbo and Cpl Perekedo Unene and other local vigilante members were attacked, it was gathered. According security source, “The the Director of Operation, DOP, Supol Gambo a CSP, received a distress call from a man, that vigilante in the street were attacked and the DPO detailed…

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Delta Court Fine Gbagi For Stripping Hotel Staff Naked

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High Court sitting in Warri, Delta state presided by Hon. Justice Vera Agbodje had in a Judgment entered against Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, Delta SDP governorship candidate and his hotel, Signatious Hotel And Suites Limited  to pay a fine of one million naira for alleged harassment, unlawful detention and torture against hus staff. In suit No. EHC/FHR/80/2020 filed by the Claimant’s lawyer, Mr Kunle Edun on behalf of the Claimant, Mr Victor Ephraim, they alleged that on the 17th and 18th of September, 2020 Chief Kenneth Gbagi used the armed mobile…

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Crime: Suspected Phone Thief Arrested, Beaten To Stupor In Delta

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A suspected phone thief has been been beaten to stupor by angry mobs after stealing a mobile device from his victim with his motorcycle in Ughelli North Local government area of Delta state. The victim, identified as Brown whose surname could not be ascertain was arrested after he a head collision accident with an oncoming vehicle at Daniel Mukoro street at Uloho Avenue. According to sources, “The suspect snatched a bag of a woman containing her mobile phone and when she raised alarm, people from the area gave him a…

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Court Jails Delta Senator Nwaoboshi 7 Years For Money Laundering

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THE Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, Friday, convicted and sentenced Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, senator representing Delta North senatorial district at the National Assembly, to seven years imprisonment and ordered that his two companies, Golden Touch Construction Project Ltd and Suiming Electrical Ltd, be wound up in line with the provisions of Section 22 of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2021. The court’s ruling followed the success of the appeal by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, challenging the judgment of Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court,…

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Umolo Community Leaders Set To Appear In Court Over Allege Sales Of NDDC Property

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  THERE are indications that tension has enveloped the Umolo Community in Olomu Kingdom, Ughelli South LGA, as the police under the Ughelli Area Command are likely to arraign the duo of Mr. James Ageren and Chief Josiah Olokpa over the alleged criminal sale of two water tanks installed in the community by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The prosecution is coming on the strength of a historic April 4, 2022 Judgement delivered by T. O. Uloho of the High Court of Justice in Otu-Jeremi, which threw out the…

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