Month: February 2026

Metro

Alleged N76bn fraud: Lagos court accepts key exhibits against Ahmed Kuru, others

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, admitted additional documents tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the alleged N76bn and $31.5m fraud trial involving a former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, and others.

Kuru, alongside Kamilu Alaba Omokide, Captain Roy Ilegbodu, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc and Super Bravo Limited, is being prosecuted on a six-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing and abuse of office.

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Metro

Navy hands over nine suspected oil thieves to EFCC in A’Ibom

The Nigerian Navy has handed over nine suspected oil thieves to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following their arrest for alleged involvement in illegal bunkering activities in Akwa Ibom State.

The Commander of NNS Jubilee, Commodore Mohammed Manga, disclosed this to journalists on Wednesday in Ibaka while formally transferring the suspects and recovered exhibits to the Commission for further investigation and prosecution.

Commodore Manga stated that on 23 February, personnel of NNS Jubilee, in collaboration with sister units including Nigerian Navy Ship BONNY and Nigerian Navy Ship SHIRORO, apprehended a wooden boat at an oil platform located offshore in the Asabo oil field, Akwa Ibom.

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Metro

A’Ibom High Court hands death sentence to Police Corporal, accomplice

The Akwa Ibom State High Court has sentenced a police corporal, Mbazigwe Chinedu Friday, and a bus conductor, Isaac Eddy Ndeesor, to death by hanging for the kidnapping of Elder Akara Johnson Mendie, Vice Principal of Community Secondary School, Nkek, in Ukanafun Local Government Area.

Delivering judgment in Uyo, Nsemeke Daniel found the two men guilty of conspiracy, kidnapping and unlawful possession of firearms.

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Metro

Police arrest suspected Black Axe cultist, recover pistol

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has recorded another operational breakthrough in its ongoing crackdown on cultism, illegal arms possession and related criminal activities across the state.

On 24 February 2026, at about 3:00 pm, operatives on routine patrol in Nsit Atai Local Government Area intercepted a motorcycle carrying two passengers for a stop-and-search operation.

DSP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer, on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, said upon being directed to stop, one of the passengers, who had a black handbag strapped around his neck, suddenly alighted and fled in an attempt to evade arrest.

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Metro

Police raid drug hotspots in Itu, arrest 18 suspects

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has dismantled suspected drug hideouts in Itu Local Government Area, arresting 18 suspects and recovering a large quantity of substances believed to be cannabis and other illicit drugs.

The operation was carried out on February 22, 2026, at about 11:20 pm, following credible intelligence that some locations in Oku Iboko Village and Mbak Community had become active drug distribution hubs linked to criminal activities in the area.

DSP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Command, said that the police, acting on the information, carried out a coordinated midnight raid on the identified locations.

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Metro

Man bags life in prison for kidnapping A’Ibom judge

A Federal High Court in Uyo has sentenced 30-year-old Nkereuwem Felix Effiong to life imprisonment for his role in the abduction of a judge of the Akwa Ibom State High Court, Hon. Justice Joy Unwana.

Effiong was convicted on three of four counts, including conspiracy, membership of a terrorist group, and kidnapping under the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

Justice Unwana was kidnapped on December 18, 2023, alongside her driver, Idorenyin Ekanem, along the Okobo–Esuk Inwang–Ndon Ebom Road in Akwa Ibom State. They were held captive for five days. During the attack, the judge’s police orderly, ThankGod Ekanem, was shot dead.

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Politics

Crisis rocks Mkpat Enin APC congress, violence narrowly averted

A potential violent clash was narrowly averted in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Nigeria during the chapter congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday, following a dispute over the composition of ward and chapter executive lists.

Tension escalated after allegations that the State Chairman of the APC, Stephen Ntokekpo; the Commissioner for Works and Fire Service, Eno Ibanga; and a member of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Uwem Imo Ita, met in Uyo to draw up a fresh list of executives without consulting key stakeholders from Mkpat Enin.

The move reportedly contradicted an earlier resolution reached by party leaders in the area to retain the existing ward and chapter executives for another four-year term, citing their loyalty and performance.

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Metro

Police arrest armed robbery suspect, recover firearm in Uyo

The suspect is currently in police custody, while investigations are ongoing to arrest other fleeing gang members and recover additional weapons. He will be charged in court upon the conclusion of the investigation.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Mohammed Azare, reaffirmed the command’s commitment to ridding Akwa Ibom State of criminal elements and ensuring the safety of lives and property.

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