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An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Eket has sentenced a 27-year-old man, Edinyanga Samuel Akpan, to death for the murder of his uncle, Kufre Godwin Eno, over allegations of witchcraft.
Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Pius Idiong found the defendant guilty of a one-count charge of murder.
The incident occurred on 4 December 2017 at Ikot Inyang, Okon, in Eket Local Government Area. During a disagreement, Akpan was said to have stabbed his uncle in the chest with a knife.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, warned counsel appearing before her against engaging in conduct capable of stalling proceedings, threatening to invoke the court’s contempt powers where necessary.
The warning came during proceedings in a matter involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over property linked to him.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, warned counsel appearing before her against engaging in conduct capable of stalling proceedings, threatening to invoke the court’s contempt powers where necessary.
The warning came during proceedings in a matter involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over property linked to him.
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of one Goodluck Ejimiyare for recruiting young boys into an internet fraud training syndicate, popularly known as a “Yahoo School”.
Justice (Prof.) C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Benin City, on Monday, 20 April 2026, sentenced Ejimiyare to five years’ imprisonment, with an option of a ₦1 million fine.
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of one Goodluck Ejimiyare for recruiting young boys into an internet fraud training syndicate, popularly known as a “Yahoo School”.
Justice (Prof.) C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Benin City, on Monday, 20 April 2026, sentenced Ejimiyare to five years’ imprisonment, with an option of a ₦1 million fine.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has further intensified ongoing operations aimed at the swift rescue of victims abducted during the recent pirate attack along the Calabar-Oron waterways and the immediate arrest of all perpetrators behind the act.
In close synergy with the Cross River State Police Command and the Nigerian Navy, the Command has deployed a formidable combination of marine, tactical, and intelligence assets to dominate the waterways and adjoining creeks, with a view to tracking down the criminals and securing the safe release of the victims.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has further intensified ongoing operations aimed at the swift rescue of victims abducted during the recent pirate attack along the Calabar-Oron waterways and the immediate arrest of all perpetrators behind the act.
In close synergy with the Cross River State Police Command and the Nigerian Navy, the Command has deployed a formidable combination of marine, tactical, and intelligence assets to dominate the waterways and adjoining creeks, with a view to tracking down the criminals and securing the safe release of the victims.
The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Mohammed Abdullahi Korimi before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri over an alleged N25.6 million fraud.
Korimi was arraigned on Thursday, 16 April 2026, on two counts bordering on criminal misappropriation and obtaining by false pretence, involving N25,647,000.
The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Mohammed Abdullahi Korimi before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri over an alleged N25.6 million fraud.
Korimi was arraigned on Thursday, 16 April 2026, on two counts bordering on criminal misappropriation and obtaining by false pretence, involving N25,647,000.
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 23 suspected cultists and recovered five firearms during a coordinated statewide crackdown on cultism and violent crime.
The operations, carried out across Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Okoko, Ilasan, Ogba and Iju, targeted criminal hideouts and illegal arms proliferation. Police said the raids were part of ongoing efforts by the Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, to curb cult-related violence in the state.