Nigerian Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and Doctor Obinna Obeta have been found guilty and convicted of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom. The trio was found culpable of violating the Modern Slavery Act by facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with the aim of exploitation after a six-week trial at the Old Bailey. As reported, the accused were said to have criminally conspired to bring the 21 years old Lagos base to London just to exploit his kidney as stated by the jury. The judge, Justice Jeremy Johnson, will pass a sentence at a later date, The Guardian UK reports.

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the application filed by the suspended DCP Abba kyari and three other co-defendants asking to void the charge against them.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP), The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Boko Haram have been ranked among the top ten (10) deadliest terror groups in the world according to the latest Global Terrorism Index (GTI). The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) in this year's GTI report, stated that the IPOB, ISWAP and Boko Haram were responsible for nearly 500 deaths in the year 2022.

Delta State police command revealed that it arrested members of a syndicate who disguised in military uniforms to perpetrate crime in Asaba, the state capital. According to the police the fake soldiers were planning to cause mayhem in the state when they were arrested. It was gathered that the state commissioner of police, CP Ari Muhammed Ali, on receiving the information deployed a combined team from the department of operations “COBRA 11” comprising operatives from Response Squad, Raiders Squad and Operations Department to embark on an intelligence raid on their hideout on Sunday.

The Kano Magistrate Court remanded Alhassan Ado Doguwa, the House of Representative Majority Leader, in prison over a 5-count charge including culpable homicide, criminal conspiracy, mischief by fire, causing grievous hurt, and inciting public disturbance. The presiding judge, Ibrahim Yola made the judgment on Wednesday, following Doguwa’s arrest by the Kano State Police Command at the Aminu Kano International Airport on his way to board a flight heading to Abuja.

Reports have it that there was pandemonium in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi state after unknown miscreants were said to have blown off the administrative offices in the evening of 20th February 2023 where properties worth millions of naira were razed down, it is said that the affected building is close to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office. Although no life was lost. Just a few weeks back there was a similar incident of an explosion, just a few hours before President Muhammadu Buhari visit the state to commission some projects. it was alleged that the detonation was sponsored by the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic West Africa Province (ISWAP).