Crime
Abia Court Adjourns To Tuesday Attempted Murder Case Against Electricity Vandal
A special court in Aba, Abia State, has adjourned to Tuesday the attempted murder case against a man described as a notorious thief of the power electricity infrastructure in the leading Southeastern industrial city who is accused of planning and mobilising a mob to lynch four Aba Power staff members on field duty.
Uche Maduabuchi, 40, will remain with the Police Anti-kidnapping Unit in Aba till next week for his effort to kill Chinonso Nwabundu, Stephen Ngozi John, Samuel Nwachukwu and Onyeka Ezeaguba, all employees of Aba Power.
He is on a holden charge before a special magistrate court with The Hon Ukaegbu presiding at the Aba Area Command of the Nigeria Police Force because judiciary workers have for weeks been on strike in Abia State over nonpayment of salaries for several months and other welfare issues.
“Afraid that the four electricity employees would stop him from further vandalism against electricity infrastructure that day and report him to their organisation or even to higher authorities”, according to a policeman looking into the case who does not want his name in the media because he is not allowed to speak to the press on the issue,” Maduabuchi began to scream hysterically that the workers were electricity vandals always throwing the city into darkness through their stealing critical electricity distribution parts.
“ Despite the fact that the workers wore their corporate field dress, had their name tags on their clothes, and were in their company vehicle, complete with the company colours, a crowd of about 100 persons quickly gathered and beat the workers to stupour.
“As the mob was about to set the electricity workers ablaze with petrol and match sticks, gallant security men appeared on the scene, and that was what saved the day”.
The police officer advised citizens against taking the law into their hands, explaining that criminals have been found to be responsible for most mob actions.
“Criminals use the opportunity of mob action to steal from victims believed to be with big cash or to settle scores or to kill innocent persons on legitimate duties, as in this case”.
He expressed optimism that a successful prosecution of the suspect “will go a long way to prove that criminal conspiracy or any other form of crime does not pay.
“It will rather expose criminals to the long arms of the law, especially those who vandalise critical infrastructure like power facilities which serve the public”.
About 40 worshippers were abducted by suspected terrorists at a mosque in Gidan Turbe village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, during early morning prayers.
The attack reportedly occurred around 5:30 a.m. when gunmen stormed the mosque, surrounded it, and took the worshippers hostage. The captors are said to have taken the victims into nearby forests around the Gohori axis in Tsafe LGA.
This incident has plunged the rural community into fear and despair, especially as local leaders and some armed groups had recently engaged in peace talks aimed at reducing violence during the farming season.
Efforts to obtain confirmation or comment from Zamfara Police authorities were unsuccessful.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent Yazid Abubakar, did not respond to calls or messages seeking information on the abduction.
The FBI’s Salt Lake City Field Office on Friday released video footage of the man suspected of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk fleeing a rooftop after the incident on September 10, 2025.
The bureau, in a statement accompanied by the video link shared on X on Friday, noted that the video shows the shooter climbing onto a rooftop shortly before the attack and then jumping off and fleeing the scene after firing the fatal shots.
Investigators also reportedly found the weapon and ammunition used in the shooting in a wooded area near the university.
The agency wrote, “The FBI has released a video and more photos of the shooter in the Utah Valley shooting. The subject is seen jumping from the rooftop of a building after the shooting.
“Around 12 pm Mountain Time on September 10, 2025, the subject climbed up to a rooftop; after he shot and killed Charlie Kirk, he jumped off and ran away. He left a gun and ammunition in a wooded area near the university.
“Trace evidence collected from the rooftop scene included shoe impressions, a forearm imprint, and a palm print. Anyone with information in this case should call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or visit fbi.gov/utahvalleyshooting.”
The bureau added that it is working closely with law enforcement partners to seek justice in the murder of Charlie Kirk.
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Crime
Ghana Court Jails Three Nigerians 96 years for Car Thefts
All three convicts : Francis Friday, Linus Agwazie, and Russell Ekenze, are currently serving their sentences at the Kumasi Central Prison.
Three Nigerians – Francis Friday, Linus Agwazie, and Russell Ekenze, have been sentenced to a combined jail term of 96 years for their involvement in car theft within the Kumasi Metropolis in Ghana.
Ohibaba.com learned that a statement signed by the Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police, Godwin Ahianyo, and obtained on Tuesday, said that the Atasemanso Circuit Court sitting in Ghana delivered the sentence.
This is coming amidst a recent protest by Ghanaians over the involvement of Nigerians in alleged criminal activities.
According to Ahianyo, the trio were arrested on June 20 following suspicions that they were involved in targeting and stealing parked vehicles.
The trio were subsequently arraigned before the circuit court on July 22, but only Ekenze pleaded guilty to the charges pressed against him.
Ahianyo stated, “On July 22, 2025, the suspects Francis Friday, Linus Agwazie, and Russell Ekenze were arraigned before the Atasemanso Circuit Court.“
During proceedings, Russell Ekenze pleaded guilty to the charges and was immediately convicted and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in hard labour. The other two suspects, Francis Friday and Linus Agwazie, pleaded not guilty.
“Subsequently, on July 23, 2025, the cases of Francis Friday and Linus Agwazie were heard at Circuit Court 3, where both were found guilty and each was sentenced to 8 years’ imprisonment on two counts, with the sentences to run concurrently.
”He added that the three suspects were further arraigned on additional charges in another court and were each sentenced to 20 years.
“On the same day, Circuit Court 1 also heard additional charges against all three suspects, resulting in 20-year IHL sentences each, also on two counts, and to run concurrently.“
Finally, on July 24, 2025, Russell Ekenze was further convicted at Circuit Court 2, receiving an additional 10-year IHL sentence on two counts, to run concurrently with his existing sentence.
“All three convicts, Francis Friday, Linus Agwazie, and Russell Ekenze, are currently serving their sentences at the Kumasi Central Prison,” the statement read.
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