crimes

ICC To Probe ‘War Crimes’ In Palestinian Territories

December 20, 2019 4:02 pm

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said Friday she wanted t open a full investigation into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories, sparking a furious reaction from Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the decision made the Hague-based court, which Israel has refused to sign up to since its creation in 2002, a “political tool” against the Jewish state.

The Palestinians welcomed the move by the ICC as a “long overdue step” following a nearly five-year preliminary probe by the prosecutor into the situation since the 2014 war in Gaza.

“I am satisfied that there is a reasonable …

Trump Committed Impeachable Crimes, Scholars Tell Congress

December 4, 2019 2:26 pm

Three constitutional experts on Wednesday bolstered Democrats’ efforts to impeach Donald Trump by saying the president’s actions seeking foreign interference in US elections are grounds for removal, as the inquiry kicked into a new phase in Congress.

But reflecting the Washington political divide, a fourth expert strongly dissented, saying there was “woefully inadequate” evidence that Trump committed high crimes and misdemeanors necessary for impeachment.

Democrats have made a forceful case that Trump should be removed from office for abusing his powers by pressuring Ukraine for dirt on an election rival, arguing that the Founding Fathers had a remedy — impeachment …

K-Pop Star Jailed For 6 Years For Gang Rape, Spycam Crimes

November 29, 2019 4:39 pm

South Korean singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young was convicted Friday of gang rape and distributing videos of the assaults and other sexual encounters, and was jailed for six years in a scandal that has rocked K-pop.

Jung and Choi Jong-hoon, a former member of boy band FT Island, were found guilty of gang-raping two different victims on two occasions in 2016.

Separately, 30-year-old Jung was also convicted of filming himself having sex with other women without their knowledge and sharing the footage without their consent.

It is the highest-profile example of an epidemic of spycam crimes in South Korea, which have prompted …

Deploy SARS To Borno To Fight Boko Haram - Zulum Tells FG

Borno Bans Illegal Motor Parks To Curb Crimes

November 12, 2019 2:39 pm

The Borno State Government has banned the operations of illegal motor parks in the state to curtail criminal activities.

The Commissioner of Justice, Mr Kaka-Shehu Lawan, announced the ban while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Maiduguri.

Lawan said that the government took the measure following intelligence reports that cases of robbery and kidnapping were linked to the parks.

The commissioner also alleged that operations of some illegal motor parks in the state were aiding and abetting insurgency.

“Criminal elements with dangerous weapons can come into the state through illegal

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119 Nigerians On Death Row In Malaysia Over Drug Crimes

October 11, 2019 2:08 pm

A new report by Amnesty International, a human rights organisation, has revealed that 119 Nigerians are currently on death row in Malaysia. According to the report. Nigeria has the highest number of foreigners who have been sentenced to death in Malaysia.

The death penalty is currently retained as the punishment for 33 offences in the Asian country and is mandatory for 12 of these, according to the report.

As of February 2019, Amnesty reported, a total of 1,281 people were on death row in Malaysia, including 568 (44%) foreign nationals.

Of these foreign nationals, 21% are Nigerians, with others …

Traditional rulers need funding to help curb crimes - Oluwo

Traditional rulers need FG funding to curb crimes – Oluwo

May 20, 2019 10:45 am

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Adewale Akanbi, Telu I, has explained how the Federal Government could utilize the traditional institution to curb spate of kidnapping and other crimes in the country.

Speaking with reporters in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, the Oluwo advocated for empowerment of traditional rulers to re-establish communal structure in combating high ranking crimes.

The first class traditional ruler, who regretted the height of insecurity across the nation, said far reaching and creative measures must be applied urgently to “forestall impending doom hanging dangerously on the nation.”

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NCC laments rise in Cyber Crimes

April 12, 2019 11:47 pm

The Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Dambatta, has lamented rising cases of cybercrime and e-fraud in the country using telecommunications platforms, saying it poses a serious challenge to the Commission.

Speaking during NCC Special Day at the ongoing 30th Enugu International Trade Fair, Dambatta explained that cybercrime consists of illegal activities conducted on a computer or mobile device connected to the Internet.

“The Commission advises all our consumers not to open email that is unfamiliar and also note that banks will not request personal information over the Internet. In the event that this unfortunate …