Eugene Agha

Lagos

Correspondent at Daily Trust

Daily Trust crime/defence/maritime correspondent.

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Why I killed my 65-year-old benefactor, escaped with her car – suspect - Daily Trust

1 week ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

A 28-year-old man, Abubakar Iliyasu, has confessed his involvement in the incident that led to the death of his benefactor. Abubakar had allegedly stabbed the victim, one Mrs Janet Okoye, in her home in the OrileIganmu area of Lagos before bolting away with her Toyota Sienna car. After killing the deceased, the suspect headed straight with the vehicle to his village in the Ankpa area of Kogi State.
My mother sold family land to enrol me in yahoo centre, says 12-year-old boy

1 week ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

Twelve-year- old Munachi Udochukwu was happily living in Onitsha attending primary school along with his two siblings. Doted on by his two parents, he is seen off to school at the beginning of the new term. This exercise is a yearly ritual for Munachi and his younger sister.
C & S Church Marks Centenary Anniversary, urge members to pray for Nigeria

1 week ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

The Supreme Head of the Cherubim and Seraphin Unification Church of Nigeria, Dr. Solomon Adegboyega Alao, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to enact economic policies that would address the hardship in the land.
2 arrested trying to snatch tricycle at gunpoint

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

Detectives from the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two members of a notorious armed robbery gang as they were trying to snatch a commercial tricycle from its owner at gunpoint in the Ajegunle area of Lagos. The suspects, Azeez Anofi, 25, aka Stainless, and Damilare Obadia, 25, were struggling to take over the tricycle when they were sighted by detectives from Layeni Police Station.
8 arrested over YABATECH cult related killings

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

Eight suspected members of a secret cult gang have admitted to have been arrested over cult related killings in the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), in Lagos. The arrest brings to a total of 13 suspects that have been arrested since the violence broke out some days ago. Daily Trust reports that five suspects were earlier arrested after a yet-to-be-identified student of the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, was shot dead in a suspected cult-related attack seven days ago.
I survive on human parts — Suspect - Daily Trust

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

A suspected human parts trafficker simply identified as Gani, has confessed selling human parts for a living in Ogun State. The suspect was arrested on Saturday by troops of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, operating under the 35 Artillery Brigade, in the Kulanla Odomoola area of Ogun State. SPONSOR ADIn his confessional statement, the suspect admitted selling human parts to interested people for a living. “I have been surviving on selling human parts for the last 10 years.
Customs intercepts N1bn contrabands in S/East

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone C, Owerri of the Nigeria Customs Service, says it intercepted over N1 billion worth of contraband items from smugglers in the South-East in the first quarter of the year. FOU Zone C is in charge of operations of the Nigeria Customs Service in the South Eastern States.
Truck falls off Lagos Bridge, lands on 2 buses

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

A fully loaded truck has fallen off a bridge and landed on two commercial buses in the Agege area of Lagos. Our Correspondent learnt that the two vehicles were completely damaged in the accident that occurred around 11am on Saturday. Officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority Response Unit (LRU) were at the scene.
Police foil robbery attack, recover guns, ammunition

3 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

Operatives of the Alausa Division of the Lagos State Police Command have foiled an attempted robbery on the Kudirat Abiola Way, Oregun, Ikeja. The operatives, who were on a routine surveillance patrol, spotted a male tricycle operator being forcefully dragged by three assailants attempting to dispossess him of his tricycle. Upon noticing the approaching police patrol van, the criminals took to their heels. The officers, undeterred and determined to prevent further harm, engaged in a hot pursuit.
Onne berths largest vessel, lauds NPA boss over port efficiency

3 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Eugene Agha

As the Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT) berthed its largest vessel in history, the Chief Operating Officer of OMT, Jim Stewart, has commended the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, for supporting and improving port efficiency. The milestone event occurred on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, further underscoring OMT’s growing prominence as a hub for large-scale maritime trade in West Africa.