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Edo: DSS, Police Arrest Cultist Whose Gang Dehumanized Female TikTok User

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September 29, 2021

The Department of State Services (DSS) and the the Edo State Police Command have arrested a suspected cultist in Edo who allegedly molested a TikTok user.

Smart, who is allegedly a member of the Neo-Black Movement (NBM) popularly known as Aye Confraternity or Axe Men, last week, alongside colleagues tracked down a female TikTok user, Perry1056, for mimicking NBM ‘prayers’, songs and slangs.

The victim, whose whereabouts are unknown, was taken to an uncompleted building in a street along Covenant Road.

In footage, they interrogated, hit, stripped the lady, and sexually molested her but she explained to her captors that she learned about NBM activities while in a relationship with a guy.

Confessing, Smart tried to downplay his role but admitted he was part of the gang. The suspect revealed the names of accomplices.

“We were six: Osahomen, Kparapos, Asoro, John and Odion. They live at Idowina. I don’t know where the girl lives. We took her from Polingo where she works.

“I don’t know the girl. It was one of my friends who said he knew her. He complained that she made a video singing Aye’s songs.

“He played the video and pointed the girl. I said I wasn’t sure…I wasn’t there when they stripped her, it was later I saw her naked. Nobody had sex with her”, he claimed.

The founder of Behind Bars, Harrison Gwamnishu said security agencies were on the trail of the remaining suspects.

“Kudos to the Nigeria Police, Department of State Security, and Edo State Behind Bars Team for their swift response.

“To those who warned me to stay clear from this case, dare stop me on the way and that marks the end of your existence.

“We all must stop legalizing illegality and stop justifying abnormalities in this unjust system”, the activist wrote on Instagram.”

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Indian Court Denies Bail To Nigerian Man Over Drug Charges

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May 28, 2026

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A court in India has denied bail to a 44-year-old Nigerian national, Cristian Soporuchukwu, who is currently facing drug trafficking charges in the country.

Cristian Soporuchukwu initially entered India on a business visa but was later arrested over allegations of involvement in the sale of hard drugs.

Reports indicated that after arriving in India, Soporuchukwu travelled through Goa, Delhi, and Mumbai, where he allegedly established links with suspected drug traffickers.

He was accused of purchasing MDMA crystals and distributing them to college students and information technology workers.

According to reports, operatives of the Beguru Police arrested Cristian Soporuchukwu in April 2025 for allegedly selling MDMA crystals around Begur Lake and the AECS Layout Road area.

The New Indian Express reported that the High Court of Karnataka subsequently dismissed the Nigerian’s bail application.

“The anti-narcotics wing seized about 1 kg of MDMA crystals, a pocket weighing machine, 10 zip-lock covers, a mobile phone and a scooter from him,” the report stated.

Justice V. Srishananda, while ruling on the bail application, reportedly held that errors relating to the grounds of arrest could not automatically justify bail in serious narcotics-related offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, NDPS, Act.

The court further noted that Cristian Soporuchukwu had allegedly overstayed his visa in India, according to the report.

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Strait Of Hormuz: US Announces Sanctions Against Iran

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May 28, 2026

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The United States Treasury has announced sanctions against Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority.

Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said this in a statement on Wednesday.

The statement extended the threat of sanctions to anyone paying the fees, saying they may be providing support to and receiving services from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, and therefore may be exposed to sanctions risk.

“The Iranian military’s latest attempt to extort global maritime trade is proof that Economic Fury has left the regime desperate for cash.

“Treasury has deprived the Iranian regime of revenue for their weapons programs, terrorist proxies, and nuclear ambitions,” Bessent said.

Bessent added that the US has succeeded in disrupting tens of billions of dollars’ worth of revenue from being accessible to Tehran.

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US Launches New Airstrikes On Iran

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May 28, 2026

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The United States has launched new airstrikes in southern Iran.

The strike shot down four one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz and then a ground control site.

A US official revealed that American forces struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone.

The official described the strikes as purely defensive, saying the US intended to maintain the ceasefire.

Report says this is the second time in three days that the US has carried out self-defense strikes against Iranian military targets in southern Iran.

Recall that on Monday the US carried out airstrikes against Iranian missile locations and boats that US Central Command said were preparing to launch mines in the Strait of Hormuz.