Crime
EFCC declares Aisha Achimugu wanted for alleged money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday, declared socialite Aisha Achimugu wanted. According to the EFCC, Achimugu is wanted by the agency in an alleged case of criminal conspiracy and money laundering. The circular reads, “The public is hereby notified that Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu, whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and […]
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Police arrest siblings for stealing five bags of cement in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has detained two brothers, Philips and Charles Igbodo, for allegedly stealing five bags of cement in the Idiroko area of the state. According to a statement released on Thursday by the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, the brothers were initially apprehended by a member of the Amotekun Corps. Philips, who works […]
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Nigerian Police Recover 19 Stolen Vehicles in Abuja11th March 2025
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command said it has recovered 19 stolen vehicles taken from various locations in Abuja between January and February 2025. The vehicles were found in different states, including Jos, Niger, and Kaduna, as well as within the FCT. According to a statement by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine […]
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Three arrested for vandalising electricity cables in Lagos
Three individuals have been arrested by Lagos State law enforcement officers for tampering with critical electricity infrastructure along Glover Road, near Defence House in the Ikoyi area of the state. The Lagos State Government disclosed this in a statement on its website on Friday, where it revealed that the suspects were allegedly digging and cutting […]
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Nigerian Man Beats Mother To Dea@t In Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly beating his mother to de@th. This was disclosed in a press release issued on Tuesday, March 4, by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil. He said: “On February 24, 2025, Peace and Security Committee members in the Abujan Kwata area of […]
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Drug Peddlers Excrete 125 Wraps Of Heroin At Lagos, Port Harcourt Airports
The 30-year-old suspect is accused of also operating under the alias Kargbo Mohamed Foday using a Sierra Leonean passport. One of the arrested traffickers, 30-year-old Onyekwonike Elochuckwu Sylvanus, is said to operate under the alias Kargbo Mohamed Foday using a Sierra Leonean passport. Credit: NDLEA Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have […]
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Gunmen Attack Sokoto Mosque, Abduct Worshippers
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked a mosque in Bushe community, Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto state. Eyewitnesses told newsmen that the gunmen invaded the mosque on Thursday while worshippers were performing their early morning Subhi prayer. Residents said the gunmen had been molesting the people of the community for some time […]
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Crime:NSCDC Arrests Gun Running, Kidnapping Suspects In Nasarawa
The Service Spokesman explained that the suspects were apprehended on their way to deliver arms to a buyer. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad have announced the arrest of five individuals allegedly involved in illegal firearms possession, gun running, kidnapping, banditry and job racketeering. In a statement signed by […]
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Pupil Arrested With Gun In Akwa Ibom
The suspect was arrested following a distress call by the school authority, as he was seen threatening other pupils with the gun. A 13-year-old male pupil of St. Paul Primary School, Ikot Ibiok in the Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has been arrested by the state police command for threatening fellow pupils […]
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Police command arrest Utako market trader after a colleague he had a fight with collapsed and d#ed
The FCT Police Command has arrested one Onu Simeon following a fatal altercation that led to the d##th of one Ifeanyi Chukwu at Utako Market, Abuja, today February 5. A statement released by the command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, says at about 09:30 am today, the Command received a distress call regarding a fight in […]
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Police Neutralize Five Suspected Kidnappers in Ogun
“The three kidnapped victims regained their freedom unhurt, while Efforts are ongoing to arrest injured members of the syndicate. The Ogun State Police Command says its officers have neutralised five suspected kidnappers along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway This was confirmed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state […]
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Police Arrest Two Suspects Connected With Kidnap Of Ex-AIG Odumosu’s Wife
The police said two locally fabricated rifles, 11 live cartridges and N2.25 million were recovered from the suspects. Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command, on Friday, arrested two more suspects allegedly involved in the kidnapping of Mrs Folasade Odumosu, the wife of a former Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG Hakeem Odumosu. The suspects are […]
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Police Reject ₦1m Bribe From Lakurawa Suspects In Kebbi
The attempted bribe occurred at the premises of the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Gwadangaji, Birnin Kebbi. The suspects were said to have conspired to offer a bribe of ₦1,060,000 to the lead investigator. Credit: Kebbi State Police Command. Police officers in Kebbi State have rejected a bribe of ₦1 million offered by suspects […]
Read MoreDrunk Policeman Frees 13 Suspects for New Year’s Celebration
A Zambian police officer reportedly released 13 detainees from custody on New Year’s Eve while under the influence of alcohol, authorities confirm. Detective Inspector Titus Phiri was arrested after freeing the suspects at Leonard Cheelo police station in Lusaka. Following the incident, he fled the scene. The suspects, who were facing charges of assault, robbery, […]
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Alesh Sanni laments as courts sentence man to 14 years for stealing a fowl
Nollywood actor Alesh Sanni has lamented the supposed injustice meted out on a man who reportedly stole a fowl. News has been going round that a court in Osun State sentenced a man to 14 years imprisonment for stealing a fowl. Actress Biola Bayo has interviewed the mother of the man on her show. She […]
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Delta police arrests nursing mother for throwing her baby in a river because her friends were mocking her
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a woman identified as Blessing Ibuku, who allegedly murd#red her 10-month-old child, Prevail Jonathan. The suspect confessed to the police that she threw her baby into the river on November 31, 2024. Parading the suspect before newsmen today, December 17, Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, […]
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Police foil Anambra kidnap, rescue victim
The Anambra State Police Command has foiled a kidnapping attempt by a gang suspected to be members of a secessionist group. In a statement on Saturday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed that one suspect was killed during a gun battle, while others fled with gunshot wounds. The incident occurred on […]
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Nigeria police arrest Anambra couple for sending threat messages
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a couple, Kingsley Okoye, 36, and Chidinma Okoye, 27, for allegedly sending threat messages and attempting to kidnap unsuspecting individuals. In a statement on Friday, the command’s spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that the duo specialised in issuing abduction threats through text messages, demanding ransom with the ultimatum of […]
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EFCC arrests woman over her alleged involvement in Employment scam in Kaduna
The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested one Halima Yakubu Ngulde for suspected involvement in employment fraud. The commssion in a statement released on Friday, November 22, said she was arrested in Unguwan Kanawa,Kaduna State, following credible intelligence linking her to obtaining money from job seekers on fraudulent […]
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Again, Gunmen Attack Military Checkpoint In Abia, Kill Two Soldiers
The military blamed the attack on the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). Unidentified gunmen have reportedly killed two soldiers attached to the Joint Task Force South-East Operation UDO KA along Umuahia – Owerri Road in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State. Lieutenant Colonel Jonah […]
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