Crime
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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Assault: Alex Ikwechegh May Suffer Double Jeopardy, Says Reps Minority Leader
Many Nigerians were outraged with the action of the lawmaker against a Bolt driver and had called for justice. The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, says his colleague, Alex Ikwechegh, may suffer “double tragedy” for assaulting an e-hailing driver Stephen Abuwatseya in the nation’s capital Abuja late October. “Presently, he is […]
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Police prosecutes Hon. Alex Ifeanyi Mascot Ikwechegh for as!aulting Bolt driver.
The Nigerian Police Force arraigned a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, in court after he was filmed aS!aulting a Bolt driver Stephen Abuwatseya at his Abuja residence. The lawmaker, who is representing Aba North and South federal constituency of Abia State, appeared before an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court sitting at […]
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Nigeria Lady found de+d after visiting man met on dating site
A 23-year-old woman, Precious Yusuf, has been found de+d along the DLA Road in Asaba, the Delta State capital, after meeting with a male friend whom she met on a dating website called iHappy. According to a statement on Saturday by the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, Precious’s body was discovered on […]
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Nigerian Police Officer Arrested In Connection With Alleged Murder Of Musician In Enugu
The musician was reportedly leaving the Squad’s Headquarters after a friendly visit when, for reasons yet to be ascertained, the police officer fired his rifle, hitting the victim. A male Police Inspector serving in the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad of the Enugu State Police Command has been arrested and detained, for the alleged murder of a […]
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Police Arrest Three For Murder Of 32-Year-Old Man In Kano Over Land Deal
The suspects allegedly lured the victim under false pretenses, poisoned him, and later burned his body in a bid to destroy evidence. The Kano State Police Command has apprehended three suspects in connection with the murder of Dahiru Musa, a 32-year-old resident of Dorayi Quarters, Kano, over a land transaction. This was confirmed by the […]
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