The Kano State Police Command has arrested 83 suspected thugs during and after the Eld-el-fitri celebrations in the five Emirate Councils of the state. The Acting Commissioner of Police, DCP Mu’azu Mohammed, stated this in a statement issued by the Command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, in Kano on Wednesday....
Crime News
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – No fewer than 3 persons have been killed and over ten persons sustained various degrees of injuries following a bloody clash over fishing pond by two rival groups in Alingani Community in Lafia East Development Area of Nasarawa State.. Our correspondent gathered that the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 48 internet fraud suspects, including two women, Precious Malachi Zidyep and Tina Patrick Omoyeme, in a sting operation in Kaduna State. The anti-graft agency, which disclosed this in a tweet on Wednesday, said the suspects...
A police officer attached to Moniya Divisional Police Headquarters in Ibadan was reportedly shot dead by hoodlums while chasing some suspected criminals n Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident took place at Moniya Motor Park in Akinyele Local Government Area of the state. The...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A 42-year old cripple, has been arrested by The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly trading illicit drugs on his wheelchair in Edo State. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, the suspect was arrested...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted two drug consignments consisting of ecstasy and skunk going to United Arab Emirate. NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that NDLEA officers attached to courier companies made the interception. Babafemi said that...
The Imo State Police Command has begun manhunt for the killers of five police officers and a couple at Okpala, in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of the state on Friday morning. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, who confirmed the incident, said the command’s Tactical and Operational...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Command, has intercepted no fewer than 553 parcels of cannabis sativa worth N10 million, with four suspects arrested alongside. The Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said the Command...
By AISHA NANA, Bauchi – No fewer than 5 suspects have been arrested by the police for allegedly killing a commercial motorcyclist in Kangere village in Bauchi Local Government Area. The Bauchi State Police Command spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday...
The Kaduna State Police Command says a man who allegedly murdered his girlfriend has been arrested as he was about being lynched by a mob. The Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Muhammad Jalige, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Friday in Kaduna. Jalige said on April 14...
The Police Command in Katsina State has ordered tactical and operational commanders to arrest members of the ‘Kauraye’ criminal gangs terrorising the people. The command in a statement by its Spokesperson, CSP Gambo Isah, on Thursday in Katsina, said that the measure was necessary to ensure hitch free Sallah...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS) has called on Nigerians to be vigilance while celebrating the Eid-il-Fitr Sallah celebration. The secret police gave the advice, following the arrest of two gunmen on Thursday in Kano and the recovery cache of arms and ammunition. The...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a total of twenty four (24) suspected criminals who have been terrorising people in the state. The suspects were paraded at the Command’s headquarters in Lafia on Thursday, with the assurance of ridding the state of criminals. Police...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Twelve (12) persons have been reportedly killed during a two-day serial attacks by suspected herdsmen who invaded Tattara Mada, Migini, Angwan Barau communities in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Eyewitness, said houses and property worth millions of naira belonging to the locals...
Operatives of the Ogun State Amotekun Corps has arrested a 45-year-old father of three, Gbenga Ogunfadeke, for allegedly locking his two children in solitary confinement and starving them to death. Ogunfadeke was arrested by the Amotekun Corps in Ibiade, Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the State. The corps’...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Police Command in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has denied torturing one Mr Erasmus Emhenya, to death while in its custody on April 6. The Command’s spokeswoman, SP Josephine Adeh, said in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, that the deceased who was in...
The Police Command in Bauchi has warned criminals who want to perpetuate crimes during and after Eid-el-Fitr festival to desist or face the full weight of the law. The command also announced the arrest of 26 political thugs across the state. This is contained in a statement by the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than six suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo boys have been arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja. EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said...
The husband and wife alledgedly abducted on the Iragbiji-Osogbo Road in the early hours of Saturday in Osun, while returning from a vigil, have escaped from their abductors. According to Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, Osun State Amotekun Commander, the wife was spotted by operatives of the corps, running out of...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Unknown gunmen have kidnapped Mr. Daniel Ogoshi, a driver with Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, on Tuesday. An eyewitness told our correspondent that the driver was whisked away from the residence of his friend around 9:30 pm, at Ombi 2, Opposite College of Agric,...