A 25-year old man, Bulus Asuma, has committed suicide in Jos over the loss of two tricycles belonging to his employees to thieves, the police said in Jos on Wednesday. Asuma of Angwan Rukuba in Jos North Local Government Are is said to have hung himself in his room...
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Baba has approved the deployment of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) for the Force Intelligence Bureau and the Department of Operations. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi stated in Abuja on Wednesday that the newly-deployed DIGs are Mr Bello Sadiq, to Force...
The Military High Command has warned politicians against using military personnel, their activities, uniforms or accoutrements as themes or for illustration of message in political advertisements or any such productions. The Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Jimmy Akpor, gave the warning in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The News...
Police officers currently see cybercrime and financial crimes as the biggest threats worldwide, according to a report by the international policing organisation, Interpol. As the Lyon-based agency said it also expects these crimes to increase significantly in the coming years. The report said that with 195 member countries, Interpol...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of Sector III, Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) operating in the Lake Chad region have arrested 40 suspected Boko Haram insurgents’ logistics suppliers. The MNJTF’s Chief of Military Public Information Office, Lt.-Col. Kamarudeen Adegoke, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday....
The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army (NA) on Tuesday inaugurated Exercise Still Water with the mandate of combating crime and insecurity within its area of responsibility. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 120 army personnel participated in the programme during the inauguration held in Ojota with...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Governor, Sani Bello has directed the Joint Security Taskforce in the state to urgently end the incessant armed banditry, kidnappings and wanton attacks on several communities at Gulu in Lapai LGA of the state. Governor Bello gave the directives in a statement...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Unknown gunmen have abducted a priest of Onitsha Catholic Archdiocese, Rev. Fr. Joseph Igweagu, in Anambra State. Igweagu, Parish Priest of St. Joseph Parish, Abata Nsugbe, Anambra East LGA was kidnapped on Wednesday, Oct. 12 on his way home after a vigil Mass at...
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have attacked the Abdulsalam Abubakar General Hospital Hospital, Gulu, Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State. It was learnt that two persons were killed in the attack which occured in the early hours of Tuesday. Several persons including the hospital doctor and a pharmacist...
The Zamfara Government says 80 suspects are in custody for alleged involvement in banditry, kidnapping for ransom and illegal possession of firearms. Dr Abdullahi Shinkafi, Chairman Zamfara Committee on Prosecution of Banditry and Related Offences, made this known while fielding questions from newsmen in Gusau on Tuesday. ”Other suspects...
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 37-year-old Lagos car dealer, Ikechukwu Ogbonna, aka IVD, over the death of his wife, Abimbola, in the Lekki area of the state. Police spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this on Monday, said, “He was arrested on Saturday, he’s...
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday heard that two former employees of First Marina Trust Ltd. cloned emails of several customers and defrauded them to the tune of over N1.3 billion. Mr Anthony Onyeoghane, a witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) which is prosecuting...
The Police Command in Abia has confirmed the shooting to death of one Insp. Samuel Ugor by a colleague, following an argument. The command’s Spokesman, SP Godfrey Ogbonna, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Umuahia on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the policemen were attached...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Police Command has debunked rumours making the rounds that Hon. Linus Okorie, Labour Party Senatorial candidate for Ebonyi South was abducted by unknown gunmen in the state. The Police Public Relations Officers, SP Chris Anyanwu, who described the report as fake, said...
By OLA MODUPE, Ogun – The Ogun State Police Command has arrested eleven suspected cultists at Sango-Ota area in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government of the state. The Police Spokesperson in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said in a statement issued to newsmen in Ota, Ogun, that the suspects were arrested...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Kwara State Police Command has rescued one of its operatives, ASP Ahmed Yusuf from the hands of his abductors in a bush between Kwara and Oyo State. Recalled that ASP Ahmed, of IGP Monitoring Team attached to the state Command, was abducted from...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a pregnant woman, a nursing mother and a 200-level university student for drug abuse and peddling. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the suspects were among...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested no fewer than arrested twelve bankers for suspected insider fraud in Enugu State. The EFCC spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday, said the suspects were arrested on Friday....
The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued 29 victims of trafficking in Kebbi State. The Zonal Commander in-charge of Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara States, Malam Misba’u Iya-Kaura, confirmed this to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday. He said the agency in collaboration with the...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Zamfara, says it has adopted proactive security strategies to curtail thuggery and criminal activities in Gusau and environs. The newly posted Commandant of the Corps in the state, Mr Mohammad Muazu gave the indication while addressing personnel of the Corps...