Oyo State Police Command has arrested eight suspected serial ritual killers and 15 others over alleged murder, robbery and rape. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ayodele Sonubi, made this known while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Ibadan on Friday. Sonubi said that the...
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By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly burying a man alive in Zaria. The command’s Spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. Hassan said that the detention of the two suspects...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia– The Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, Umar Shehu Nadada, has ordered for thorough investigation into the gruesome murder of Hassan Yahaya Egwa, and officer with NG- CARES in the state. CP Nadada, gave the order after he personally paid condolence visit to the...
By Zainab Oyekan A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year old panel beater, Bitrus Atu to two years imprisonment for unlawful possession of a pistol and smoking of hemp. The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Atu after he pleaded guilty the crime. The...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) has said the Nigeria Policepolo apprehended vandals in a blue pick-up van loaded with tower cables. TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Mbah said that the items were allegedly stolen from transmission...
The Police Command in Niger State has uncovered a lifeless body of baby suspected to be a day old in a farmland in Tayi village of Minna, Niger. SP Waisu Abiodun, the Police Public Relations Officer in Niger, announced this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The Policecc Command in Oyo State has commenced investigation into the killing of a 14-year-old, Malik Kareem, for alleged money ritual in Ibadan. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ibadan. Osifeso...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 532 parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis Sativa (Indian hemp) at the Tincan Seaport, Lagos State. The agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted illicit drugs worth millions of naira during a recent nationwide intelligence-led operation. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that 2.32kg of cocaine concealed in Ghanaian traditional fabric (Kente) en...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Command on Saturday paraded 96 suspects who were arrested between Thursday , 1st August and Saturday, 10th August, 2024 for violence, protests, looting, theft and foreign flag hosting in Maiduguri city and environs. The Commissioner of Police, CP Yususfu Mohammed Lawal...
The Police Command in Kaduna State, says Its operatives have detained a notorious kidnapper, recovered firearms and 27 live ammunition. The spokesperson of the command , ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “The Anti-kidnapping Unit of the command...
The Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 12 persons for allegedly vandalising Critical National Asset and Infrastructure (CNAI) in Abuja during the nationwide protest. The Spokesperson, FCT Command of the NSCDC, Mr Samuel Idoko, who made this known in a statement, said that the suspects...
Kogi State Police Command has detained 3 suspects for allegedly using the name and Office of the Wife of the Governor, Sefinat Usman-Ododo, to defraud unsuspecting residents. The Spokesman of the command, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, who confirmed the arrest on Tuesday in Lokoja, said the suspects (names with-held)...
Borno State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of nine protesters for allegedly displaying Russian flags in Maiduguri. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Yusuf Lawal, made this known this on Tuesday while providing a situation report to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri....
The Police Command in Kaduna State, says it has detained 39 suspected hoodlums, including the tailor producing Russian flags during the ‘end bad governance’ protests in the state. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the incidents in a statement issued on Monday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “The...
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of one suspect in Nasarawa state for mass production of the Russian flags. “According to reports from our correspondents, angry protesters were spotted waving the Russian flag in Kaduna, Kano, and Katsina on Monday. The protesters, chanting in Hausa and...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Multiple consignments of illicit drugs concealed in tins of Cerelac baby food and cloths going to the United States and United Kingdom have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, and...
The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has detained 108 suspects allegedly involved in vandalising government and public properties during the nationwide protests in the state. The State Commandant of the corps, Mohammed Lawal-Falala, disclosed this on Saturday while parading the suspects...
The police in Kogi have said that the caretaker chairman (CTC) of Kabba/Bunu local government area, Mr Zacchaeus Dare-Michael, has escaped from his kidnappers’ den. Dare-Michael was on Friday reportedly kidnapped by some gunmen on the Kaba-Okene road while on his way home. He was said to have...
By HARUNA AHMED, Sokoto – Sokoto State Police Command has detained 81 individuals posing as protesters in the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Ahmad Rufai, disclosed this in a statement issued in Sokoto on Friday. ASP Rufai praised the swift action of the police and dedication to public safety....