A 30-year-old man, Hamza Umar, has been arrested by the police in Bauchi State after he poured kerosene on a girl and set her ablaze on the allegation that she was a witch. This is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer in Bauchi, SP Ahmed...
Crime News
Gunmen on Monday kidnapped the Oba of Idofin and his Wife in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the traditional ruler, Shedrack Durojaye Obibeni, and wife were said to be kidnapped along Makutu-Idofin road at about 5 p.m. Mr Abdulrasak...
The Police in Anambra have confirmed the killing of two gunmen who attacked the camp of the Anambra Vigilante Service on Monday in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. Ihiala LGA borders Imo and has witnessed many terror attacks by gunmen. A source said about 15 armed...
NDLEA destroys 30.9 hectares of cannabis farms in Edo, Delta, On By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says a total of 30.9 hectares of cannabis farms were destroyed in Delta, Edo and Ondo in the past week. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – The Katsina State Police Command says it operatives have killed 5 suspected terrorists, arrested one other and recovered 143 animals in Jibia and Batsari Local Government Areas. The Police spokesman in the state, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday...
Suspected bandits have killed a traditional title holder, the Ardo of Birni and Kewaye of Zazzau Emirate, Alhaji Shuaibu Mohammed and four children.banditba The incident occurred on Saturday night at about 10pm in Dorayi village of Zaria Local Government Area, Kaduna State. The bandits numbering five also rustled 100...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Qatar-based drug kingpins, Eyah Celestine Nnamdi, alias Murphy and Ugwuoke Peter Oluchukwu have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA following the interception of their methamphetamine consignment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos. Ugwuoke was the...
The Police in Ondo State have confirmed the abduction of Alhaji Ibrahim Bodunde-Oyinlade, the Chief Imam of USO community in Owo Local Government Area of the state. The 67-year-old Chief Imam was abducted on his farm at Asolo Farm Camp on Saturday afternoon. A family member said they reported...
At least 42 people were killed and eight others critically injured in a suspected rebel attack on a secondary school in western Uganda, police and local authorities said on Saturday. A regional government official told dpa that 15 children were also abducted. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a militia...
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Kebbi Area Command, has intercepted 104 parcels of Indian hemp, 359 sacks of diazepam and 70 packs of tramadol in the state. The Area Controller, Dr Ben Oramalugo, made this known while handing over the drugs to the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Operatives of the Plateau State Police Command have rescued six out of the seven students of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) that were abducted by gunmen on Monday. The victims were kidnapped from their hostel located off campus on Monday night in Jos while...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Balogun Olawale, a staff of Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State, alongside forty-seven (47) others for their alleged involvement in internet fraud. A statement on Friday...
The Police Command in Ekiti State has arrested eight suspects alleged to be involved in several bank robberies in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Ogundare Dare, told newsmen on Friday in Ado-Ekiti that four suspects were also arrested for receiving stolen properties, and four...
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has arrested an escaped inmate from Kuje Custodial Centre of FCT Abuja who allegedly broke into a house and stole property in Masaka, Karu Local Government Area of the state. DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Two students of the Bauchi State University, Gadau and four others have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 23-year old student of the university. The syndicate also snatched a Toyota Camry 2010 model with which they used in taking their victim away. The Police...
Suspected gunmen have killed Rev. Nichodemus Kim of the Church of Christ in Nation (COCIN) and 20 others in Riyom and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau. The pastor was killed at Gana-Ropp community of Barkin Ladi, while others were wasted in Rim, Jol, and Kwi communities of...
Operatives of the Edo Police Command have arrested a 16-year-old boy, Nathaniel Ogenowchukwu, for allegedly defiling a two years old minor in the state. The suspect on June 7, reportedly lured the minor into his room and defiled her. The spokesperson of the Edo Police Command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A consignment of 3.20kg skunk concealed in native black soap heading to the United Kingdom has been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the NAHCO export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Wednesday, 7th June....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a secret laboratory producing deadly illicit substance, Methamphetamine, in a residential community located in Ikeja Lagos state where already packaged sachets of the drug and various precursor chemicals used in the production were...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested an alleged informant and logistics supplier to a kidnapping and banditry group terrorising Abuja and its environs. The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said in a statement on Sunday that the suspect, who was arrested...