Police in Katsina State have dismantled a suspected armed robbery gang notorious for targeting motorists along the Sha’iskawa–Charanchi and Katsina–Kankia–Kano highways. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed the development to journalists on Wednesday, revealing that the 11-member group had been operating a coordinated network of roadblocks to...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested four (4) suspects involved in a one-chance robbery and attempted kidnapping, successfully rescuing two victims in the process. FCT Command, Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Sunday via...
In a significant crackdown on crime, the Kogi State Police Command apprehended a 23-year-old woman, Charity Williams, identified as the girlfriend of a suspected armed robber, Christopher Christopher-Kadiri. The arrest, which took place at a hotel in Okene Local Government Area, led to the recovery of a locally made...
By AISHA NANA, Bauchi – Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, has been shut down indefinitely following a violent student protest sparked by an alleged midnight robbery at the male hostel on Tuesday. The institution’s management announced the closure in a statement by its Registrar Alhaji Kasimu Salihu, released to journalists in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismantled a notorious seven-man gang involved in armed robbery and carjacking. The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh confirmed in a statement on Tuesday.in Abuja . SP Adeh said the police operatives neutralised one of the suspects, but arrested...
The last time Kim Kardashian faced the men that police say robbed her, she was bound with zip ties and held at gunpoint, and feared she might die. On Tuesday, nearly a decade later, she returns to Paris to testify against them. One of the most recognisable figures on...
Nigeria Police Force has arrested two suspected internationally wanted fugitives over human trafficking and armed robbery. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Adejobi said that one of the suspects was a ringleader of a human trafficking syndicate wanted...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano– At least 2 policemen, AbdullahiIbrahim and Yahaya Saidu, have sustained injuries during a fierce fight with a gang of armed robbers in Kano. The command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano on Wednesday. SP Kiyawa said: “The...
Kano State Police Command has detained 157 suspects alledgly involved in armed robbery, thuggery, theft, and illicit drug dealings between March 17, till date. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, disclosed these developments during a press conference on Wednesday in Kano. Among those arrested is...
A High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Monday sentenced two persons to life imprisonments and death by hanging for conspiracy, armed robbery and kidnapping. The defendants, Rotimi Onileowo (42) and Ayodele Adetola (42) were arraigned before Justice Bamidele Omotosho on June 30, 2017 on three count charge bordering on...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have neutralised a suspected bandit and armed robber in Wase and Bokkos Local Government Areas (LGA) of Plateau. The Media Officer of OPSH, Maj. Samson Zhakom, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Jos. Zhakom said that...
A policeman, Insp Nelson Otasowie, on Wednesday told an FCT High Court in Zuba that the four defendants, dressed in uniforms belonging to the Department of State Services’ (DSS) to rob their victims in Abuja. The police charged Michael Obi, Success Momoh, Bitrus Danladi as well as one Solomon...
The Police Command in Enugu State has detained six armed robbery suspects and recovered firearms and other exhibits in Nsukka. This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe on Wednesday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that the police operatives attached to the Nsukka Area Command...
Bauchi State Police Command has foiled an alleged robbery attempt and arrested three suspects in Bauchi metropolis. Spokesperson of the command, CSP Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Bauchi. He said operatives of the State Intelligence Department (SID), have apprehended the suspects that allegedly specialised in...
Justice Mu’azu Abubakar of the Bauchi state High Court 5, has sentenced five persons to life imprisonment for armed robbery and criminal conspiracy. The prosecution counsel, U.I Lame told the court that the defendants, Aliyu Yusuf, Adamu Muhammed, Bilal Aliyu, Ismail Haruna and Mansur Mu’azu, on May, 29, 2018,...
The Anti-Cultism Squad of the Nigeria Police, Cross River Command, has apprehended two suspected drug dealers at Old Market Road, Ugep town in Yakurr Local Government Area. Speaking to journalists on Friday in Calabar, CP Gyogon Grimah, Cross River’s Commissioner of Police, said the arrest was successfully carried out,...
By BARBARA KALU, Abuja – Enugu State Police Command has busted an interstate criminal syndicate that specialised in armed robbery and financial fraud. The command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Enugu, said the police also recovered firearms and gadgets used by...
Delta State Police Command has confirmed the death of two robbery suspects in the state. The command’s Spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Warri said that the deceased were neutralised from the bullets shot by their gang members. According to him, the incident...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Worried by the upsurge of cult activities, armed robbery and other criminal activities in North Bank part of Makurdi, the Benue State Police Command which intensified its efforts has arrested no fewer than 26 suspects involved in such criminal acts. A statement by...
The Police Command in Imo says it has dismantled an armed robbery syndicate terrorising residents of Owerri North Local Government Area of the state. Its Spokesman, Mr Henry Okoye, in a statement on Tuesday, attributed the feat to enhanced security measures to tackle violent crimes, especially at night. “On...