The Ekikienkpong family in Idum Mbube, Ogoja in Cross River, has petitioned the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.- Gen. Farouk Yahaya, over the alleged murder of their son, Joseph Okpe at a hotel in Ogoja. The family had accused the troops drafted from the Ogoja Battalion of the...
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A vulcaniser, simply identified as Bolaji, was killed on Saturday after loose stray tyres from an articulated vehicle knocked him down in front of his vulcaniser stand, at Fakunle Area, Osogbo, Osun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the accident, which occurred at about 7.00 a.m, left...
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a couple (name withheld) over alleged self-kidnap for N5 million ransom. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. Hundeyin said that the husband, a 53-year-old technician and wife, 48...
An 18-year-old suspect, has confessed killing his biological father while sleeping. The suspect, who was paraded alongside his 47-year-old mother, made the confession while being paraded by the Police Command in Oyo State at its Headquarters,Eleyele, Ibadan on Friday. According to him, I didn’t know what came over me...
Police operatives in Kano State have intercepted four AK-47 rifles from criminals along Kano-Bauchi road on April 25. This is contained in a statement signed by the Command Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, on Friday. He said the rifles were recovered by a Safer Highway Patrol team while...
The Partners for Electoral Reform, a Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has asked the police to as a matter of urgency declare Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Adamawa State wanted. The Chairman of the CSO, Ezenwa Nwagwu, made the call in a statement in Abuja on...
A tanker conveying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) on Thursday crashed and killed 10 persons at Bauchi Road junction area of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Police Command in the state, disclosed this in a statement on...
A 35-year-old woman, Maryam Aminu has set herself afire after accusing her boy friend of cheating in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa. Mr Adamu Shehu, Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, confirned the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Police in Lagos State have begun investigation into circumstances that led to the death of a passenger in a Bolt car in Lagos. The spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) about the investigation on Wednesday in Lagos. He said a Bolt car driver (name...
Some women in Farin Lamba community of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau on Monday, staged a protest over alleged recent killings in the community. The women, who all appeared in black cloths, have also blocked the ever-busy Jos-Akwanga road, stopping vehicular movements on the highway. DCP Alfred...
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...
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...
The trial of gun wielding pastor of the House on the Rock Refuge Church, Wuye, Abuja Uche Aigbe, on charges of alleged unlawful possession of firearm, was stalled on Tuesday in Abuja due to absence of his counsel in Court. The counsel, Uche Uzukwu, was not in due to...
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 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...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – As Muslims faithful world over observe Eid-el-Fitr today, Friday, the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 10, Sani Bello Dalijan has ordered Commissioners of Police (CPs) under his jurisdiction, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states to ensure that they maintain peace, before, during and...
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 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...