An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a medical doctor, Ayodele Joseph, for allegedly raping a patient. The suspect was arraigned on two counts of act of gross indecency and rape contrary to sections 285 and 283 of the penal code. The police alleged that the defendant sedated the...
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Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested two members of a syndicate, who specialised in robbing unsuspecting passengers with their cars. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday. Hundeyin identified the suspects as Folashade Sholagbe 36, a female...
An angry mob, on Tuesday, swooped on two suspected motorcycle thieves at Popo bridge in Oke-Ado area of Ibadan and set them ablaze. An eyewitness, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on condition of anonymity, said that the suspects were apprehended after snatching a...
An Ogudu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Tuesday, remanded a couple, Omolara Alashe, 36 and her husband, Ramoni Lateef, 40 , for allegedly assaulting and raping their 19-year old housekeeper. The couple, who reside in Igbonla, Ketu, Lagos State, are facing trial for alleged rape, assault, stealing...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – No fewer than 134 kidnapped victims have been rescued from Odullo Forest in Kogi State by a vigilance group. The rescued victims were abducted in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Nasarawa State. The Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, Mr Onogwu...
Tragedy struck in Akure on Monday as an over-speeding motorist ran over a Junior Secondary School student, killing her on the spot. An eye witness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the student was returning from school and was standing by the roadside when tragedy struck. “Friends...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Police in Kaduna State have killed a notorious bandit during a gun battle and recoverd the terrorists’ operational motorcycle in Kidandan village of Giwa LGA of the state. The police spokesman in the state, DSP Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the development in a statement...
The Police Command in Delta has apprehended 94 women, suspected to be commercial sex workers, in Ughelli North Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The spokesman of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday in Warri, also said that 59 male suspects were...
Hundreds of terrorists led by a notorious bandit, Ɗan-ƙarami, have reportedly relocated from Zamfara to areas between Safana and Batsari Local Government Areas of Katsina State. Villagers said the terrorists were escaping from military onslaught in Zamfara. They were said to have moved into Tsaskiya, Runka, Gora, Labo and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than 58 abducted victims have been rescued from some identified kidnappers den in communities contiguous to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The FCT police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the rescue mission...
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has arrested the man who allegedly inflicted bodily injuries on his 11-year-old son for his inability to recite the Holy Quran. Its spokesperson, Mrs Joke Ladenegan-Oginni stated on Saturday in Lagos that the man had been detained at Meiran Division...
Police in Lagos State on Friday dismissed reports that the popular Alaba International Market at Ojo area of the state was on fire. Police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated that while the market was not razed, police stormed the facility, arrested some suspected criminals and recovered their weapons. “The...
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Friday, ordered the remand of nine suspects for allegedly beating an undergraduate to death. The Police prosecutor, Asp Emmanuel Abdullahi, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on April 10 around 8:00 pm at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife....
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Kano State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a suspect, Ibrahim Musa, 22, who allegedly stabbed his biological mother, Hajara Mohammed, 50, to death. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mohammed Usaini, gave the directive in a statement issued by...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – A man identified as Buba Amadu Gudan Bunu of Jamali council ward in Binji LGA of Sokoto State has allegedly macheted his wife to death. Bunu, who locals estimated his age to be around 30, was said to have fled the village after committing...
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...
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...