Police operatives are on the trail of a middle-aged man, Hassan Azeez, popularly known as Saudi, for allegedly setting his wife, Olayinka, ablaze in the early hours of yesterday. According to sources, Azeez had an altercation with Olayinka, a mother of one, accusing her of delaying his breakfast in...
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Gunmen have killed two members of “Ebubeagu’’ security outfit in Ebonyi State on Friday. Ebubeagu is the regional security organisation put together by governors of the Southeast geopolitical zone to contain insecurity. Police spokesman in Ebonyi, SP Chris Anyanwu, confirmed the killing on Saturday at Abakaliki. “Investigation is on-going...
Police in Kebbi paraded one Bashiru Sani of Helende village in Argungu Local Government Area of the state before newsmen on Friday for being in possession of N316,000 counterfeit naira notes. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Ahmed Magaji-Kontagora, told newsmen in Birnin Kebbi that the money was...
The Delta Police Command has recovered assorted weapons from two suspects currently at large in the state. The spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Warri. Edafe said that the weapons were recovered on Thursday by police operatives attached to the Ebrumede...
Chidinma Ojukwu, the alleged murder suspect of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, on Thursday told a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square that the statement she wrote at the police was torn. Ojukwu said this while giving evidence at the trial within trial to...
The Police Force in Yobe State on Thursday confirmed the arrested of a man, Ibrahim Yunusa, for allegedly restraining and starving his wife, Sadiya for one year. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu. He...
The Police Command in Plateau State, on Thursday in Jos, confirmed the arrest and detention of a female suspect, for allegedly torturing and killing her maid, a minor identified as Margaret Joshua. DSP Alfred Alabo, the command’s spokesperson, who confirmed the arrest said investigation was ongoing and the suspect...
A nine-year-old girl identified as ‘Tsholotso girl’, has been delivered of a baby girl at United Bulawayo Hospital in Zimbabwe. According to Zim Live, the minor delivered the baby on Monday morning via a caesarean section. The girl who is a victim of rape becomes the youngest mom ever...
The Police Command in Lagos State has rescued a teenage boy simply identified as Emmanuel Adeleke from his abductor. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the announcement on Wednesday on his verified Twitter handle monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said that the boy, who...
Some gunmen, who attacked the Maikatako Community, in Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau, have killed nine members of one family and many others. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), of the Police Command in the state, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of...
A combined effort of the Police and vigilance group on Tuesday, resulted in the arrest of a suspected armed robbery gang leader and the recovery of assorted weapons in Ogidi, Idemili North LGA of Anambra. The Ogidi Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Mr Ahmed Sani, said security personnel had stormed...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Politicians and supporters of political parties in Kwara State have warned against defacement and destruction of opposition parties’ posters and billboards. The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr Paul Odama, gave the warning in statement issued by the Spokesman of the Command, SP Okasanmi...
Five suspected gunmen were killed following a battle with security agencies in Umuona, Isuofia in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. Isuofia is the hometown of the Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo. The gunmen had attacked a checkpoint in the area earlier on Saturday. “The Anambra State Security...
The operatives of Adamawa Police command has apprehended a 32-year-old man, Joseph Nwakibe, for alleged fraudulent activity with 10 ATM cards. SP Suleiman Nguroje, the command’s Spokesman, confirmed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Yola. He stated that the suspect was arrested on Nov. 8...
The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council said it was compiling evidence to lodge formal complaint to security agencies on recent attacks on the party’s campaigns in Kaduna and Borno states. The council’s Director, Strategic Communications, Mr Dele Momodu, told newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, that the party...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi — The Police in Bauchi have arrested a 25-year old man for allegedly kidnapping and killing a five-year child, the State Command has said. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, disclosed this in a media statement made available to journalists...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Abeokuta South local government area of Ogun, located at Iyana Mortuary area of the state capital was gutted by fire in the early hours of Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the facility was allegedly set on fire...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – No fewer than 80 shops have been destroyed in the chemical market fire explosion in Onitsha Head Bridge in Anambra State. The fire outbreak also destroyed goods and properties worth millions of naira. The Director/Fire Chief of Anambra Fire Services, Mr Martin Agbili, stated...
DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra Command says the police was yet to be furnished with the casualty rate at the fire explosion in the chemical market in Onitsha. Ikenga stated this on Tuesday in a telephone with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Onitsha while...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) says it was relieved by the news of the release of 21 abducted children on Sunday at a farm in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, “We commend the authorities for the action taken to release...