An Ado Ekiti High Court on Monday sentenced 24-year-old Ebenezer Olorunleke to death by hanging for killing his own brother. Justice Bamidele Omotoso said the prosecution had discharged the burden on Olorunleke Ebenezer and established beyond reasonable doubt the defendant was guilty as charged. “The sentence of the count...
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The Police in Lagos on Sunday confirmed the death of eight children who mistakenly locked themselves in an abandoned car while playing at Adelayo Str., Agunlayo, Jah Micheal, near Magbon area of Badagry. The Spokensman for the Lagos Police Command, Mr Adekunle Ajisebutu, in a statement, said the incident...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The police authority in Osun State has arrested one of its sergeant for allegedly shooting to death a driver at Kobogbogboe/Ota-efun Area of Osogbo on Friday. The command’s spokesman, SP Yemisi Opalola, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo....
The Lagos State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the death of one Sylvester Oromoni of Dowen College, Lekki Area of the state. A statement issued by the command’s spokesman, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, said that although no formal report had been made to it, the Commissioner of Police,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed at least two persons and abducted over 20 people in Unguwan Gimbiya community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was learnt that the armed bandits stormed the community in the early hours of Friday....
By EFFIONG BASSEY, Uyo – Operatives of The Akwa-Ibom State Police Command have arrested one fake doctor and a man parading himself as a soldier in the state. A statement issued on Friday by the police spokesman, SP Odiko Macdon, said the fake doctor, who claimed to be a...
Operatives of The Edo State Police Command on Friday said it have arrested no fewer than 88 suspects in connection with various alleged crimes in November. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Phillip Ogbadu, gave the figure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Kano State Police Command on Thursday said it had arrested 13 suspected thugs for allegedly vandalising office of Sen. Barau Jibrin, representing Kano North. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, made the announcement in a statement in Kano. “A report was...
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Wednesday, in Lokoja presented two houses to the wives of his deceased police escort, Insp. Aminu Salisu, appealing to relevant authorities for continuous support to families of deceased security officers. Bello presented the keys to the houses located in Abuja to the widows...
The police on Tuesday said it has arrested a total of 32 notorious suspects for their complicity in the crimes of kidnapping, armed robbery, arms smuggling, illegal possession of weapons, trading in illicit drugs, trans-border car theft, rape, amongst others. The Police team equally recovered 19 AK47 rifles, one...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on youths to join him on Peace Walk, for healing of the state. Governor Sanwo-Olu made the call on Tuesday in Lagos, during a news conference on the State Government’s position on the recommendations of the Judicial...
Armed robbers have killed a policeman and a Special Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps on Monday in Aramoko-Ekiti when they raided an old generation bank. A source who requested anonymity told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that armed robbers stormed the bank through Igede-Ado-Ekiti Road after...
A team of policemen patrolling Maiduguri-Damaturu road, on Monday prevented the abduction of a soldier and 15 travellers by insurgents. The soldier, a Lance Corporal, is attached 4 Battalion, Marte. Borno Police Command spokesman, ASP Sani Kamilu said the incident occurred around Yanakiri and Kondori villages when insurgents in...
By MARK JANG, Jos – The Plateau State Police Command on Monday said its operatives have arrested eight of the inmates who had earlier escaped during the attack on the Jos Correctional centre by gunmen. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Ubah Ogaba, disclosed this in a...
The Kaduna State Police Command have confirmed the release of 10 out of the 13 abducted staff of the Zaria Local Government, Kaduna state. ASP Mohammed Jalige, Police Public Relations Officer, told newsmen on Sunday in Zaria that the kidnapped staff were released on Saturday, adding that efforts are...
The Nigerian Army, 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, Owerri and the police command in Imo have dismissed social media reports of a clash between personnel of the two security agencies. This is contained in a release co-signed by the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Capt. Joseph Akubo and the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Operatives from the Federal Intelligence Bureau (FIB) and Special Tactical Squad (STS) Force headquarters, have killed a notorious bandit and arrested an accomplice in Kaduna State. The state police command spokesman, ASP Muhammad Jalije, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Saturday in...
The Jigawa State Police Command have arrested 17 suspects in raids of black spots in Dutse, Gumel and Ringim Local Government Areas of the state. Police spokesperson in the state, ASP Lawan Shiisu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that the operations were conducted from Nov....
A yet-to-be-identified man and a woman suspected to be his wife, on Monday, escaped death by a whisker after ramming into two coffin shops around the Ikorodu General Hospital, in the Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State. It was learnt that the man was driving along the T.O.S...
Some residents of Ikare-Akoko in Akoko Northeast Local Government Area of Ondo State defied Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s 24-hour curfew on Thursday and razed a bank building. The building belongs to the traditional ruler of the town, the Owa-Ale of Ikare. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov....