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NAPTIP condemns obscene pictures of minor shared by father on social media

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NAPTIP condemns obscene pictures of minor shared by father on social media

Bode May 13, 2024

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has condemned the obscene pictures of a four-year girl, shared by an Edo-based father on social media. The father, who posted different obscene pictures of his daughter wrote: “My daughter will grow to love the lifestyle.” Many...

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Truck crushes 5-year old girl to death while crossing Lagos expressway

Bode May 12, 2024

The Police Command in Lagos State says a five-year old girl, simply identified as Bosede, was crushed to death by a truck while crossing the Iganmu-Apapa expressway with her mother. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

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Man in police net for allegedly abducting, killing cousin in Kaduna

Bode May 12, 2024

By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Policep Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper who allegedly abducted his cousin sister and killed her after she recognised him. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. ASP...

Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara

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Some abducted Confluence University students rescued – Kogi Govt

Bode May 12, 2024

Some of the abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Okene in Kogi State, have been rescued, the state government has confirmed. In a statement on Sunday, the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, said the students were rescued safely by...

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Police ban covering of vehicles, motorcycles plate numbers

Bode May 12, 2024

By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Police Command has informed the general public, particularly motorists and motorcycle owners that covering vehicle number plate is an offence and will not be allowed in the state A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Benue State...

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Police clarifies deployment of officers at Rivers Assembly quarters

Bode May 11, 2024

The Police Command in Rivers has explained why it deployed about 30 armed policemen and Armoured Personnel Carriers to the residential quarters of members of the state House of Assembly in Port Harcourt. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deployment has heightened political tension in...

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Bandits kill 30 farmers, Islamic cleric in brutal attacks in Zamfara

Bode May 11, 2024

Tragedy struck in Zamfara State as bandits unleashed a wave of violence on farming communities, claiming the lives of at least 30 innocent farmers, including a respected Islamic cleric. The attacks occurred in Gidangoga village, Maradun Local Government Area (LGA), and Bilbis village, Tsafe LGA. Sources told PRNigeria...

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Police begin clampdown on tinted glass, covered number plates users in Bauchi

Bode May 11, 2024

By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Police Command has warned against the use of tinted glasses and covered number plates by private and unauthorized cars in the State. The Command said that it has observe that the practice is now on the increase in the state, pointing...

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Kidnapping of varsity’s students: Kogi Govt deploys security agents, hunters into forest

Bode May 10, 2024

The Kogi State Government on Friday deployed security operatives and hundreds of local hunters into the bush on the trail of bandits that invaded and abducted university students Thursday night. The invaders had abducted an unspecified number of students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara,...

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Man shoots 2 officers in Paris police station

Bode May 10, 2024

Two police officers were shot in a Paris police station, according to police sources on Friday. The two were immediately rushed to a hospital and one of them was in critical condition. A man, who had been arrested for domestic violence on Thursday evening, seized the weapon of...

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Many students feared abducted as bandits invade Kogi varsity

Bode May 10, 2024

Bandits on Thursday night invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Okene in Kogi, and abducted some students. An eye witness account indicated that the bandits swooped on the university around 9.00 p.m. while the students were reading for their upcoming exams. The source said...

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Police arrest man for vandalizing 3rd Mainland Bridge in Lagos

Bode May 9, 2024

The Police on Wednesday said a 46-year- old man had been nabbed for allegedly vandalising the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, 34 days after it was reopened following rehabilitation. The police spokesperson in Lagos, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Hundeyin said...

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Police investigate alleged electrocution of 2 brothers in Lagos

Bode May 8, 2024

Police Command in Lagos State has begun investigation into the alleged death of a boy on Abeokuta Street in Ebute Metta area of Lagos on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deceased, 12 and his brother, 10, who is currently receiving care in a...

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Police kill 2 suspected kidnappers, rescue 3 Indians in Ogun

Bode May 8, 2024

The Police Command in Ogun said it has killed two suspected kidnappers terrorising travellers on the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin expressway in a gun duel. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday, in Abeokuta, by SP Omolola Odutola, the command’s spokesperson. Odutola said that the suspects were killed during...

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Police arrest 3 suspected rapists targeting young women online

Bode May 8, 2024

The Police Command in Rivers has announced the arrest of a gang allegedly specialised in kidnapping and raping young women in the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday that the gang kidnapped and molested one Ogechi, 28, in Elele, Ikwerre...

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U.S. soldier arrested in Russia on theft charges

Bode May 7, 2024

A U.S. soldier has been arrested in Russia on charges of theft, Russian state media reported on Tuesday. The soldier was arrested in Vladivostok, the local justice authorities said. A representative for the Russian Foreign Ministry in Vladivostok described the arrest as involving normal criminal activity. “The case...

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One shot, others injured as Police teargas women protesting against extortion, harassment in Delta

Bode May 7, 2024

One shot, others injured as Police teargas women protesting against extortion, harassment in Delta One middle-aged woman was shot and several others were injured by Delta State Police Command officers on Monday. The incident happened during a protest by women from Oteri-Ughelli against alleged police harassment and extortion, in...

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One killed as kidnappers abduct travellers on Sagamu -Benin expressway

Bode May 7, 2024

Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of travellers at Ilisan/Iperu axis on the Sagamu- Benin expressway. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Abeokuta , noted that the abduction happened on Friday. Odutola, however...

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Police arrest suspected armed robber, 2 POS thieves in Niger State

Bode May 7, 2024

The Police in Niger have arrested a suspected armed robber and two Point of Sale (POS) machine thieves in separate incidents in the state. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Wasiu Abiodun, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Monday, that the suspected...

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Court sentences 3 to die by hanging for armed robbery in Ekiti

Bode May 6, 2024

An Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced three convicts to death by hanging for armed robbery. The defendants, Bidemi Babalola, 28, Oluwaseun Akinwale 26, Sola Oyebanji a.k.a Solademmy, 31, Azeez Jimoh a.k.a. Asela, 31, and Babatunde Ogunlade, 28, were arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye. The five...