By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Police in Ebonyi State have dislodged gunmen’s hideout in the state, killed three suspects and recovered ammunition. The police spokesman in the state, ASP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abakaliki. Ukandu noted that no fewer than five suspects...
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By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command have arrested three women and a man for allegedly faking kidnap of one of them and demanding five million Naira ransom. Police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday in Lagos....
Three students of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi were feared dead on Friday in a stampede when the students looted rice given for distribution by the state government. The incident occurred at the convocation square where the bags of rice were kept awaiting the arrival of Gov. Abdullahi...
Police in Katsina State.have rescued 14 passengers abducted on Thursday afternoon along Kankara-Katsina road. The passengers were on their way to Funtua from Katsina aboard an 18-seater bus belonging to Katsina State Transport Authority, when they were abducted by bandits at about 1:30pm. The Command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has uncovered a company that allegedly deals on fake alcoholic drinks. Police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said the command also arrested four suspected perpetrators of the crime. SP...
A High Court in Ado Ekiti on Thursday sentenced a 28-year-old Ayodeji Alomoge to death by hanging for killing his wife’s lover. The convict was arraigned before Justice Jubril Aladejana in April 2023 on one count charge of murder. Delivering judgment, Justice Aladejana said:”to me, rivalry between men...
A combined team of security operatives on Wednesday rescued 20 victims of kidnapping in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo. The team, comprising the police, military, and a vigilance group, rescued the victims from the kidnappers’ den in a bush along Lakpese Road at the LGA. The...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Kwara State Policeoo Command has rescued a Chinese national, Peng Chao Zhang, who was abducted on March 10 by six armed men around Eiyenkorin area of Ilorin. The police spokesman in the state, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday...
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested a dismissed soldier and one other over alleged armed robbery in Gwarimpa area of Abuja. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the FCT, Mr Benneth Igweh, made this known at a media briefing on Wednesday...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Police Command have seized Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), arms and ammunition from suspected cultists in the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, revealed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Port Harcourt. She said that the command’s C4i Strike...
Police in Edo State have rescued one Rev. Tony Mukoro, from the den of suspected kidnappers in the state. The victim was reportedly abducted by suspected gunmen at Isihor community in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the state while returning home in his car. The...
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 35-year-old man, Tijjani Bala in Correctional Centre over alleged sodomy. Bala, who lives at Kinkinau, Kaduna, is being tried on a one-count charge of unnatural offence. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, who did not take the suspect’s...
Borno State Police Command on Monday confirmed that a suicide bomber injured two persons in Biu Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Faso Nahum confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Monday. Nahum, said that the incident occurred...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi A suspected motorcycle thief has been killed by an angry mob and his corpse set ablaze by angry youths at Magama Weekly Market in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The suspect whose identity is not yet known was caught while trying to steal...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Gunmen whose identity is not yet known have killed the Village Head of Riruwai in Lame District of Bauchi Emirate in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Alhaji Garba Badamasi. According to sources from the area, the village head was earlier kidnapped...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Suspected ritualists have murdered and removed some body parts of a 3-year old girl in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Reports said that the mutilated body of the girl was discovered late Thursday evening without her two eyes which had been...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin- Edo State Government has stepped up surveillance and is currently collaborating with security agencies for the safe release of the kidnapped chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Dr Tony Aziegbemi. The state Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, disclosed...
Gunmen kidnapped the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (P on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aziegbemi was kidnapped at a spot close to his residence at the Government Reservation Area in Benin City. His abduction happened less than a month after the party’s...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Police in Lagos State are looking for family members of a boy who had been wandering around Ikorodu as he could not find his way home. Police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said in a statement on Saturday, that the police found 11-year-old Ogunrinde on...