CRIME
Police Nab Four Suspects From Benue Bank Robbery
Four armed robbery suspects have been arrested by Joint Security Forces comprising officers of the Nigeria Police Force, and the Nigerian Armed Forces, amongst others, along Otukpo-Taraku road, Benue State on Saturday. A police source made the development known to our correspondent late Saturday night while sharing a video of the armed robbery suspects. “Four armed robbers have been arrested by...
Civilians Should Be Allowed To Acquire Just Like Bandits — Katsina Governor Radda
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State says the Federal Government should reform its laws to allow people to buy arms for protection. He made the comment during a media chat in Abuja on Friday, wondering why people cannot buy arms to defend themselves when criminals have access to firearms. “It is a double-edged sword. We cannot fold our arms and say...
Kaduna Police Declare Manhunt For Killer Of Corps Member
The Kaduna State Police Command, on Thursday, confirmed the brutal murder of a member of the National Youth Service Corps member, Grace Chalya Silas, by yet-to-be-identified assailants in the state. The Command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, told our correspondent that the state Police Commissioner, CP Musa Yusuf Garba, has directed a manhunt for the killers of the Corps member. Chalya Silas,...
Rivers Police Detains Man, 42, For Defiling House Help
The Rivers State Police Command said its operatives have arrested a 42-year-old man simply identified as Kolawale for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old female house help in Ejekwu Street, Eneka in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the suspect, a father of three, was nabbed by the human rights desk of the state police on Monday,...
How Decomposing Body Of Ebonyi Poly Deputy Registrar Was Found In Imo Community
There was tension in Ezeala in the Umuezeala autonomous community of Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State on Tuesday following the discovery of the decomposing corpse of the Deputy Registrar of the Federal Polytechnic, Uwana, in Ebonyi state, Innocent Obi. Obi, a native of the area, was said to have been kidnapped from his house in the village...
Tension In Oyo As OPC, Amotekun, Others Clash With Herdsmen
There was palpable fear in Iwerele, Iwajowa Local Government Area of Oyo State, on Monday, as many were reportedly feared dead in a clash between Oodua Peoples Congress, Amotekun, Operation Burst, Soludero and a group of herdsmen. The cause of the conflict was still sketchy as of press time. A source however said a group of herdsmen had invaded a farm...
Enugu Govt Urges Residents To Join Police
Enugu State government on Sunday implored qualified people of the state to take interest and apply for recruitment by the Nigeria Police Force. The Police Recruitment Board had announced earlier that its online portal for recruitment would be open for application for six weeks, beginning from Oct. 15. Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Aka Eze Aka, said in a statement...
Court Convicts 3 In Anambra Over Internet Fraud
The Enugu Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of three Internet fraudsters. According to a statement released by the EFCC, the convicts were first arraigned on September 29, 2023, before Justice Nnadi O. Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State on one-count separate charges bordering on impersonation and attempt...
About 1,900 Killed In Gaza, More Than 1,300 Buildings Destroyed
At least 1,900 Gazans — most of them civilians and including more than 600 children — have been killed in missile strikes on the densely populated enclave after nearly a week of fierce bombardment by Israeli forces, the Palestinian health ministry said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the bombardment is “just the beginning” as Israel seeks to retaliate against...
Assist Police In Serving You, Abia CP Urges Residents
The Abia State Commissioner for Police Kene Onwuemeile has called on residents of the state to assist in the fight against insecurity, saying it is everyone’s business. He made the comment in Umuahia, Abia State during a security training for Abia youths on Friday. Represented by the head of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) unit of the command Moses Okeke, the...
