CRIME
Illegal Migrants Threats To National, Immigration Says After Arrest Of 61 Persons In Ogun
The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service has intercepted 61 illegal migrants, including 60 Cameroonians and one Burkinabe, from two locations in the Ibafo and Sagamu areas of the state. The command, in an interview by the state Comptroller of the Immigration Service, Olufunmilayo Olayemisi, added that 51 others believed to be accomplices from Nigeria were also arrested. Parading...
Police Cadet Dies In Kano Academy As Colleagues Allege Inadequate Feeding
A100-level course 9 police cadet, A.S. Jika, dropped dead at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, on Saturday, after being continuously starved and malnourished for over two weeks. Some of the cadets accused the Commandant, Assistant Inspector-General, Sadiq Abubakar, of high-handedness and financial mismanagement of feeding allowance meant for the students. Jika, who hailed from Adamawa State, and was in...
Hard Times For Kaduna Bandits As Gov. Sani Recruits 7000 Vigilantes
To complement the shortfall of personnel that would tackle the menace of banditry and other criminal activities in Kaduna State, Governor Uba Sani has said that his administration decided to recruit 7,000 personnel into the State Vigilante Service(KADVS), while bandits would no longer have a hiding place in the state. Speaking at the flagg-off ceremony for the commencement of the...
Ogun Man, 20 Kills Father For Money Ritual
A 20-year-old man simply identified as Ridwan has been arrested for allegedly killing his father for money ritual in Ogun State. Ridwan was arrested by men of the Ogun State So-Safe Corps at Oshoku village, Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state. The So-Safe Corps Commander, Soji Ganzallo, in a statement by the corps spokesman, Moruf Yusuf, said officers of...
Man Caught In Abia Community After Stealing Irons Installed In Construction Site (Photos)
A man identified as Uchechukwu Ogbonna Uzoanya of Umuokatu Amapu in Abia State has been apprehended after allegedly making away with 16mm-rods riser pillar already mounted on a building site, ABN TV reports. He allegedly perpetrated the act on Saturday 26th August 2023 when he invaded the building and stole the items, owner of the construction site, Ifesinachi Okite Okite...
FG Says 23,000 Nigerians Missing In Last Ten Years
Dr Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, said on Wednesday that 23,000 people have been reported missing in less than a decade due to the insurgency in some parts of the country. Edu said this in Abuja at a stakeholders engagement with the theme “Where are you now”, to mark the International Day of the Disappeared. She said...
Egbetokun: 190,000 Additional Police Personnel Needed To Secure Nigeria
According to Kayode Egbetokun, the acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Nigeria needs to hire an additional 190,000 officers to fully secure the country. According to NAN, Egbetokun spoke on Wednesday during the defence week for the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) senior executive course (SEC) 45 in Jos, Plateau state. He stated that the requisite figure is required...
UNIPORT Final Year Student Arrested For Stabbing Girlfriend To Death
Men of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a 24-year-old final-year student of the University of Port Harcourt, Victor Ochonogor, for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend, Success Regha, to death on Monday. Ochonogor, a student of Applied and Industrial Chemistry, reportedly committed the offence at 10, Osahon Street, Ogheghe Quarters, off Sapele Road, Benin City. He and his late girlfriend were...
Suspects Who Allegedly Forged National Security Adviser’s Letterhead, Others Arrested
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested five suspects for allegedly using forged letterheads of the Offices of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice to “fraudulently” obtain money from unsuspecting members of the public. According to a statement on Monday by EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, the suspects...
Embark On Compulsory Retirement Leave Now, PSC Tells Four Police DIGs
The Police Service Commission has ordered four Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) to proceed on compulsory retirement. The affected DIGs are Dan-Mallam Mohammed, Moses Ambakina Jitiboh, Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa and Adeleke Adeyinka Bode. The commission, in a statement on Monday by its spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, said the directive was in exercise of its statutory powers, pursuant to the Third Schedule,...
