CRIME
Hike In Petrol Price Pushed Me Into Robbery, 29-Yr-Old Driver Confesses
A 29-year-old cab driver, Adeniran Jeremiah, arrested for alleged armed robbery has said that he went into robbery as a result of the increase in pump price of petrol. The suspect, who was arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for leading a three-man gang to rob in a night club, blamed his woes on hardships caused by fuel subsidy...
Two Army Divisions Reach Partnership, Vow To Root Out IPOB
Two divisions of the Nigerian Army have partnered to fight against the operations of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the Southeast. Army spokesperson, Iweha Ikedichi, in a statement on Wednesday, announced that the General Officers Commanding (GOC) 82 and 6 Divisions have committed to cooperate and work even more closely. This commitment was made when the GOC 82 Division,...
Osun Police Arrest Father, Son For Alleged Kidnapping
A middle-aged man and his teenage son have been apprehended by the Osun State Police Command for allegedly kidnapping members of a church during a vigil in Osun State. According to information made available by the Police Commissioner, Patrick Kehinde Longe, the man, Adamu Saliu and his 15-year-old son abducted the church worshippers in the Osun area of the State. READ...
Hoodlums Who Attacked Church In Osun During Vigil, Raped Worshipper Arrested
Three suspects were on Tuesday paraded at the Osun State Police Command’s headquarters over an alleged attack on a Celestial Church located in Odu Village near Osogbo. The suspects allegedly attacked the church during a vigil in the early hours of Tuesday. During the attack, the perpetrators abducted 12 members of the church, but the victims fled from their captors when...
Police Arrest, Detain NDLEA Officials Over Killing Of 2-Year-Old Boy In Delta
Delta State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of some officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) whose stray bullet allegedly killed a two-year old boy, Ivan Omhonria, in Okpanam area of the state capital territory. Tragedy struck on July 13 when officers of the agency raided a suspected drug joint, leaving on its trail the death...
South Africa: Five Killed As Rival Groups Of Illegal Miners Clash
No fewer than five persons have been killed in Johannesburg, South Africa after a deadly clash between two rival groups of illegal miners, the police announced Sunday. Bodies of the suspected illegal miners according to the police were recovered near an abandoned mine shaft close to a slum in the suburb of Riverlea west of Johannesburg. "Preliminary investigation suggests that two...
Man Dies Attempting To Vandalise Electricity Installation In Imo
A man whose name was yet to be identified last Thursday night was found dead at the transformer of the Government Secondary School, Owerri, Imo state. An eyewitness who narrated the story to newsmen in Owerri on Saturday said the charred victim’s body was found inside the housed transformer. According to him, he was suspected to have engaged in trying to...
China Signs Military Cooperation With 40 African Countries
Russia has signed agreements for military cooperation with over 40 African countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this on Friday in St Petersburg. President Putin made the announcement during the second and final day of the second Russia-Africa Summit. He said, “We are developing partnerships in military and military-technical cooperation with more than 40 African states to strengthen the defence capabilities of...
Woman Kills Twin Daughter Over Bad Behaviour
A mother who smothered her three children told cops she killed one of her twins first because she was “badly behaved”, a court has heard. Lauren Anne Dickason, 42, was charged with murdering her daughters Liane, aged six, and twins Maya and Karla, aged two. Dickason, who is on trial in the High Court in Christchurch, New Zealand, has admitted to...
FCT Police Warns Nigerians Using Command’s Emergency Numbers To Obtain Online Loans To Stop
The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Haruna Garba, has lamented that some undisclosed persons drop the command’s emergency numbers with loan shark companies to obtain loans. He also said non-state actors had also been engaging the emergency lines. The CP, however, warned those behind the acts to desist, saying that the police would ensure they are brought to book. Garba stated...
