CRIME
How DSS Nabbed Abia Govt Appointee Who Threatened To Do Barbecue With Opponents
The Department of State Services (DSS) in Abia State on Monday arrested one Mr. Tony Otuonye, the General Manager Abia State Signage and Advertisement Agency (ABSAA) and a staunch member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who threatened violence in a viral video. https://twitter.com/abnonlinetv/status/1635557691065090050?t=x32OeVlC-LtonaTd9CkYQQ&s=19 The DSS arrested Mr. Otuonye in the early hours of Monday and took him into custody for...
Armed Robbers Invade Ibadan Community, Operate With POS
Armed robbers broke into Eleshin at Olomo community in Apete, Ido Local Government Area, Oyo State, and used a Point-of-Sale, POS equipment. According to PUNCH, the robbers assaulted the neighborhood at about 1 a.m. on Saturday and used the POS gadget to steal money from unsuspecting victims. It was also discovered that the heinous crime had frightened the entire town, with...
Five Suspected Ritualists Nabbed In Ogun
Five suspected ritualists have been arrested in Ososa, Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State. The suspects were apprehended following information received by the Police at Odogbolu divisional headquarters. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. He said that the gang, who are responsible for a series of corpse exhumations within the...
Arm Robbers Who Operate With PoS Invade Oyo Community
Dare-devil armed robbers, on Saturday morning, invaded Eleshin at Olomo community in Apete, Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State and operated with Point-of-Sale device. An investigation by our correspondent revealed that the robbers stormed the area around 1am and used the POS device to transfer money from the unsuspecting victims. The ugly incident had thrown the entire community into panic...
Police Threaten Hard Times Against Southern Kaduna Attackers
The Kaduna State Police Command has said that all culprits in connection with the renewed attack in Southern Kaduna will be decisively dealt with in accordance with the law. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Muhammad Jalige, told newsmen in Kaduna, the state capital that it was true that gunmen attacked the southern part of the state in the early...
How Gunmen Stormed Abuja Estate, Abducted 12
No fewer than 12 residents of Grow Homes Estate, along Kuchibiyi in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, were kidnapped by gunmen, on Friday, at about11:30 p.m. A source said the victims were captured from two separate apartments in the estate. The gunmen, in their numbers, reportedly escaped through the bush track, which links the community to another village. The...
Civil Defence Operatives Nab Suspected Oil Thieves With 150 Drums Of Petrol
The Akwa Ibom State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has said it apprehended two suspected smugglers and seized 150 drums of Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as petrol. The commandant of the NSCDC in the state, Mr Yusuf Imam, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Uyo on Saturday, said the suspects were arrested on Thursday...
Over 400 Repentant Boko Haram Terrorists Surrender To Army In Borno
No fewer than 443 repentant Boko Haram terrorists and their families surrendered to the Nigerian Army in Borno State. The renunciation followed their escape from the one-week massive attack by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the state. A counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, disclosed, yesterday in Maiduguri that the rivalry clashes raised the...
Police Arrest Two Men In Nasarawa For Gang Raping Deaf Teenager
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested two suspected rapists who allegedly forced themselves on a 15-year-old girl and had unlawful carnal knowledge of her. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, in a statement on Friday, said the suspects took advantage of the victim because she was deaf. Nansel said, “On March 2, 2023, around 06.30pm, a complaint...
Owner Of Dane Gun A Boy Used In Killing 3-Year-Old Playmate Arrested In Ogun
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 45-year-old man, Semiu Adegesin, over the death of a three-year-old girl, Esther Samuel. Adegesin was arrested for what was described as contributory negligence, which led to the child’s death. The suspect, who owned a dane gun, was said to have left it loaded in an open space in the backyard of...
