CRIME
Brazilian Returnee Arrested With 105 Parcels Of Cocaine Concealed In Sweets
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a Brazil returnee, Agbasi Prosper Chux, with 105 parcels of cocaine concealed in sweets at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos on Christmas Day. The suspect was arrested at the ‘D’ arrival hall of the MMIA during inward clearance of passengers from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Doha on...
Opening Dialogue With Leaders Of Terror Group Part Of Solutions To Insurgency — Theatre Commander
Talks with the commanders of terror groups form part of the “non-kinetic” aspect of ending Nigeria’s 13-year insurgency war, the Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in the North-East, Major General Chris Musa has said. Maj-Gen. Musa made this known on Saturday during a live appearance on Channels TV’s 2022 In Retrospect, an End-Of-Year special. When asked whether talks should...
Gunmen Kill Policeman In Bayelsa Bank, Steal Rifle
A policeman was reportedly shot dead at the premises of one of the new generation banks along the DSP Alamieyeseigha Road in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital by suspected gunmen. The service rifle of the deceased personnel was stolen by his assailant. It was learned that the incident occurred on Thursday at about 10pm. The suspected cop killer, it was further learned,...
Abuja Panel Beater Kills Colleague, Buries Corpse In Shallow Grave
A 63-year-old Abuja panel beater, Taiwo Ojo, has been arrested by operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command for killing, burning, and burying the corpse of his colleague, Philip Kura, in a shallow grave in the Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory. Our correspondent gathered that Ojo committed culpable homicide against his colleague after an argument over money...
Man Arrested In Akwa Ibom For Beating Daughter To Death After She Called Boyfriend With His Phone
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Akaninyene Okokon for allegedly beating his 16-year old- daughter, Abasiono Akaninyene Sunday, to death. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olatoye Durosinmi, said the suspect was arrested by operatives of Ikot Ebo Divisional Headquarters following credible information. Durosinmi spoke on Friday while parading the suspect alongside 195 other suspects arrested by the command for...
Suspected Killer Of Lagos Lawyer Remanded In Ikoyi Prison
A suspended police officer, ASP Drambi Vandi suspected to have killed a Lagos-based legal practitioner, Mrs Bolanle Raheem has been charged to court of offences bordering on murder by Lagos State government. The Attorney-General of Lagos, Moyosore Onigbanjo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria on Friday filed a one-count charge on behalf of the state government against the suspected killer cop. “That...
IGP Begs Law Abiding Nigerians To Join Police For Nation Building
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Baba, wants law-abiding citizens and parents to encourage their children and wards to take interest in policing. Baba made the appeal in a message he sent to the passing out of 374 Police constables from the Police Training College, Oyin Akoko, Ondo State. He said more people should join the police not just as a...
Police Service Commission Approves Suspension Of Christmas Day Killer Cop
Following the recommendation of the Inspector General Usman Alkali Baba on Wednesday seeking the immediate suspension of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Drambi Vandi over the killing of lawyer, Bolanle Raheem on Christmas Day in Lagos, the Police Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday approved the request. The PSC in a letter to the IGP, signed by its acting Chairman Justice...
Gunmen Bomb Nigerian Police Facility, Set Inmates Free in Anambra State
The Ihiala Police Divisional Headquarters in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State in southeast Nigeria was bombed by gunmen. Information gathered from residents stated that the attack occurred on Wednesday at around three in the morning. A building inside the station was reportedly destroyed by improvised explosive devices that the gunmen threw into the area. Local resident Uju Okafor claimed...
Gunmen Set Police On Fire In Anambra
The Divisional Police station in Ihiala, Anambra state has been set ablaze by hoodlums, creating fear in the villages and other communities in the area. Some buildings in the station were completely burnt down and the motive has not been established. An eye witness said that following the attack on the police station, which is located along the Onitsha-Owerri road, motorists...
