CRIME
IGP Transfers Osun CP Over Police Brutality
Barring any last-minute change, there is a strong indication that the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode from the state. An investigation by...
Police Nab Phone Snatching Syndicate Disguise As Tricycle Operators In Kano
Kano state police command has arrested two phone thieves who disguised themselves as tricycle operators in the state. In a release by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Abdullahi Haruna Kiwaya on Monday, the suspects were said to have b...
Woman Grabs Husband After He Set Her On Fire, Both Burn To Death In Ogun
A man, Ponle Adebanjo, has burnt his estranged wife, Lateefat, to death after she left him over domestic violence. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened on Saturday in the Otun-Akute area of Ogun State. The victim was said to have had four ch...
Gunmen Kidnap 2 Catholic Priests In Edo State
Gunmen have abducted two Catholic priests identified as Rev. Father Peter Udo of St Patrick’s Catholic church Uromi in Esan North East and Rev. Father Philemon Oboh of St Joseph retreat center Ugboha in Esan South East local government area of Edo ...
Former BRT Staff Excretes 90 Pellets Of Cocaine In Lagos, Explains Why He Became Drug Courier
Officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos, have arrested a former driver with a public transport company, BRT, Muyiwa Babalola Bolujoko, for ingesting 90 pellets of ...
Gunmen On Rampage In Abia Community, Kill One Indigene In Front Of His House, Other (Graphic Photos)
At least two persons have been shot dead in Ohafia local government area of Abia State as undisclosed number of gunmen go on rampage. ABN TV gathered that the gunmen stormed the local government at about 11:45am on Sunday, causing panic among residen...
Gunmen Shoot Village Head In Plateau Community, Kill Son, Abduct Wife
At least two persons including Baba Yarima Jabi, the village head of Angwn Baraya in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, have been shot when gunmen attacked the community in the early hours of Sunday . It was learnt that while the village h...
Banditry: Zamfara Govt Recruits Community Protection Guards (PHOTOS)
In a bid to curb banditry in Zamfara, the state government has commenced the recruitment and training of operatives for its new security outfit, Community Protection Guards (CPG). Governor Bello Matawalle flagged off the exercise on Saturday. Below a...
50 Children Discovered In Ondo Church Underground Cell, Suspects Arrested
No fewer than 50 children have been rescued from an underground apartment in a church in Ondo town, Ondo state. The children were abducted and kept in the underground cell. The pastor of the church and other accomplices have been arrested by police d...
16,000 Job Seekers Apply In Amotekun’s 350 Slots
Applicants,16,000, have applied for the 350 vacant slots in the Ondo State security outfit, codenamed Amotekun. Already, 900 of them have been shortlisted. The security commander, Chief Àdetunji Adeleye said this in Akure over the weekend. Adeleye s...
