CRIME
How Petrol Seller Set Friend Ablaze In Akwa Ibom Over Charger
A roadside petrol seller identified as Akpan Okon Akpan has allegedly burnt his friend to death over a phone charger. Okon was said to have set the victim identified as Junior Ime Philip ablaze and left him to die after a disagreement over a phone charger. The Akwa Ibom Police Command confirmed the development after the suspect was arrested by operatives...
DSS Arrests Mastermind of Kogi Explosion
The bomber who set off the explosion close to Ohinoyi of Ebiraland's palace in Kogi State has been taken into custody by the Department of State Service. On December 29, 2022, the explosion took place just before President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) was about to dedicate a constructed project in the state. According to reports, at least four people perished...
NDLEA Arrests Over 1,000 Suspects In Kaduna
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kaduna State Command, says its operatives have arrested 1,232 suspects and recovered 15, 104.555kg of illicit drugs in the state. The Kaduna state NDLEA Commander, Ibrahim Baraje, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Kaduna that the arrest and seizure were made from January to December 2022. Baraje said out of the number...
Police Reveal How 50-Year-Old Woman Strangled Co-Wife To Death In Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command has revealed that a 50-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her co-wife in Bauchi. The Police Public Relations Officer of Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, said this in a media statement made available to journalists on Friday. He said that the suspect, Amina Guguwa, of Miya Village, Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State,...
Man Kidnaps Father, Collects N2.5m Ransom In Kwara
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested one Issa Naigheti for allegedly kidnapping his father and collecting a ransom of N2.5m. Ajayi Okasanmi, spokesman of the command, who disclosed this said the suspect was arrested around Kambi area of Ilorin. He said officers attached to the anti-kidnapping team of the Kwara police command arrested the suspect while on the trail of...
Gunmen With AK-47 Raid Edo Train Station, Abduct Passengers
Gunmen have abducted many passengers from a train station in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State, ABN TV reports. The victims were waiting to board a train to Warri in Delta State when their attackers struck. It is unclear if anyone was killed in the incident but the travellers sustained bullet wounds, according to the Police Public Relations Officer in...
Edo Train Station Attack: Allow Community Policing As First Line Of Security – Atiku Tells FG
The recent raid on a train station in the Igueben LGA of Edo State, during which several individuals were kidnapped by armed men, has alarmed PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. He then demanded that the federal government support local and state policing as the first line of defense. In a statement released on Sunday from his media office, Atiku referred to...
AIT Chairman, Raymond Dokpesi, Arrested By UK Police
Chairman of DAAR Communications Chief Raymond Dokpesi has been arrested by the UK Scotland Yard. He was picked up on Sunday at Terminal 2 of Heathrow Airport in London. A reliable source who was on the same flight confirmed the arrest to Whistler. The source said: "We were on a flight from Frankfurt to London, and as we were about to arrive...
Man Arrested In Kano For Stabbing Stepmother To Death With Screwdriver, Strangling Daughter
A 20-year-old man identified as Gaddafi Sagir has been arrested by the police for killing his pregnant stepmother, Rabi’atu Sagir, 25, and her daughter, Munawwara Sagir, in Kano State. The incident occurred at Fadama, Rijiyar Zaki Quarters, in Ungogo Local Government Area of the state on Saturday, January 7, 2023. The spokesman of the command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa Haruna, who confirmed...
NDLEA Confirms Shooting Of Officials In Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has confirmed that armed men shot at its officials at Awolowo Road, Ikoyi area of Lagos State. In a phone call with our correspondent, the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, stated that the incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday, while the operatives were trying to intercept a truck carrying cannabis. He noted that though...
