CRIME
Three Police Officers Dismissed Over Arms Misuse, Unprofessional Behaviour
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed three officers from the SPU Base 1 Kano for misuse of firearms, abuse of power, gross indiscipline, and wastage of live ammunition. According to Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, the trio, Inspr. Dahiru Shuaibu, Sgt. Abdullahi Badamasi, and Sgt. Isah Danladi were attached to a musician in Kano on escort duties. “In the course...
NSCDC Arrests 93 Suspects In Kano
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, says it has arrested no fewer than 93 suspects for various crimes in the state between January and March. Mr. Adamu Salihu, the NSCDC state Commandant, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Friday. Salihu said the suspects were arrested for theft,...
Delta Butcher Who Stabbed Wife To Death For Not Allowing Him Shower With Hot Water Arrested
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a butcher for allegedly stabbing his wife to death in Warri metropolis. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday evening when the suspect tried to scoop hot water to bathe on returning from the market. His wife reportedly refused and asked him not to touch the hot water on the cooker claiming he did not...
How Kebbi Suspected Ballot Box Snatcher Was Shot, Killed After Failed Attempt To Collect Soldier’s Gun
A suspected ballot box snatcher has been shot dead by soldiers on patrol at Bajida polling unit 001, Fakai Local Government Area of Kebbi South. The yet-to-be-identified man was reportedly shot dead while he was attempting to snatch a ballot box from officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the ongoing supplementary elections in the state. According to eyewitnesses...
Ogun Woman Who Sold Baby For N600,000 To Settle Debt Arrested
A 33-year-old woman, Olaide Adekunle, has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for selling her 18 months old baby for N600,000 to yet-to-be-identified buyer. The suspect, according to a statement by the command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, was arrested following a complain lodged at Sango divisional headquarters by the woman’s husband, one Nureni Rasaq. Oyeyemi said Rasaq reported that...
Church Founder Who Raped Two Members Remanded In Kirikiri Prison
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday remanded a clergyman, Daniel Oluwafeyiropo, for allegedly raping two of his church members (names withheld). Justice Ramon Oshodi remanded the founder of “I Reign Christian Ministry” in Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions. Oshodi admitted the defendant to N20 million bail with two sureties in like sum. He...
How Kidnapper Buried 3-Year-Old Victim Alive After Collecting Ransom From Parents In Katsina
A 30-year-old man, Abubakar Abdulaziz, of Sabuwar Santa, the Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State is now in police custody after he allegedly kidnapped and buried a three-year-old boy alive. Abdulaziz was said to have buried the abducted boy alive despite collecting N150,000 out of the N800,000 ransom he demanded from his father. The spokesman for the Katsina State Police...
Man Who Set Whole Building On Fire Says He Wanted To Destroy Property In Girlfriend’s Room For Abandoning Him
A commercial bike rider, Yusuf Hassan, whose relationship with a single mother of one, Busayo Falola, turned sour, leading him to an alleged attempt to set her ablaze, has said that he only wanted to destroy her property out of bitterness over her calling it quits with him. However, not only did Yusuf set ablaze the lady’s property and those...
Scavenger Jailed Over Burglary, Theft In Abuja
A Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced a 23-year-old scavenger, Sulieman Aliyu to six months in prison for breaking into a public toilet and stealing a generator. Aliyu of Madalla junction, Niger State, pleaded guilty to housebreaking and theft and begged for leniency. The Judge, Saminu Suleiman, however, gave the convict an option to pay a fine of...
Ogun Man Who Locked Up His Children For Months, Starved Them To Death Arrested
Operatives of the Ogun State Security Network, aka Amotekun Corps, have arrested a 45-year-old man, Gbenga Ogunfadeke for allegedly chaining and locking his two children in a solitary confinement which led to their death. The state Commander of Amotekun, David Akinremi confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement made available to journalists in Abeokuta on Wednesday. According to him,...
