CRIME
Lagos Police Nabs 2 Fake Soldiers
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested two fake soldiers who allegedly threatened to kill a man with jack knife while fighting. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday, said that the suspects were in police custody since Monday. Hundeyin said that the Isolo Police Division...
Police Apprehend Labour Party Chairman, Abure
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested the embattled National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure. Abure was arrested on Wednesday in Benin City, the Edo State capital, on allegations of premeditated attempted murder, amongst other alleged infractions. The Labour Party chairman’s arrest followed a petition by the LP Youth Leader, Comrade Eragbe Anselm Aphimia. The petition, addressed...
Police Free Labour Party’s Chairman Abure On Bail
The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) Julius Abure, who was arrested on Wednesday in Benin, Edo State capital by operatives of Zone 5 Police headquarters, has been released on bail. It was gathered that his arrest was a result of a petition forwarded to the zone from the office of the Inspector General of Police in Abuja. He was released around...
VIDEO: We’ve Significantly Improved Security Situation, Says Abia Police Command
Abia State Police Command has it has significantly improved the security situation in the state in the last six months, noting that it works in synergy with sister security agencies to ensure that kidnapping and robbery is reduced to the barest minimum across the state. Spokesperson of the command, ASP Maureen Chinaka stated this on Thursday while featuring as guest...
Imo Police Apprehend Suspected Murderer Lover Boy
The Imo Police Command has arrested a man Chinenye Nwaneri accused of killing and dumping the corpse of his girl friend Chienyenwa Nnodua in a gutter. The alleged killer lover boy on January 7, 2024 reportedly murdered the young lady and dumped the life less body inside a gutter in front of an uncompleted building at Madumere Street, Christ Church road in...
Gombe Police Nab 2 For Adulterating Foodstuffs
The Gombe State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of two suspects, Bashir Haruna, and Mohammed Isah. According to a press statement issued by, Deputy Public Relations Officer, ASP Sharif Sa’ad, the suspects were arrested for criminal conspiracy and adulteration of food items. Sa’ad said the suspects were arrested for deliberately mixing about 57 bags of rice with chaff before...
Police Arrest Suspected Killers Of Benue Female NYSC Member
The Police in Benue State have paraded the suspected killers of a female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member shot dead on Naka-Makurdi road of the state. Irene Chioma Emmanuel, the deceased corps member, was killed during a robbery on the dilapidated road earlier this year. The state Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Adesina, while parading the suspects at the Command’s headquarters...
Nasarawa Police Nabs Fake corps member
The Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has a fake female member of the Nigeria Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in its custody. DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), stated this in a statement to newsmen on Thursday in Lafia. Nansel explained that the fake corps member was arrested following a complaint lodged at Keffi Divisional Headquarters by a...
Lagos Police Apprehend Gang, Recover 300m Fake CFA, N9m
Operatives of the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 2, Onikan, have recovered fake 300 million CFA, nine million naira and some dollars in a major dismantling of a counterfeit currency syndicate. Of the 300 million CFA, 180 million, the police said were counterfeited Cameroonian CFA in 10,000 notes denomination. Arrested during the operation were Olamilekan Oludare, 50, his wife,...
Kano NSCDC Apprehends 85-Year-Old Suspected Kidnapper
Operatives of the Nigeria Security Civil Defence Corps, Ungoggo Division, Kano State Command, have arrested suspected kidnapper, Ibrahim Usman, at Yar’adua quarters, Rimin Kebe, Ungoggo Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abdullahi, a copy of which was made available to our correspondent on Thursday. “The 85-year-old suspect, Ibrahim...
