CRIME
After Killing Of Six Trader In Imo, Police Vow To Arrest Perpetrators
The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, on Thursday, expressed the determination of the police to apprehend the killers of six traders in the Okigwe area of the state, assuring the residents, particularly the traders at the Gariki Market, in the Okigwe Local Government Area of the state of their maximum safety and security. Danjuma gave this assurance during...
Killer Of UNIBEN Student, Glory Adekolure Nabbed
Police authorities in Edo State have announced the arrest of the suspected killer of a graduate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Glory Adekolure. Adekolure was said to have gone to school (UNIBEN) to submit her project on June 13, 2024, but her remains were found under a tree on a street in the Iyowa Community of Benin City, the...
Gunmen Launch Fresh Attack In Aba, Kill Two Policemen
Unknown gunmen struck again in Aba, Abia State, and shot two policemen dead while one was injured at their checkpoint. This is barely one month after some yet-to-be-identified gunmen also attacked a military checkpoint at Obikabia junction killed five soldiers and burnt their patrol vans. The incident which took place at Opobo junction, along Ikot Ekpene road, Ogbor Hill, caused panic...
Gov. Otti Spits Fire Over Killing Of Policemen In Abia
The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti has expressed sadness over the killing of two police officers at Opobo junction, Aba, on the evening of Friday, June 28, 2024, by yet-to-be-identified criminals, ABN TV reports. The Governor condemns the horrible and unprovoked attack, which came almost a month after some innocent soldiers were killed by criminals at Obikabia junction,...
NDLEA Nabs 60 Suspected Drug Offenders At Abuja Party
Sixty suspects comprising 25 males and 35 females have been arrested at a drug party in Abuja, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Sunday. The suspects were nabbed in the nation’s capital on Friday night following credible intelligence about the drug party organized by one Stanley Ikechukwu who was arrested at the venue. Disclosing this in a statement,...
Suspected Ritualist Nabbed In Kwara After Attempting To Slaughter Minor
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a 46-year-old ritualist while attempting to slaughter a 10-year-old boy hawking pepper in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The suspect identified as Isiaka Adeniyi was arrested on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024, at the Oke-Foma area in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state. The incident which was confirmed by the state Police Public Relations...
End Of Road For Osun Ex-Convict, Specialist In Phone Theft As NSCDC Nabs Him
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Osun State Command has disclosed that it arrested an ex-convict, Kayode Owoseni,35, a specialist in phone theft and fraud. A statement issued by its spokesperson, Kehinde Adeleke on Sunday, disclosed that the suspect was arrested alongside his colleagues, Olasunkanmi Adesina, 42 and Kehinde Bankole, 32, at different locations in Osogbo. The State Commandant,...
EFCC Places Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello On INTERPOL Watch List
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has placed the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello on INTERPOL’s watch list in three North African countries of Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. Recall that the ex-governor had earlier been put on the watch list of Egypt, Libya, and Sudan. The anti-graft commission said the recent action followed an intelligence that the Bello may...
VIDEO: Nigerian Gospel Group, The Dynamites (AKPOAZA), Dismisses Defamatory Video
The Dynamites, a popular Nigerian gospel music group, has issued a statement debunking a trending video that falsely represents them. The video, circulated online, features an individual claiming to be a member of the group and spreading misleading information. The group, also known as AKPOAZA, expressed sadness and concern over the defamatory content, clarifying that they have no association with...
Police Nab Suspect With Human Skull In Abuja
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police command have arrested a man identified as Nuhu Ezra with a human skull and bones in the Lugbe Area of the nation’s capital. The suspect claimed he found the body parts while hunting in a bush in Kuje. A statement on Wednesday by the FCT spokesman, Josephine Adeh, said Ezra was planning to sell...
