CRIME
Police Crack Down On Criminal Syndicates, Recover 134 Firearms, Rescue 302 Kidnap Victims (Photos, Video)
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has made significant strides in its ongoing fight against crime, dismantling multiple criminal syndicates, recovering a cache of 134 firearms, and rescuing 302 victims of kidnapping across the country. Speaking at a press briefing on January 22, 2025, at the Force Intelligence Department – Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT) headquarters, the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP...
Husband Sets Wife On Fire In Anambra Over Alleged Affair
A middle-aged man named Nwana is accused of setting his wife, Chioma Nwana, on fire in Eziezekwe village, Abagana, in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, following a heated argument over alleged infidelity. The tragic incident, which occurred on Tuesday evening, escalated after the suspect accused his wife of having an affair. Chioma, who sustained severe burns, was...
Lagos Fake Soilder Arrested For Abduction, Phone Theft
The Lagos State Police Command's Rapid Response Squad has captured a phony military officer who kidnapped a young man in Ikeja and left him on the Third Mainland Bridge after stealing his iPhone 13. The 42-year-old suspect, Kingsley Wanogho, who is reportedly a dismissed army sergeant and former convict, was arrested after one of his victims spotted him near Computer...
Medical Doctor Abducted By Gunmen In Anambra
Dr. Cornelius Onuigbo, a urologist in the Department of Surgery at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital in Nnewi, Anambra State, was abducted by gunmen on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred at the gate of Onuigbo’s residence in Nnewi as he returned home from work. Witnesses reported that the armed men intercepted him with their vehicle, forced him into it, and drove...
Amotekun Mobilises 2,000 Men To Comb S’West Forests
Over 2,000 Amotekun Corps members have been mobilized to combat bandits and other criminals who operate in the South-West region's forests. Ogun and Osun states top the list with targeted 1,000 recruits each, while Oyo recruited 480 men last October as part of efforts to curtail the influx of bandits. The state commanders of the corps confirmed to The PUNCH on...
Timileyin Ajayi’s Father Pleads for His Son’s Release Following Gospel Singer’s Alleged B£h£∆ding Of Young Woman
The Father of self-acclaimed gospel singer, Timileyin Ajayi, who was caught with the severed head of his supposed girlfriend, has begged the government on his son’s behalf even as he called for his release. ABN TV reports that Timileyin was caught with the severed head of 24-year-old Corps member, Salome Eleojo Adaidu, on the penultimate Sunday. In an online viral video,...
Sokoto Police Foil Criminal Conspiracy, Arrest Theft Suspects
Maishanu Auwal and two other individuals have been arrested by the Sokoto State Police Command in relation to theft and criminal conspiracy in the state capital. The arrest was disclosed in a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Ahmad Rufai, and made available to journalists on Tuesday. According to the statement, the case began on January 17, 2025, when Ladan...
Six Motorcycle Thieves Detained By NSCDC In Kano
Six motorcycle thieves who specialize in viciously assaulting and stealing motorcycles from gullible members of the public in Kano State have been taken into custody by Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps operations. The suspects were apprehended in the Gurin Gawa and Bechi areas of Kumbotso Local Government Area of the state. The Public Relations Officer for the state command of...
FCT Police Nab Gang Leader For Killing Rival In Dispute Over Woman
Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Nishi, is a notorious gang leader who has been arrested by the FCT Police Command along with his associates for the murder of Ibrahim Danfulani due to a contentious marriage proposal. According to a statement by the command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, on Monday, the incident, which occurred on November 27, 2024, was triggered by...
Delta Police Nab Two Over Murder Of 10-Year-Old Girl
Two suspects have been taken into custody by the Delta State Police Command in relation to the murder of a 10-year-old girl. This was disclosed in a statement released on Monday by the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, via his account on X (formerly Twitter). Accompanying a video of the suspects’ interrogation, Edafe wrote: “The boyfriend of...
