CRIME
Four Police Officers Detained, Suspended Over Alleged ₦43m Theft
Four officers have been suspended by the Nigeria Police Force for allegedly stealing ₦43.16 million out of ₦74.95 million that was found during an unauthorized arrest at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Wednesday, disclosed that the officers—DSP Peter Ejike, Inspector Ekende Edwin, Inspector Esther Okafor, and Sergeant Talabi Kayode, all...
Gunmen Kidnap Ex-Reps Member, Kill Police Escort In Nasarawa
Former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dr. Joseph Haruna Kigbu, was abducted yesterday evening by suspected bandits while traveling to Jos. The attack, which occurred around 6:00 p.m., took place between Nunku in Akwanga Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, and Gwantu in Sanga Local Government Area, Kaduna State. In a gun battle, the assailants fatally shot the police escort...
Bandits Kidnap Ex Rep Member, Kill Police Escort In Nasarawa
Hon. Dr. Joseph Haruna Kigbu, a former member of the House of Representatives, was kidnapped by suspected bandits traveling to Jos yesterday evening. The attack, which occurred around 6:00 p.m., took place between Nunku in Akwanga Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, and Gwantu in Sanga Local Government Area, Kaduna State. In a gun battle, the assailants fatally shot the police escort...
Man Arrested For Alleged Theft Of Five Children In Akwa Ibom
A man named Promise Boniface was taken into custody by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command on suspicion of stealing five children from a family in the Obio Ibiono Local Government Area. Boniface, along with other suspects apprehended for various crimes, was paraded yesterday at the State Police Command headquarters in Uyo. The Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo, disclosed that the...
Kidnapped Kogi Varsity Student Discovered Naked In Kwara
According to the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, a 400-level student who had been kidnapped from Abubakar Audu University in Ayangba, Dekina Local Government Area, Kogi State, was rescued on Monday while he was out in the open. The 19-year-old English education undergraduate whose name was given as Fauziyah Muhammed was alleged to have...
Police Arrest 2 Suspects, Rescue 4 Children From Traffickers
Officers from the Rivers State Police Command are said to have saved four children from alleged child traffickers. The police operatives also arrested two persons linked to the development. The children were rescued from a hotel somewhere in the Rumukwachi community in the Ohio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the...
Police Charge 113 Foreigners For Involvement In Cybercrime Activities
Officers from the National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) and Zone 7 Command in Abuja have successfully carried out an operation, according to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). In a statement signed by the police spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi via X on Monday, it was revealed that the operation resulted in the arrest of 113 foreign nationals involved in sophisticated cybercrime activities,...
Stakeholders Seek Schools, Parents Collaboration To Tackle Bullying
Education stakeholders have called for the cooperation of school administration and P.T.A. to combat the threat of school bullying. The stakeholders made this call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday. They were reacting to reports of bullying in secondary schools nationwide, particularly a recent incident at the Federal Government College, Enugu. READ ALSO: Enugu: Nigerian...
Ogun Man Detained For Raping, Attacking Neighbor
A man named Michael Akinmolayan was taken into custody in Ogun State's Sango-Ota neighborhood on suspicion of raping a female neighbor. PUNCH Metro gathered on Saturday that during the incident on Thursday, Akinmolayan allegedly struck the survivor on the crown of her head with a grinding stone, causing severe injuries. The Ogun State Police Command confirmed the incident on Saturday, stating that...
VIO Chief Warns Motorists Against Harmattan Hazards
The Directorate of Road Traffic Services has advised drivers to use caution due to the foggy weather that is typical of the Harmattan season. The Federal Capital Territory squadron leader at the Vehicle Inspection Office, Dr. Yusuf Suberu, made this call during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja. Suberu noted that the dry season is...
