CRIME
Over 100 Villagers Abducted By Gunmen In Zamfara
Over 100 people, including women, children, and the elderly, were kidnapped in Zamfara State when bandits attacked communities in Wanke. Among the abductees was the community’s Chief Imam, who was previously released from captivity and was receiving treatment for a leg injury. This marks the second time the Chief Imam has been abducted, according to local reports. As of press time, state...
Two Suspected Kidnappers Killed By Police In Delta
The Delta State Police's Operational Police Special Team has neutralized two alleged kidnappers at their hiding places in Ughelli LGA of the state. This was revealed in a statement signed and released by the state public relations officer, SP Bright Edafe, in Warri on Wednesday. The statement noted that on October 28, at around 19:48, the CP-SAT operatives, acting on credible...
Lagos Driver Sets Himself, Bus, LASTMA Official On Fire
An unidentified commercial bus driver is accused of setting fire to his vehicle, himself, and a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority officer. The driver was allegedly attempting to evade arrest over a traffic offence. LASTMA General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, who confirmed the incident, said it happened on Tuesday morning. Bakare-Oki stated: “The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has been made aware...
Police Arrest Two For Stripping Teenage Girls Over Alleged Theft In Ebonyi
Two men have been detained by the Ebonyi State police for stripping and flogging two teenage girls for alleged theft. The police vowed to prosecute the suspects to serve as a deterrent to others against taking the laws into their hands. The teenage girls in a video, which has since gone viral, were stripped naked and made to undergo various...
Driver Killed As Niger Police Rescue 23 Kidnap Victims
On a trip from Kebbi State to Asaba, Delta State, five passengers were kidnapped by suspected kidnappers, who killed a driver named Emeka. The tragic incident occurred on Sunday between Kwana-Barau and Kundu village in Niger State. The suspected kidnappers reportedly attacked the vehicle, a Toyota with registration number LND 863 YF, and fatally shot Emeka, the driver, before abducting four...
6 Month Old Kidnapped By Neighbor Rescued By Police In Rivers
Rivers State Police have rescued Lucky Sunday, a 6-month-old child who was abducted from his Port Harcourt home more than a month ago. Recall that the suspect, simply identified as Mr Erica, abducted the infant on Sunday, 29 September 2024, and reportedly fled with the child to Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State. The Rivers State Police Command has been...
Dead Motorcyclist Discovered In Ogun
Olusola Adetayo, a commercial motorcyclist, was found dead near his home in Ogun State after he went to get some drugs for his ailing daughter. PUNCH Metro gathered from the deceased wife, Mobolaji Adetayo, on Monday that the incident occurred on October 16. The mother of three narrated that on the said day, her husband returned from work and one of...
70 Vehicles Seized By Lagos Taskforce Due To Traffic Violation
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offenses Enforcement Unit, also known as the Lagos State Taskforce, seized 70 vehicles on Monday. The Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Taskforce, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, in a statement made available to our correspondent on Monday, said the vehicles were impounded “for flagrant violation of the Lagos State traffic law as amended.” “The Lagos State Environmental and...
Police Arrests Man Who Beheads Father In Osun
One suspect, identified as Saudi, has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command for allegedly beheading his father on a farm in Ilusi village. The shocking incident, which occurred in the rural community, has left residents in disbelief, as it marks the first such occurrence in decades. According to sources, the deceased, popularly known as Baale, went missing after...
Man Kills 76 Women For Ritual Fortifications In Ibadan
An unidentified man from Ibadan has admitted to murdering more than 70 women in Oyo State's capital city for ritual purposes. The man popularly called ‘Mistina Orobo’ born in the Foko area of Ibadan who claimed to have now become a pastor said the number is not part of the people he had been hired to kill and had eaten...
