CRIME
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...
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...
Evangelist, 5 Others To Die By Hanging For Bank Robberies In Ondo
An Akure High Court, in Ondo state, has sentenced a popular Akure based Evangelist, Adewale Adelu, and five others to death by hanging for robbing two different banks in the state, 13 years ago. The convicts were said to have robbed the banks and carted away N34m. Delivering judgement, Justice Yemi Fasanmi, sentenced the convicts which include, Ikechuckwu Maduagwu, Adewale Adelu,...
Police Nabs 83 Suspects, Rescue 20 Abducted Victims In Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State says it arrested 83 criminal suspects and rescued 20 kidnapped victims within the state from January 1, 2024, till date. The offences for which the suspects were arrested included abduction, kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, defilement, and vandalism, among other crimes committed within the state in the period under review. The state commissioner of police, CP...
Bauchi Police Nab 3 Suspects For Alleged Theft
The Police Command in Bauchi State, says it has arrested two suspects over the alleged theft of nine cell phones in Bauchi metropolis. The command also arrested one other suspect for allegedly snatching a motorcycle in Bauchi metropolis. This is contained in a statement by the Spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Wakil, on Sunday in Bauchi. He said operatives of the...
Phyna Shares Ordeal After Escaping From kidnapp Attempt
Big Brother Naija Level Up winner, Josephine Ijeoma Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has recounted how she escaped a kidnapper’s attack in Delta State. Phyna took to her X account to explain her ordeal while also grateful for not being a victim. Narrating her experience, she said the kidnappers hijacked four cars in front of the vehicle she rode in and abducted...
NDLEA Seizes Large Shipments Of Illicit Drugs In 2 States & FCT
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted large quantities of illicit drugs and substances in raids carried out in Ondo, Edo, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the past week. This is contained in a statement by NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. He said 227kg of hemp was recovered from Atoshi camp, Emure-Ile, Owo...
Plateau APC Publicity Secretary Assassinated
The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, Sylvanus Namang, has been assassinated in Pankshin town, Pankshin Local Government Area of the state. An official of the party, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on the telephone, adding that the APC scribe died from injuries sustained in the attack. He stated...
After Wike’s N20m Bounty, FCT Police Command Arrests Notorious Kidnapper
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested a “notorious kidnapper”, Saidu Abdulkadir. FCT police commissioner, CP Benneth Igwe, confirmed the arrest of Dahiru to newsmen at the command headquarters, on Friday He said following a raid on kidnappers’camps bordering Nasarawa and Abuja via Kuje area council, at about midnight on Thursday, the bandits, on sighting the operatives, opened fire and...
Gunmen Slay Husband, Abduct Wife In Plateau
A middle-aged man, Sule Gwamnati, has been shot dead by gunmen who attacked his family house in the early hours of Friday in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was learnt that after shooting Gwamnati, the attackers suspected to be kidnappers went away with his wife, Blessing. Sources said that Gwamnati, who was immediately rushed to a hospital...
