CRIME
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...
Popular Abuja Store Closed By FG Over Fraudulent Pricing
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, on Friday, sealed Sahad Store, a popular supermarket in the Garki area of Abuja. The FCCPC said the store was sealed for lack of transparency in the way it is fixing prices for products. This is coming twenty-four hours after President Bola Tinubu unveiled plans to tackle factors responsible for the food crisis across the country. The...
Abia Drug Syndicates Arrested
A joint taskforce team of the Abia State Homeland Security and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on Wednesday, arrested over five suspected drug dealers and recovered different drugs worth over 1.217 kilograms. Disclosing this to newsmen in Umuahia, on Thursday, the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Homeland Security, Chukwunenye Alajemba, said, “On February 14, 2023, the joint team...
Police Dismiss Two ASPs, Others $3000 Extortion In Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has said one of its men identified as Inspector Michael Odey involved in an act of extortion has been dismissed. Similarly, it disclosed that two other operatives involved in the act had been queried and recommended for dismissal according to established procedures. The three operatives, including two Assistant Superintendent of Police, were arrested and detained for...
Fresh #EndSARS Protest Hits Delta
Youths in Delta state on Wednesday protested alleged brutality and extortion by the Nigerian police. In now viral videos, the protesters were seen with different placards, including one with the inscription, ENDSARS NOW. They called on the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force to weigh into the matter. An X user, who shared the videos said police brutality in the state had...
FG Places 3 Nigerians On Interpol’s Watch List Over Alleged Forgery, Fraud
The Federal Government has asked the International Police (Interpol) to place three Nigerians on the watch list over alleged forgery. Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha on Tuesday said that ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s signature was forged by those who withdrew $6,230,000 as authorised by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on February 8, 2023. Odoh Ocheme,...
Police Nab Kidnapping Syndicate In Abuja, Recover N9m Cash
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command have arrested seven notorious kidnappers in Abuja, recovering N9 million ransom. The police commissioner in FCT, CP Benneth Igweh, while parading the suspects at the command on Wednesday, said the wanted kidnappers were arrested by operatives of the Utako police division led by CSP Victor Godfrey in a coordinated operation at...
Liberian Defence Minister Quits Ten Days After Appointment
Liberia’s new defence minister on Monday resigned from his post just 10 days after being appointed, following a protest by soldiers’ wives, the presidency said. The resignation marks the first political crisis facing Liberia’s new president Joseph Boakai since his inauguration at the end of January. Boakai “has received and accepted a letter of resignation from the recently confirmed Minister of...
Lagos Police Apprehend Gang Leader Of One-Chance Robbery
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 49-year-old leader of a one-chance robbery syndicate. This was revealed in a statement posted by Lagos PPRO, Benjamin Hundeyin on his official X page. He wrote: “Operatives of @LagosPoliceNG have arrested one Ndubisi George ‘m’ aged 49, leader of a one-chance robbery syndicate operating within Itire, Aguda, Cele and Surulere. One grey Toyota Camry was...
