CRIME
Police Nab 32 Suspected Kidnappers, Killers, Recover 30 Live Ammunition In Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested 32 suspects for kidnapping, killing, armed robbery, defilement and cultism. Parading the suspects at the command headquarters yesterday, the police said 30 live arms and ammunition were also ...
Hisbah Police Launches Manhunt On Same-sex Couple After Wedding, Arrests Guests In Kano
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 19 youths at an event centre in the metropolis for allegedly attending a same-sex marriage programme. The suspects, who were in their early 20s, were at the event centre to witness the wedding of two suspected homosexuals, identified as Abba and Mujahid. Hisbah officials were said to have stormed the scene before the commencement...
No Train Was Attacked By Bandits In Kaduna ― Police
Kaduna State police command has debunked reports on social media claiming bandits had attacked a train along Kaduna-Abuja route. Tribune Online reports that on Monday the social media was inundated with the story of a train with passengers being attacked by bandits. However, reacting to the reports on Tuesday, the police command through the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Muhammad Jalige said...
Two Arraigned On Alleged Defamation Post On Gov Ganduje
Two persons, Mubarak Muhammad and Nazifi Bala were on Wednesday arraigned before Kano Magistrate Court 58 Noman’s land Kano, for alleged defamation of character against the Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje. According to First Information Report, the duo in a video, posted on Facebook that the governor did not see land without selling it and that he slept...
Twins Of Retired Soldier Who Use Military Uniform To Rob Arrested
Twins who are sons of a late retired soldier and two of their accomplices whose fathers are also ex-army personnel have been arrested by the police for allegedly carrying out robberies in different parts of Lagos State. The suspects, Taiwo and Kehinde Ojomo, Emmanuel Bamidele and Peter Samuel, reportedly specialised in carjacking and robbing unsuspecting passengers. City Round learnt that the...
NAF Launches Airstrikes, Destroys Boko Haram Strongholds In Borno
According to the Nigerian Air Force, Boko Haram has suffered significant losses as a result of a precision airstrike against its enclaves in Chikide and Degbewa, Borno State. Acting on credible intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance reports, the NAF said it targeted key insurgent hideouts within the rugged Mandara Mountains, where notorious terrorist leader Ali Ngulde and his fighters were believed...
NSCDC Arrests Man With Fake Foreign Currencies In Jigawa
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Jigawa State, have arrested a 37-year-old man for being in possession of 26 pieces of 1,000 fake CFA francs. The NSCDC Public Relations Officer in the state, Adamu Shehu, disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Dutse, the state capital, on Tuesday. Shehu said that the suspect...
6 Arrested As MBA Student ‘Disappears’ After Lodging In Osun Hotel
The owner of Hilton Hotels and Resorts, Mr Rahman Adegoke Adedoyin and his worker, Ms Adedeji Tobiloba Adesola have been accused of being involved in the disappearance of one Mr Adegoke Timothy Oludare. Oludare had lodged in the hotel located in Ife, Osun State a number of times between October 22 and November 5, 2021. The hotel is owned by the...
FG Queries Perm Sec For Buying Uncompleted Building For N7bn
The Federal Government has queried the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, Dr Mohammed Bello, for allegedly buying what it described as “uncompleted carcass” building for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in the sum of N7bn. Bello was said to have superintended over the transaction for the purchase when he was still the permanent secretary in the...
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,...
