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Armed individuals abduct three passengers in close proximity to Port Harcourt Airport.

The abduction of three individuals along the road leading to Port Harcourt International Airport has been officially confirmed by the Rivers State Police Command. The incident occurred on the Obiri-Ikwerre Road stretch towards the airport on the late evening of Tuesday, January 2, 2024. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesperson for the command, conveyed that the…

Two police officers have been terminated due to their involvement in armed robbery, corruption, and engaging in unauthorized duty.

The Assistant Inspector General of Police overseeing Zone 2 Command, encompassing Lagos and Ogun States, AIG Ari Muhammed Ali, has issued the dismissal of Inspector Sunday Adetoye with AP. No. 279495 and Inspector Ogunleye Stephen with AP. No. 223521. Both officers, stationed at the Zonal Command Headquarters in Onikan, Lagos, were terminated due to their…

A man fatally attacked his older brother with a machete, claiming that he had been incessantly pressuring him for sexual advances.

Ibrahim Salisu, identified as the perpetrator, has been apprehended by the Ogun State Police Command for the alleged machete killing of his elder brother, Malaimi Yellow. The incident occurred around 11:00 p.m. on Friday, December 29, in the Araromi Street, Sango-Ota area. Yellow, a 54-year-old man, was reportedly persistently demanding sexual favors from his younger…

Law enforcement apprehends an alleged cult member in Lagos and seizes a firearm during the arrest.

The Lagos State Police Command has successfully arrested a 23-year-old suspected cultist, Rafiu Odeyemi, and has confiscated a firearm during the operation. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this announcement in a statement released on Sunday, December 31, 2023. Hundeyin revealed, “Rafiu Odeyemi, aged 23, and his accomplices, suspected cultists, launched an attack on…

A businessman residing in Qatar and several others are set to welcome the New Year behind bars due to their involvement in drug trafficking.

Just hours before the commencement of the new year, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives intercepted a Qatar-based businessman, Agu Evidence Amobi, and another individual, Uchegbu Onyebuchi Obi, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos, with shipments of psychoactive substances. Amobi was apprehended on December 30th at the departure point…

Unidentified assailants have reportedly murdered a medical doctor and abducted his daughter in Kwara.

Gunmen believed to be assassins have fatally shot Dr. David Adefikayo, the medical director of Dafikayo Clinic in Kanbi community, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State. The tragic incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 21, 2023, when the assailants forcefully entered the victim’s residence and shot him in the presence of his…

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