The police in Lagos State have apprehended two members of an armed robbery gang notorious for using pepper spray to rob commercial motorcyclists. The suspects were caught in the act when they attacked a motorcyclist in an attempt to steal his bike in the Obasanjo Bridge area of Alagbado. Alert residents intervened, apprehended the suspects,…
On Monday, February 19, operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) conducted a raid on a Bureau de Change located in the Wuse Zone 4 area of Abuja, resulting in the arrest of approximately 50 illegal operators. The raid was part of the EFCC’s efforts to crack down on individuals degrading the Naira…
Two suspects, Suleiman Habibu and Atiku Mohammed, were apprehended in Bauchi State for their involvement in phone theft. The Bauchi State Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, revealed in a statement on Sunday, February 18, that the suspects attempted to bribe the investigating officer with N78,000 after their arrest. According to the statement, the…
The key suspect implicated in the murder of SP Bako Angbashim, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) overseeing the Ahoada Police Division in Ahoada-East local government area of Rivers State, Gift David Opara, has been eliminated. Opara, also known as 2-Baba, who had been on the run since September 2023, was reportedly fatally shot during an…
The Ekiti State Police Command has apprehended eight members of a kidnapping syndicate responsible for the abduction of school children and their teachers in Emure Ekiti. Speaking to journalists over the weekend, the command’s spokesperson, Sunday Abutu, credited the success to the diligent efforts of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS). Abutu disclosed that during the…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have tragically killed a middle-aged man, Sule Gwamnati, and abducted his wife, Blessing, in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. Reports indicate that Gwamnati was fatally shot by the assailants who attacked their family home in the early hours of Friday, February 16, 2024. Despite being rushed to a…
A Magistrate Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, has directed the detention of Oloba Maroof Afolayan, who is accused of causing the death of his friend, Mustapha Balogun. The suspect appeared before Magistrate Monisola Kamson on charges of criminal conspiracy, false impersonation, and culpable homicide, which are in violation of sections 97, 179, and 221 of…
Tragedy struck in Lagos when Barakat Adio, a housewife, lost her life after being stabbed during a dispute with her neighbor, Cynthia Aigbondon, while they were both fetching water at a public tap in the Ajegunle area. Eyewitnesses recounted that the altercation between the deceased and the suspect escalated into a physical confrontation over who…
The Federal Government has offered a two million Naira bounty for information leading to the arrest of Mrs. Adachukwu Kukelu Okafor, who allegedly subjected her 10-year-old maid to severe burns on her private parts and body. The case gained attention after a video showing the naked girl with burns on various parts of her body,…
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT has detained a Motor Tanker (MT) SAISNIL II on suspicion of involvement in crude oil theft. According to Lieutenant Hussaini Ibrahim, the Base Information Officer, the vessel, flying the flag of St. Vincent and Grenadines, raised suspicions when it deactivated its Automatic Identification System (AIS). This act alone constituted…
