A suspected armed robber, Rotimi Ojugbele, was on Monday, September 27, arrested by men of the Ogun state police command along Ilaro/Owode Yewa road, while coming from a robbery operation. A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, says the suspect was arrested when the DPO of Ilaro division, CSP Olayemi Jacob, led…

Operatives of the Delta State Police command have foiled a cult initiation ceremony in Agbor and arrested two suspected cultists. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, September 23, said a suspected member of a three-man robbery gang died after sustaining injuries during a shoot out…

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped on several occasions by up to 33 men in the latest horrifying sex attack case in India. The attacks took place at various locations in the Thane district of Maharashtra state over the last eight months, a senior police official confirmed. It was also reported that angry crowds had gathered outside…

Olajide Sowore, the immediate younger brother of Sahara Reporters Publisher and human rights activist , Omoyele Sowore has been shot dead in Edo state. Omoyele who penned down a tribute to his brother, said that Olajide was killed today September 4 near Okada in Edo state by “herdsmen /kidnappers”, while on his way from Igbinedion University in Edo sate…

A 45-year old school teacher, Nelson Akinsowon, who has allegedly been having carnal knowledge of his 17-year-old daughter since she was 10 years old has been arrested by men of the Ondo state police command. The suspect was arrested and detained by the police in Ondo, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area after…

A father of five, Zakaria Waye, was arraigned in Chief Magistrate Court 4 in Yola, Adamawa State, for allegedly assaulting his wife, Ruth Zakaria. It was gathered that the accused from Girei town in Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa, allegedly broke his wife’s lower jaw and damaged her left eye during a quarrel which happened on…

The Niger State Police Command has arrested six suspected armed robbers in different parts of the state and recovered three firearms. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, August 28, in Minna, said police officers rescued one of the suspects from an angry mob in Suleja. Abiodun…

Kwara Police Command has rescued three persons who were reportedly kidnapped in the state. The kidnap victims identified as Devine Favour, Tosin Arogundade and Mariam Salihu, were rescued unhurt and have been reunited with their families. The state police spokesperson, Mr Ajayi Okasanmi said the victims were rescued through the collaborative effort of the Police, vigilantes,…

A Nigerian national who walked into a police station with a “cheating” complaint in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly, has been arrested after it was discovered that he had been staying in India without a valid visa since 2011. According to the police, the Nigerian identified as Robert Otujeme, had allegedly transferred “duped money” into the…