The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Tuesday, August 20, ordered the former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to present himself for trial. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in April moved to arraign the former governor for alleged N80 billion fraud at the Federal High Court, Abuja. He was charged with a…
Two suspects found with a human head exhumed from a grave at Amuloko Area in Ibadan, Oyo State, have said that they are paid N5,000 for each head. The suspects identified as Mustapha Bello and Damilare Oladele, were arrested by men of the Amotekun Corps. According to the Nigerian Tribune, the suspects were accosted…
A lecturer at the Federal College of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State and public commentator, Ismail Sahabi, has regained freedom from kidnappers’ den after 31 days in captivity. It was reported that bandits kidnapped Ismail, his brother, Sidi Aliyu Sahabi, two others and killed one victim at Kasuwar Magani in Chikun Local Government Area of the…
Operatives of the Special Tactical Squad have arrested a 30-year-old woman identified as Hauwa Yusuf for hiding one AK47 and four AK magazines inside a sack of garri. While parading the suspect before newsmen in Abuja on Friday, August 16, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said Yusuf was arrested…
Bandits have abducted a mobile police officer in the Kampani community of Wase Local Government Area, Plateau State, while a soldier who was with him managed to escape. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening as the two security personnel were traveling from Zurak to Kampani when they were ambushed by the bandits. Local sources…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 62-year-old man with the sum of N238,000 counterfeit notes. Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, said the suspect was arrested after he allegedly used a ritual to turn paper into new N1,000 notes while…
Two suspects have been arrested for stealing a police station signpost at Bachirawa in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State. The spokesperson of the Kano State Police Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, said the suspects were arrested with the help of residents in the area. “We…
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested a suspected vandal for uprooting and stealing a streetlight pole at New Artisan area of the state. The spokesperson of the command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, who disclosed this in a statement said the suspect, Aliyu Saad, was arraigned in the Enugu North Magistrate Court on Tuesday,…
Police have detained a 14-year-old boy accused of r@ping a 6-year-old girl in Edo State. The incident happened in the Sobe community in Owan West Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the suspect lured the victim into his house and had canal knowledge of her. The suspect was arrested…
A notorious motorcycle robber has been arrested by the local security operatives for k!lling two commercial motorcyclists and stealing their bikes in Akoko North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The suspect was apprehended by the local security men at Akunnu Akoko, a border town between Ondo and Kogi state while attempting to flee…
