A suspected armed robber identified simply as Emmanuel was on Sunday May 16, mobbed to death. The deceased accused of terrorising residents of Ayede-Ogbese in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, had been convicted earlier. Emmanuel who had been on the watch list of residents of the town after he was released, reportedly returned and…
Three suspects have been arrested over attack on the Chairman of Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS), Dr. Andrew Ayabam. The three suspects, Mr. Ishoho Iorwuese, Timothy Shomgi and Orna Sunday, were paraded by the police on Saturday, May 15. The suspects are said to be staff of Ben Rozy Limited, a company which…
Five notorious suspects involved in banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, and illegal possession of firearms have been arrested by the police in Zamfara. The suspects were paraded on Friday May 14 at the Police Headquarters in Gusau, the state capital. The state police spokesperson, Shehu Mohammed said the suspects were arrested as a result of…
Two suspected kidnappers have been arrested in Akoko area of Ondo state by security operatives including hunters. One of the two suspects was nabbed inside the forest in Ikaram Akunu axis while efforts were on to rescue two farmers who were kidnapped last week. He reportedly appeared as someone with mental disorder but…
Native doctors in Ebonyi state have been warned against providing charms for criminals in the state. Spokesperson of the police command in the state, Loveth Odah issued the warning on Friday May 14, days after the decomposed bodies of two young men were found in a shallow grave inside Uduku-Igbudu forest in Agubia, Ikwo LGA of the…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa has said that they recovered $153 million and 80 houses from former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Bawa made the claim in the April edition of the EFCC magazine, EFCC Alert. Noting that the properties were valued at $80m, the anti-graft agency chairman also pointed out…
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested four notorious bandits/cattle rustlers and recovered 208 rustled animals. Spokesperson of the command, SP Gambo Isah, who disclosed this on Tuesday, May 11, said the suspects, Isiya Halliru, Nasiru Bature, Bello Hamza and Hassan Iliyasu, are members of a notorious bandit syndicate. “On 10/05/2021 at about 11:00hrs,…
One police officer has been shot dead after attacking two police stations in Ika and Etim Ekpo local government areas of Akwa Ibom state today May 12. The police officer killed has been identified as PC Edogi Bassey. Confirming the incident, the state police public relations officer, SP Odiko MacDon, said the hoodlums came…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have busted an online drug trafficking cartel that sells drugged cookies, cakes, brownies and all sorts of illicit substances to residents of Abuja and beyond, using the cyber space as its platform. Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on…
A suspected thief has been nabbed for allegedly stealing a generator and mattress in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State. It was gathered that the suspect was caught by youths in Otefe community Area on Sunday, May 9, after he broke into a house and stole the items while the owner was in…
