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…
Terrorists k!lled at least six persons and abducted 26 others in Sabon Gida Libere, Ungwan Ganye, Ungwan Nabara, and Kadi communities in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits stormed the villages in separate attacks and unleashed terror on the residents on Monday, August 5, 2024.A local, Aminu Khalid, told Punch in…
The Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering, operating under the Inspector-General of Police, has successfully dismantled a criminal syndicate specializing in the illegal conveyance of refined petroleum products to Cameroon. In a series of operations conducted in July, the task force recovered 13 trucks loaded with stolen crude oil, Automotive Gas Oil…
A Kenyan human rights defender, Njeri Wa Migwi, has shared the heartbreaking story of a 10-year-old girl who gave birth after she was r@ped and impregnated by her uncle. According to Migwi, who shared the story in an X post on Monday, August 5, 2024, the victim delivered a baby girl via Caesarian section…
South Africa’s Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has pledged to prosecute an offender who att@cked two court officials following his conviction on Thursday, August 1. The incident occurred at the Mamelodi Magistrate’s Court, confirmed spokesperson Tsekiso Machike. “Preliminary reports indicate the suspect, convicted of common robbery and damage to property by the magistrate,…
The headquarters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State is currently on fire. The secretariat was torched during the violence that broke out in the protest against hunger.
