A female suspect dressed in police camouflage uniform has been apprehended by the Niger State Police Command for false personation and involvement in thuggery activities. According to a statement by SP Wasiu Abiodun, the spokesperson of the command, released on Saturday, May 11, 2024, the suspect, identified as Paulina Ayuba from Anqwan-Kadara, Maitumbi, was found…
Two suspected thieves were apprehended by operatives of the Niger State Police Command in Bida Local Government Area after being found in possession of stolen goats. According to a statement by SP Wasiu Abiodun, the spokesperson of the command, released on Saturday, May 11, 2024, the suspects, identified as Aliyu Zaki, aged 36, and Umar…
On Friday night, May 10, a young man named Khalid Bichi was tragically shot and killed by unknown assailants. Khalid was targeted and pursued by these individuals before being fatally shot in the Maitama area of Abuja. The deceased, known as @Khalid_Bichi on social media, was a staff member of FIRS. He was on his…
The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended a commercial motorcyclist, Afeez Mustapha, for allegedly sexually assaulting a female passenger. According to the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday, May 10, 2024, the suspect was transporting the victim to her destination when he unexpectedly altered their route. Upon reaching…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ekiti State Command has apprehended Afolabi Ojo for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl. The suspect was apprehended following a report by the mother of the child at the NSCDC Command in Ado-Ekiti. According to the mother, the assault occurred on Olujoda Street. During interrogation, the young girl…
In a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court session held on Thursday, May 9, a 23-year-old student named Rabiu Garba was sentenced to 12 strokes of the cane for the theft of a laptop and two cell phones. Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel handed down the sentence to Garba, a resident of Badiko in Kaduna, after he pleaded guilty…
Two employees, Ebenezer Olusesi, 31, and Ibrahim Adeniyi, 41, of FoodCo’s Ring Road branch, appeared in court on Monday, accused of stealing two loaves of bread valued at N2,600 from their workplace. Olusesi, a baker, and Adeniyi, a security guard, both pleaded not guilty to the charge of theft. The prosecution, represented by Cpl. David…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly killed one person and abducted seven other travellers along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode expressway. The gunmen armed with A.K 47 rifles and numbering up to seven waylaid and attacked the travellers in between the Ilisan, Ceplast industry and Iperu junction axis of the expressway on Friday, May 3, 2024.…
A High Court in Benin City, Edo State, on Monday, May 6, ordered the remand of Osasumwen Vincent at a correctional facility for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl. Vincent was arraigned on a single count charge of rape to which he pleaded not guilty. Justice Efe Ikponmwonba adjourned the case until June 10 for further…
In Kaduna State, the Kafanchan Upper Customary Court on Tuesday, April 30, ordered the remand of a 32-year-old businessman, Raphael Moses, in prison custody for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl. Presided over by Judge Michael Bawa, the court did not entertain Mr. Moses’ plea, directing instead that the case file be forwarded to the director…
