The Ogun State police command has arrested one Akintoye Waris for allegedly stealing and slaughtering a Savannah he-goat, valued at N200,000, for his child’s naming ceremony. Confirming the arrest, the police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, stated that Waris was apprehended on January 2, 2025, in the Odeda Area of the state, alongside his accomplice, Ajayi Yusuf.…
An elderly man has been arrested for allegedly commissioning an individual to abduct a child with the intent of gouging out the child’s eyes for ritual purposes. Police officers from the Bompai Police Station in Kano State detained the man, identified as Malam Yahaya from the Utoro community, after an individual he allegedly “hypnotized” was…
27-year-old woman known as Fatima Dzuma has been arrested for k!lling her 25-year-old husband, Baba Aliyu, in Lafiyagi Dzwafu village in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State. Dzuma was said to have married Baba three years ago as his second wife after divorcing her first husband, but she had not given…
A man known as Oyeme Eguari was killed in what is believed to be a cult-related attack in Abbi, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State. The incident took place on December 31, 2024, during a crossover night celebration. Eyewitnesses told Punch that the victim, thought to be in his 20s, was shot dead by…
The Police Command in Benue has apprehended two men in connection with the murder of an elderly woman accused of witchcraft in Egba village, Agatu Local Government Area. Spokesperson for the command, SP Catherine Anene, confirmed the arrests of Bako, 50, and Oyaje Clement, 40, in a statement on Thursday, January 2. The killing occurred…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspected ritualist, Kehinde Yemitan, the twin brother of Taiwo Yemitan, who was arrested with the fresh head and dismembered body parts of a female victim. It will be recalled that police arrested Taiwo on Sunday, December 22, 2024, in his home behind Atinsola petrol station in the Sanni area…
Gunmen have abducted Deacon Emmanuel Tor Yaji, the leader of the Kunav United Development Association, in Benue State. Yaji was kidnapped on Monday, December 30, 2024, around 10 pm at his home in Tsar Mbaduku, located in the Vandeikya Local Government Area, while he was relaxing with friends. Benue State Police spokesperson, Catherine Anene, confirmed…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested four minors for allegedly stealing iron rods from an uncompleted building in the Guzape area. The suspects, identified as Matthew Vincent (15), Timothy Shedrack (15), Moses Vincent (11), and Lucky Enock, were caught following a complaint made to the Guzape Police Station. Residents reported suspicious activity…
Two suspected thieves have been electrocuted allegedly while trying to steal solar streetlights at Ogobiri community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The bodies of the pair were discovered on Saturday morning, Dec. 28, around the New Site of the state-owned Niger Delta University and Ogobiri roundabout. The thieves had already loosed four…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Orizu Ifeanyi Arthur while attempting to board an Air France flight 844 from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA Abuja to Paris, France for ingesting 74 wraps of heroin and cocaine. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, who confirmed the arrest…
