The Niger State Police Command has arrested six suspected armed robbers in different parts of the state and recovered three firearms. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, August 28, in Minna, said police officers rescued one of the suspects from an angry mob in Suleja. Abiodun…
Kwara Police Command has rescued three persons who were reportedly kidnapped in the state. The kidnap victims identified as Devine Favour, Tosin Arogundade and Mariam Salihu, were rescued unhurt and have been reunited with their families. The state police spokesperson, Mr Ajayi Okasanmi said the victims were rescued through the collaborative effort of the Police, vigilantes,…
A Nigerian national who walked into a police station with a “cheating” complaint in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly, has been arrested after it was discovered that he had been staying in India without a valid visa since 2011. According to the police, the Nigerian identified as Robert Otujeme, had allegedly transferred “duped money” into the…
American rapper R5 Homixide has died at the age of 22, his friends confirmed on social media. The Lion Heart performer, whose real name is Rashad Dowdy, passed away on Monday 23 August. It has not yet been confirmed how the singer died. Fellow rappers and artists have gone on social media to share…
Fuel supply to Dansadau town and other neighbouring communities have been cut off by armed bandits who intercepted and set ablaze an oil tanker along Gusau-Dansadau road. The fuel tanker was said to be among dozens of other vehicles being escorted to Dansadau on Tuesday August 24, by security operatives on board an armoured personnel carrier. It…
A suspected vandal has been apprehended for allegedly stealing street light cable in Mbioto Ekpene Ituene community in Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state. It was gathered that the suspect identified as Attah was nabbed on Friday, Augusr 20, by the youths of the community along Mbioto-Ndon Eyo road with electric cable that powers the…
The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has apprehended a suspected criminal, Likita Abubakar, who was conveying 53 AK-47 Magazine and 260 rounds of live ammunition to an unknown destination in the state. Spokesperson of the command, ASP Ramhan Nansel, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, said the suspect has been…
Police in River Cess County, Liberia, have arrested a man identified as Friday Zian alias ‘Bill’ for allegedly killing his church pastor’s 3-year-old daughter following a disagreement over a debt payment. It was gathered that the 23-year-old suspect stabbed the victim, Hannah Pewee, multiple times with a knife on Tuesday night, August 10, at ITI community…
A Point of Sales operator identified as Kelly Onomor, has reportedly been killed by suspected armed robbers in Sapele, Delta state. It was gathered that the robbers stormed the deceased’s shop located along Ogodo Road by Cemetery, on Tuesday, August 10, and shot him on the head after he refused to hand over a bag containing N2,000,000 (Two…
The Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a suspected internet fraudster, Samuel Akunomah, before Justice A.T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He was arraigned on August 6, 2021, on 45-counts bordering on internet fraud, impersonation, and obtaining money under false…
