Operatives of the Ondo State Police command have arrested a 35-year-old woman, Funmilayo Mogbojuri, for allegedly stealing a newborn baby at Sabo in Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, SP Funmi Odunlami, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, July 20, said the suspect was apprehended in Sagamu, Ogun state,…
The Operatives of the Adamawa state Police Command attached to Girei Divisional police headquarters on July 17 while on an intensive surveillance patrol apprehended a 22-year-old man, parading himself as a military man, threatening and extorting members of the public. When interrogated, the suspect who gave his name as Paul Shaltha, a resident of Sabon gari…
A housewife has been arrested for hiring a man to assassinate her husband in Yola. The woman, Hauwa Audu, a resident of Michika local government area, hired the services of one Kwaji Tizhe, for N100, 000, to kill her husband, James Tizhe, and made an initial deposit of N7,000. Mrs. Audu currently in prison custody…
Chairman the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig-General Mohamed Buba Marwa, has said that the case against embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, won’t be in court for long. Appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Hard Copy, Marwa said the conviction of two other defendants in the case is evidence that the matter…
Some suspected hoodlums in some communities in Ilesa West local government area of Osun State, on Thursday June 23, stormed venues designated for collection of Permanent Voter Cards and disrupted the exercise. Punch reported that three persons were injured as a result of the incident which created panic in Igbogi, Isokun, Ibala, and all neighbourhoods within…
Detectives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Owoade Olushola ‘m’ aged 45 and Salaudeen Sherif ‘m’ aged 33 in Ikeja for allegedly producing fake vehicle documents. A statement released by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson of the command, says the duo was arrested following credible intelligence that they duped innocent Nigerians by…
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa State Command, has arrested a 20-year-old man, Buhari Iliya, for vandalising school electricity cables in the state. Spokesperson of the corps, CSC Adamu Shehu, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, June 20, 2020, said the suspect vandalised and stole 318.6 meters of electric cables…
A traditional ruler in Plateau State, His Royal Highness, Aminu Derwan has been kidnapped by gunmen who attacked his palace in Panyam, Mangu Local Government Area of the state. The gunmen numbering over 20, took away Derwan, the district head of Panyam, after scaring residents with gunshots in the early hours of Monday June 20 A resident…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has declared three men and a woman wanted for conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence, money laundering, and criminal breach of trust The commission shared photos of the suspects on its Instagram page with a short statement that reads;
The Federal Government has linked the members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) to the attack on the St. Francis Catholic church in Owo, Ondo State on Sunday, June 5th. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this while briefing state house correspondents after a meeting of the National Security Council presided over…
