March 28, 2024

March 28, 2024

Police Arrest 15 Suspected Robbers, Cultists In Ekiti

The Police Command in Ekiti State has arrested 15 suspected armed robbers, cultists and drug dealers in their hideout in Ado-Ekiti.   DSP Sunday Abutu, the Command’s Spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday.   The suspects include Musa Madaki, 35; Abdullahi Umar, 25; Shola Adeyemi, 43; Hawalu Ali, 45; Usman Amisu, […]

IGP Family Insurance: Anambra CP Presents N9m To Families Of 14 Slain Officers

15 families of Police officers serving in Anambra State who died during active service have received N9.1 million.   Anambra State Police Commissioner, CP Echeng Echeng presented the cheques to the families at the state police command’s headquarters, yesterday.   It was gathered that the cheques were from the Inspector-General of Police Family Welfare Insurance […]

Gunmen Abduct Traditional Ruler In Abuja

Unknown Gunmen, suspected to be bandits have abducted the traditional ruler (District Head) of Kuchibuyi community in the outskirts in Bwari Area Council of FCT after shooting sporadically to ensure there was no resistance to their kidnap mission.   Sources said the traditional ruler, Malam Isiaka Dauda was abducted in his Private residence, located close […]

Nigerian Army Arrest Two Gunrunners In Plateau

The Nigerian Army has apprehended two gunrunners identified as Caleb Zulfa Wuyer and Niman Vongkur Manwat.   The Army states that troops of OPSH in conjunction with DSS acting on credible intelligence arrested the two suspected ammunition suppliers with 2,968 rounds of 7.62mm(Sp) at Makera in Riyom LGA, Plateau State.   The suspects were intercepted […]

Police Smoke Out 42 Crime Suspects In Adamawa

The Zone 3 Police Command in charge of Adamawa and Taraba States has smoked out 42 crime suspects from their hideouts in Adamawa State.   The suspects, who are mostly young people known in Adamawa parlance as Shila Boys, were caught with fabricated iron tools used for house breaking and illegal drugs that included tramadol, […]

10 Notorious Miscreants Apprehended By Police In Niger

The Niger State Police Command has arrested ten notorious miscreants and a suspected gangster for thuggery and culpable homicide in Minna.   Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, July 18, said the suspects were arrested in its continuous bid to curtail acts of thuggery, youth restiveness, […]

Police Officer On The Run After Raping Prisoner

A police officer is reportedly on the run after raping a female prisoner in one of the offices at Kaimosi Police Station in Nandi County, Kenya, on Sunday, July 17.   K24TV reported that the victim was arrested on July 14, for the offence of child stealing and was detained at the station.   The […]

Security Operatives Arrest Two Robbers In Ekiti, Recover Arms

Two armed robbery suspects have been arrested by the police in Ekiti state, who also recovered arms and ammunition from them.   Spokesperson of the police command, DSP Sunday Abutu said the two suspects were arrested at their hideout in Atikankan area of Ado-Ekiti.   The arrested suspects have been identified as Olusesan Segun, popularly […]

Two Suspected Criminals Nabbed By Vigilante Group In Bayelsa

Operatives of the Bayelsa State Vigilante services have arrested two suspected criminals over robbery attempt on a trader inside the popular Swali Market area of the Yenagoa, the state capital.   The suspects identified John Clement (22) from Ekeremor and Austin Godsown (33) from Southern Ijaw LGA, were apprehended on Friday, July 15, while robbing […]

8 Feared Dead As Jihadists Invade Burkina Faso

At least eight people were killed when suspected jihadists attacked a village in northern Burkina Faso at the weekend, security sources and locals said on Monday, giving provisional figures.   A village called Guissingori “was targeted on Sunday. The attack claimed the lives of around 10 people,” a source in the security forces said.   […]