Dismissed Police Officer, 4 Others Apprehended In Sokoto Over Alleged Crimes
The Police Command in Sokoto State had arrested a dismissed Police Officer and four others over alleged criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and kidnapping in the state. Mr Muhammed Gumel, the Commissioner of Police in the state made the disclosure while addressing newsmen in Sokoto on Friday. Gumel said the command on Sept. 17, received report […]
Katsina Bandits’ Leaders Lay Down Arms, Seek Peace Deal With Masari
Several bandit leaders in Katsina State have laid down their arms and reached out to the state government, seeking a robust peace agreement between both sides. The Special Adviser to the State Governor on Security Matters, Ibrahim Ahmad Katsina, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with Channels Television on Friday. He noted that the bandit […]
Police Arrest Lady For Stabbing Her Boyfriend To Death In Nasarawa
Police in Nasarawa State on Friday arrested a female lover Alice Mulak, who allegedly stabbed her boyfriend Ungwan Gwari with a knife to death. The arrest was contained in a press statement signed by Police Public Relation Officer Ramhan Nansel, in Lafia the state capital. The read that, “Preliminary investigation revealed that the incident happened […]
Police Crackdown On Protesting Journalists In Ilorin
OPERATIVES of the Kwara State Police Command on Friday clamped down on journalists protesting the detention of a colleague in the state. The journalists staged a protest at the police headquarters over the detention of Dare Akogun, who works with Sobi FM, and his brother Abdulrasheed. According to the Head of News and […]
NDLEA Charges 32-Year-Old With Peddling Cocaine, Heroin
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA on Friday charged one 32-year-old Basit Gbolagade with cocaine and heroin trafficking before a Federal High Court in Lagos. The NDLEA brought a two-count charge against Gbolagade in a suit marked FHC/L/559C/22. In the charge, NDLEA alleged that Gbolagade committed the offences on Sept. 18 at […]
Police Nab Boy Who Faked Own Kidnap In Ogun And Demanded N10m From Parents
In order to rake in N10 million from his parents, a 23-year-old boy, Edward Okache, has arranged his abduction by some men in Ogun State. On Monday, police said Okache was nabbed with four others identified as: Asamoah Ernest, Isiah Uti, Ephraim Anyijor and charity Lukpata, whom he told to kidnap him. One […]
Two Cameroonians Arrested By Police With Human Skulls In Adamawa
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested two people possessing two human skulls and some bones. Officials of the command also arrested a man named Dauda Yakubu, said to be the one the skulls were brought for. Dauda Yakubu is said to be a commercial motorcycle operator. The two men with the human skulls who […]
Police Defeat Two Notorious Bandits, Recover Weapons In Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command has gunned down two notorious bandits terrorising the state. The state police Command also recovered a rifle and ammunition from the bandits. DSP Mohammed Jalige, the state Command spokesman, in a statement explained, “The Command had at about 0800hours of 12th October, 2022 received an information that some heavily armed […]
Security Operatives Arrest Five-Member Kidnap Gang, Recover N4m In Adamawa
The Nigeria Police Force has smashed a gang of five suspected kidnappers allegedly terrorising the Mubi axis of Adamawa State. Operatives of the state police command rounded up members of the gang after the suspects allegedly carried out their last act of kidnapping a child and collecting N5 million ransom from the parents. A statement […]
