Police Arrest Ex-Minister, Others For Alleged Vandalism In Zamfara
Police have reportedly arrested the former Minister of Information and the Zamfara Central senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Ikira Aliyu Bilbis, and others in Zamfara State. Bilbis was said to have been arrested in Gusau, the state capital, in the early hours of Tuesday, November 29, 2022. The state secretary of […]
Police Arrest Four for Killing, Armed Robbery in Edo
The police in Edo State have arrested four suspects over the killing of a man in Benin, the state capital. A statement by Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, condemned the incessant cases of jungle justice. In custody are Emmanuel Igube, 19; Matthew Gimba, 39; Monday Nathaniel, 30; and Gabriel Akuba, 20. They were nabbed […]
Ogun So-Safe Apprehends Man For Hijacking Motorbike, Hitting Rider With Shovel
The Ogun State-owned Social Orientation and Safety (So-Safe) Corps has arrested a 29-year-old bricklayer, Shakiru Bello, for allegedly attacking a commercial motorcyclist and carting away his bike. Bello, who was said to have disguised as a passenger, was arrested on Friday following a complaint by the victim simply identified as Abel. The suspect had hired […]
Police Apprehend 10, Recover Arms Over Osun NURTW Violence
The Commissioner of Police, Faleye Sunday Olaleye has revealed that the Osun State Police Command has arrested ten suspects as a result of the intervention of its personnel into the crisis that erupted between rival factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers’ (NURTW) in Osogbo on Monday. In a statement signed by Yemisi […]
Police Arrest Woman For Allegedly Killing Co-Wife With Pestle In Bauchi
The Police have arrested a 20-year-old woman, Maryam Ibrahim for allegedly killing her co-wife, Hafsat Ibrahim with a pestle in Bauchi State. Police Public Relations Officer of the Bauchi State command, SP Ahmed Mohammad Wakil, who made this known to journalists through a press release on Monday evening, said that the suspect, Maryam Ibrahim of […]
Amotekun Recovers 4 AK-47 Rifles, Arms, Ammunitions In Oyo
The Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) also known as Amotekun, has said that its men have recovered arms, ammunition and three sets of military uniforms in Oyo State. The arms and ammunition included four AK-47 rifles, four magazines and 50 pieces of 7.62mm live ammunition. The security agency also explained that it also recovered a […]
Corps Member And 38 Others Convicted For Internet Fraud In Ogun, Oyo
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of a Corps member, Osisi Ikenna Nicholas to one-month community service for his involvement in internet-related fraud. A statement released by Wilson Uwujaren, spokesperson of the anti-graft agency says Osisi was convicted alongside thirty-eight others on a […]
Panic Grips Oyo Community After Armed Robbers Write Residents On Planned Operation
Residents of Ifelagba community, in the Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State have been thrown into fear over a letter of threat containing planned attack sent to them by suspected armed robbers. It was gathered that the threat letter was pasted on walls of buildings in the community by the suspected criminals at the […]
Kidnapped Cross River Catholic Priest, Church Members Finally Regain Freedom
A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Peter Abang Ochang and church members kidnapped last week, have been released. Fr. Ochang, who is the chaplain of RCM Parish in the Alok Catholic Diocese of Ogoja in Cross River State, was kidnapped somewhere in Nasarawa State. He, alongside several members of St Jude Society, were travelling to Abuja […]
Three Suspected Cultists Nabbed By Edo Police In Hotel
The Edo State Police Command has arrested three notorious members of the Eiye secret cult confraternity. Spokesperson of the command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, November 28, 2022, said the suspects were arrested in a hotel in Benin City at about 11:30pm on Sunday. “Operatives of Anti-Robbery […]
