April 29, 2024

April 29, 2024

Kwara Policeman Detained For Abandoning Work Dies In Kogi Cell

Taiye Atobiloye, a policeman serving under the Kwara State Police Command, has died in a cell at the D Division of the Kogi State Police Command after being detained for being absent from duty for two days at the Zone 8 Command, Lokoja, Kogi State.   Recall that Atobiloye, with service number 232980, who was […]

Armed Herdsmen Kill Soldier, 14 Others In Benue

Suspected armed herdsmen attacked Opaha Community in Edikwu Ward 2, in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State, killing 15 people including a soldier of the Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS)     The attack occurred at about 6:pm on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.   The bodies were recovered from nearby bushes in the early hours […]

Update: Police Debunk Claim Of Catholic Priest Being Abducted In Anambra

Anambra police command has debunked claim of a Catholic Priest being abducted along Afor junction, Nnobi road.   The state’s police spokesperson, Ikenga Tochukwu, said the command’s operatives got information about an abandoned white Lexus jeep along Afor market junction, Nnobi road, which they took back to one of the police bases in the state. However, […]

Georgia Boy, 13, Charged In Easter Sunday Murder Of Man Shot Multiple Times

A 13-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting a man on Easter Sunday has been arrested. Jayden Gunsby was identified as a suspect in the shooting death of Davaris Lindsey, 20, on April 9. Cops found Lindsey with several gunshot wounds near McGregor and Colquitt streets in LaGrange, Georgia. Lindsey was transported to Wellstar West Georgia Medical […]

EFCC Apprehends 48 Suspected ‘Yahoo Boys’, 2 Others in Kaduna

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Command, has arrested 48 suspected fraudsters. The Commission also arrested two women, Precious Malachi Zidyep and Tina Patrick Omoyeme, at Rosalux Blue Hotel, Agua, Kaduna South during a sting operation in Kaduna. The suspects also include two ex-convicts: Williams Justice Gankon and AbdulWasiu Yunus who were […]

Gunmen Kidnap Catholic Priest In Anambra

Gunmen operating in the Nnobi area of Anambra State have reportedly kidnapped a clergyman. An eyewitness said the incident happened on Tuesday evening, but it is not yet clear if the clergyman was a Catholic or an Anglican priest. The priest was reportedly abducted at Nnobi Roundabout in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra […]

Gunmen Kill Man, Collect N2.5m For Kidnapped Wife’s Freedom

Gunmen have killed a man in Adamawa State and went ahead to collect N2.5m before releasing his wife. The Adamawa State Police Command disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. It said the act was perpetuated by a gang of five members, two of whom the command has arrested. The two suspects arrested by the […]