Lagos Police Arraign Woman Over Alleged N2.4m Fraud
The Police in Lagos State on Thursday arraigned a 45-year-old woman, Victoria Modupe, at a Badagry Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining N2.4 million under false pretence. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defendant, without a declared address, is facing a lone charge of fraud, to which she pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, […]
14-Year-Old Girl Killed By Drunk Hunter
A 14-year-old girl has been killed by a drunken hunter in the Ayinla Akera area of Orile Agege, Lagos. The girl was shot dead by a hunter on a bike on Tuesday, Sept. 19. A video of the aftermath of the shooting shows the girl lying in a pool of blood as residents gathered in […]
12 Suspected Illegal Miners In Akwa Ibom Arrested By NSCDC
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Akwa Ibom State Command said it has apprehended 12 illegal miners and impounded six trucks used for the operations. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Eluyemi Eluwade, disclosed this to newsmen in press briefing at the Command headquarters in Uyo on Wednesday. Eluwade said the illegal miners […]
Missing University Student Blessing Karami Found Dead In Abuja
A female student of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, Blessing Karami, who was declared missing on September 11 has been found dead in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh confirmed this on Thursday. She said the remains of the deceased were discovered in a […]
Police Neutralize Two Armed Robbery Suspects, Arrest Others In Akwa Ibom
The Nigeria Police Force, Akwa Ibom Command, says it has neutralised two suspected armed robbers and arrested another in Uyo, the state capital. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) SP Odiko MacDon disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Uyo on Thursday. MacDon said the Command received a distress call on Sept. […]
Lagos Police Exhume Mohbad’s Body For Autopsy
The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday confirmed that the body of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad has been exhumed. MohBad died mysteriously on September 12, 2023, at the age of 27, after allegedly being treated for an infection. His death has been surrounded by controversy, with many calling for the cause to […]
Police Officer Dismissed For Killing Father Of Three In Rivers
The Nigeria Police Force have dismissed a police officer who shot dead Alafuro Peterside, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Peterside, 42, was shot dead last month by a police officer in the presence of his wife and children at a beer parlour in Elekohia, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Rivers […]
Suspected Kidnapper Nabbed By Police In Yobe
Determined to reduce the wave of crime in society, the Nigeria Police Force, Fika Divisional Station in Yobe State has arrested a suspected kidnapper, Kabir Sani of Tadangara village at Ngalda market based on tip-off information. DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Yobe Police Command, Damaturu made the disclosure. He said the 27-year-old […]
Gunmen Ambush Police Patrol, Kill ASP, Inspector In Enugu
Unknown gunmen have allegedly killed two police officers in Enugu State. The officers were killed when the hoodlums ambushed a mobile police patrol team Wednesday evening. The incident happened at about 7:30 pm along the Udi-Ozalla Road as the Operation Restore Peace Enugu team was on routine patrol. The victims were identified as Danjuma Joseph, […]
