3 More Suspects Arrested By Police in Connection With Otukpo Bank Robbery
A combined team of the Benue Police and Vigilante groups have arrested three additional masterminds of the October lethal bank robbery at Otukpo in Benue State. The military and police in Otukpo had earlier arrested four suspects bringing the number of suspects in their custody to seven Recall that armed robbers numbering over 15 bandits […]
Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging Over Murder of DSS Operatives
Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, on Tuesday sentenced one Clement Ododomu to death by hanging over the killing of Department of State Services, DSS, officers. The judge also sentenced one Tiwei Monday to 16 years in a correctional centre. Justice Oshodi said he delivered the judgement after considering the facts before […]
Gunmen Attack FULafia Student Apartments In Gandu, Nasarawa
The Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) is facing security challenges as yet-to-be-identified gunmen reportedly invaded the off-campus student apartments in Gandu, a neighbouring community of its permanent site in Nasarawa State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, leaving students in fear and calling for improved security measures. The gunmen targeted about three […]
Flags At Half-Mast As Army Declares Three-Day Mourning For Late COAS Alli
Following the death of Major-General Chris Alli (retd.), the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Taoreed Lagbaja, has announced a three-day mourning period in tribute to the late COAS. The mourning period, as conveyed in a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, commenced on Monday. Alli, who served as […]
Police Arrest 30 Year-Old Man For Allegedly Defiling 5-Year-Old Girl In Adamawa
The Adamawa state police command on November 9, arrested a 30-year-old man identified as Usman Inusa for allegedly defiling his daughter in Dikon Nasarawo, Mayo Belwa Local Government Area of the state. The father of the victim, Adamu Ahmed, had visited the police station to report the case. Acting on the report, the state […]
Troops Neutralize 7 Bandits, Arrest Other Suspected Criminals, Rescue 15 Victims In Kaduna, Plateau
Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) on Operation HAKORIN DAMISA IV have neutralized 7 bandits, recovered arms/ammunition and arrested 33 suspects in connection with kidnapping, murder, arms dealing, criminal attacks, railway vandalism, cattle rustling and farm destruction. Media Officer of OPSH, Captain Oya James, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the troops […]
Two Criminals Apprehended By Police For ATM Fraud In Niger
The Niger State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly being in possession of nine ATM cards swapped from victims in Nasarawa and Kogi states. The Command through the Public Relations Officer,PRO, DSP Abiodun Wasiu, said the suspects were arrested last Thursday at Old NEPA roundabout, Suleja, after they attempted to swap a woman’s […]
