May 9, 2024

May 9, 2024

Navy Nabs 28 Suspects For Crude Oil Theft In Ondo

The Nigerian Navy has apprehended 28 suspected oil thieves for allegedly stealing 527,810 litres of crude oil offshore in Ondo State. The Navy said the suspects were arrested in the last five days at various locations in the Awoye riverine community of Ilaje Local Government Area in the state. The Commanding Officer of the Forward […]

Two Arrested By Police Over Missing Baby In Ondo

The Ondo State Police Command says it has arrested two persons allegedly involved in the disappearance of a newborn baby at Isua, the headquarters of Akoko South-West Local Government of the state. The suspects were a 40-year-old native doctor, Akinjise Ifeoluwa, and the grandmother of the missing baby, Oyewole Margaret, aged 66. Commenting on the […]

Police Rescue Four Siblings Abducted By Gunmen In Anambra

Police in Anambra State have rescued four children of the same parents, who were abducted from their homes by kidnappers on Friday night. Anambra State Police Command spokesperson DSP Tochukwu Ikenga said the children were taken from Enugwu Agidi in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. He said: “On 15th December 2023 at about […]

Bandits Kill District Head In Taraba

Suspected bandits have killed another district head, Ali Hakimi of Sarkin Kudu town in the Ibbi Local Government Area of the Taraba State. The incident occurred around 12:30 am on Friday when about 10 armed bandits forcibly entered Hakimi’s palace and shot him dead. The bandits also abducted some persons, instilling fear in other residents. […]

ATBU Student Arrested For Alleged Possession Of Firearm

A 23-year-old 300-level student at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, Atim Emmanuel, has been apprehended by the Bauchi State Police Command for alleged possession of a firearm. Emmanuel was said to have been arrested on December 11, while coming out of the university campus. A statement by the Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed […]

Ogun Police Rescue Seven Kidnap Victims, Arrest One Suspect

The Ogun State Police command says it has rescued seven persons abducted by gunmen in Fidiwo area of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The police said the victims were rescued unhurt after four days of combing the area. It was gathered that the gunmen, numbering about nine, had attacked travellers along the expressway, abducting seven of them, […]

NDLEA Arrests Suspected Killer Of Operative In Sokoto

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said it arrested 59 suspected drug dealers in Sokoto, including the alleged mastermind of the killing of its operative. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Muhammad Iro, disclosed this on Friday, saying that the suspect, whose identity was not given, was earlier arrested in January at Bagarawa Village […]