Bandits Kill One, Abduct Six In Sokoto
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed that bandits killed one person and abducted six others in Tursa village, Rabba Local Government Area. The attack occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. The Command’s spokesman, Ahmed Rufai, said the assailants invaded the village and set ablaze a house where the victim was burnt. Rufai said […]
Gunmen Kill Police Orderly, Kidnap Akwa Ibom Judge, Driver
Gunmen on Monday kidnapped a high court judge, Justice Joy Uwanna, and her driver, in Oron Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It was gathered that the judge’s orderly was killed in the attack which occurred along Uyo-Okobo road. The Chairman of the Oron branch of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Toroscho Eyene, who […]
Troops Rescue 13 kidnap Victims, Arrest 11 Suspects In Zamfara
Troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI (OPHD) have rescued 13 victims kidnapped from Mutunji village in Dansadau Emirate, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The Nigerian Army, in a statement on Monday, December 18, 2023, said troops also arrested 11 suspects who supply logistics to a notorious terrorist, Halilu […]
Police Arrest Mechanic While Selling Customer’s Car In Parts In Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 25-year-old mechanic, Adedamola Oluwaseyi ‘m’, in Ladipo, Mushin while str!pping and selling off a customer’s car in parts. The arrest came on the heels of the receipt of credible information by officers of Mushin Division who promptly mobilized to the scene. A statement released […]
Two Suspects Arrested For Harbouring Wanted Notorious Kidnapper In Jigawa
The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested two suspects for harbouring a notorious armed robber and kidnapper in Gumel Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, ASP Abubakar Isah, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, December 18, 2023, said the suspects, Abdullahi Salisu Gawo and Garba Bulama Audu, serves as cyclist […]
Police Officer Commits Suicide After Mistakenly Killing Colleague
A police inspector, Nelson Abuante, has committed suicide after mistakenly killing a colleague, one Inspector Monday Gbaramana, during an attempt to arrest a suspect in Rivers State. The tragic incident happened on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 17, at Nyogor-Lueku, Khana Local Government Area of the state. The two officers attached to Taabaa Division were […]
Bandits Kidnap Zamfara Village Head And Imam, Demand N5m Ransom
Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Monday, kidnapped the village head of Rakyabu, in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Magaji Sa,idu and the Chief Imam of the village, Malam Abdullahi. According to a local, the community leaders were abducted from their homes when the bandits stormed the village on Monday night. He said […]
Man Rescued By Police After 6 Months In Kidnappers’ Den
The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued a kidnapped victim after six months in captivity. The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna. ‘’On Monday at about 1600hours, our anticrime patrol mission on Madachi-Galadimawa area in Zaria Local […]
Benue Police Neutralise Two, Arrest Four Over Otukpo Bank Robbery
The police declared on Monday that they have arrested four suspects and neutralised two in connection with the October 23 deadly bank robbery in Otukpo, Benue State. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Olukayode Egbetokun, said this in Abuja at a meeting with Strategic Police Managers, consisting of officers from the rank of Commissioner of Police. […]
Police Arrest Couple For Allegedly Trafficking One-Month-Old Baby In Anambra
The police in Anambra State have arrested a couple for trafficking a one month old baby into Anambra State from Lagos. The couple confessed to buying the child for N30,000, after they were arrested at Bridgehead Onitsha, while travelling into Anambra from Lagos, after a tip-off by a fellow passenger. In a press release by […]
