July 2, 2024

July 2, 2024

Rivers Crisis: CP Disu Declare Ex-Militant Leader ‘General Asabuja’ Wanted

Police authorities in Rivers State have declared a former Niger Delta militant leader Gabriel ‘General’ Asabuja wanted. The Rivers State Commissioner for Police Tunji Disu said this on Monday when he appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today.  Asabuja was seen in a viral video making some strong comments amid the local government council crisis rocking Rivers […]

Police Apprehend Housewife For Allegedly Stabbing Husband To Death In Yobe

The Yobe State Police Command said it has arrested a 22-year-old housewife for allegedly stabbing her husband to death in the Abbari area of Damaturu metropolis. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. “On 26-06-24, at about 1000hrs, the C Divisional Police Headquarters received a complaint from […]

Ekiti Police Arrest Killers Of POS Operator In Ado Ekiti

Ekiti State Police Command has paraded a notorious jailbreaker, Temitope Omotuyi, popularly called Tope Jinadu, who was arrested in 2012 for the offences of conspiracy and armed robbery. Parading the suspect in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, the Command’s spokesman, DSP Sunday Abutu said Jinadu and four others were charged to court in 2012 and remanded in […]

Niger In Mourning After ‘Terrorist Armed Group’ Kill 20 Soldiers, One Civilian

Armed terrorists with link to Alqaeda on Tuesday killed 21 soldiers and injured nine in Tassia Sun Badjo, Tillaberi, Niger Republic. Following the incident, the Niger government has declared a three-day period of national mourning to honour the lives lost. This was made known by Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad Basin counter-terrorism and insurgency expert, […]

3 Suspects Nabbed By Police For Attempting To Kill Girl For Money Ritual

The Edo State Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly attempting to kill a 23-year-old girl, identified as Esther Alu in Benin City for ritual. The State Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adegboye, who disclosed this to newsmen in Benin City said the suspects were arrested in a hotel located along Benin/Sapele Road. According to […]

At Least 47 Kidnapped As Bandits Attack Zamfara Community

Bandits have launched another terror attack on Danbaza community in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, kidnapping 47 people. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Monday morning. According to a resident of the village, Mustapha Danbaza, eleven people were abducted in one family during the attack. He further stated that a few […]

Police Begin Hunt For Officers Involved In N. 8m Extortion In Anambra

The Police Command in Anambra State has launched a manhunt for a yet-to-be-identified officer, who allegedly extorted the sum of N810,000 from a victim. An activist, Harrison Gwamnishu had in a post on his official X handle, raised the alarm on Tuesday that some police officers allegedly extorted N810,000 from a motorist in Onitsha. According […]