Kwara: NDLEA arrested 929 for drug offences in 12 months, says official
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Kwara Command, says a total number of 929 people were arrested for hard drugs-related offences between January and December 2024 in the state. The state Commander, Mrs Fatima Popoola, disclosed this on Monday during a news conference at the NDLEA headquarters in Ilorin. Popoola said those arrested included […]
Gunmen abduct 2 pastors in Adamawa
Gunmen have abducted two pastors of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria, better known as Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa A Nigeria, EYN. The EYN is a church denomination with headquarters in Kwarhi, Adamawa State and church branches mostly in Adamawa State and the rest of the North East. The affected pastors were a resident pastor, Rev […]
Police Rescue 13 Kidnap Victims, Arrest Five Robbers In Kwara, Lagos
Thirteen kidnap victims in Oke-Ero local government area of Kwara State have been rescued by the police. Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, the spokesperson of the Kwara State Police Command, in a statement on Saturday, explained that policemen successfully rescued the kidnap victims following a distress call on December 21, 2024. The statement said the victims were forcefully […]
Police Nab 3 “Shila Boys” For Alleged Robbery In Adamawa
Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested three youths believed to be some of the young men around the state known as Shila Boys who are notorious for armed robbery. The Command said Sunday morning that the boys were rounded up as they were attacking and robbing individuals going to church for prayers. […]
Ogun Anti-Kidnapping Team Rescues Missing Girl
Ogun State Police Command has said the missing seven-year-old girl, Mercy Akande, who was kidnapped at Sango-Ota by a customer of her mother, has been found in the Ayetoro area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this on her X handle, (formerly known as Twitter), on Sunday. Recall that the […]
