May 19, 2024

May 19, 2024

Notorious ‘One Chance’ Arm Robbery Suspects Nabbed By Police In Nasarawa

Some members of an armed robbery gang usually referred to as One Chance, which operates on Akwanga-Keffi-Abuja expressway, have been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command. According to a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Ramhan Nansel, the suspects were apprehended by police operatives attached to Anguwan Lambu Division, Keffi. According to the […]

Tragic As Ogun PoS Operator Killed By Gunmen

Motorcycle-riding gunmen have reportedly killed one Mutiu Salako, an operator of Point of Sale, POS, at Oke Lantoro in Abeokuta Ogun State. It was gathered that the incident occurred at 6 pm on Sunday. A viral WhatsApp message alerting members of the public to the incident attributed the attack to a cult-related killing. But the […]

Amotekun Arrests 45 For Kidnapping, Cultism In Ondo

The Ondo State Amotekun Corps says it has arrested no fewer than 45 suspected criminals at different locations across the state. Mr Adetunji Adeleye, State Commander of the Corps, made the disclosure while parading the suspects before newsmen on Monday in Akure. Adeleye, who said that the suspects were arrested in the course of constant […]

Police Rescue Two Abducted Benue Teenagers In Lagos

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Tewase Peter and Ternugwa Paul for allegedly abducting two teenagers from Benue State. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated this on Monday. According to his statement, the victims, Precious, 16, and Agera, 15 (surnames withheld), were rescued from their abductees […]

3 Killed As Thugs Engage In Supremacy Battle In Kano

At least three people have been killed during a fight which erupted between rival gangs in Darmanawa quarters, Tarauni Local government area of Kano. The fight broke out on Sunday evening, after one Muhammad Barde, 59, organised a Gangi event, a cultural event for local hunters, to celebrate the wedding of his children. Thugs had […]

Police Smash Car Theft Syndicate Operating From Abuja To Lagos

Police operatives of the Federal Capital Command have busted a criminal syndicate that specialises in stealing vehicles from Abuja and taking them to Lagos to sell. FCT Police Commissioner, Benneth Igweh revealed that luck ran out on the gang when an Abuja resident identified his friend’s stolen car at a car stand, put up for […]

Some Abducted Confluence University Students Rescued – Kogi Govt

Some of the abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene in Kogi State, have been rescued, the state government has confirmed. In a statement on Sunday, the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, said the students were rescued safely by local hunters and other security agents. He did […]

Two Suspected Goat Thieves Arrested In Niger

Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested two suspected thieves with stolen goats in Bida Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, May 11, 2024, said the suspects confessed that they were in the area to steal goats. “On […]

NDLEA Seizes 3.5m Opioid Pills, 344000 Codeine Bottles In Lagos

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says its operatives have intercepted three trailer loads of opioids comprising three million four hundred and fifty thousand, 3,450,000 pills and three hundred and forty-four thousand, 344,000, bottles of codeine syrup at Abule Ado in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos state. The agency revealed that the […]

Police Arrest Passenger Travelling With Gun, Hard Drugs In Delta

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 24 year old, Favour Eze, for being in possession of one locally made pistol and hard drug suspected to be Loud. The items were concealed in a bag of cloths. The suspect was travelling from Asaba to Warri with other passengers in a red commercial Toyota Sienna […]