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Police rescues 16 children from trafficker in Rivers

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

The Police Command in Rivers State has busted a child trafficking ring, rescuing 16 children and arresting a female suspect linked to the crime. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed the rescue in an interview on Monday in Port Harcourt. She said that the children were found in an...

Panic as bandits abduct nurses, patients in Kaduna hospital

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

Unidentified gunmen suspected to be bandits in their large numbers have kidnapped two nurses and an unspecified number of patients from the Primary Healthcare Centre at Kuyallo, eastern part of Birnin-Gwari LGA of Kaduna State. The hoodlums were said to have targeted the nearby Government Day Secondary School, at 9:00...

Middle-aged man allegedly kills grandfather, uncle in Ibadan

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

A middle-aged man, simply identified as Ahmed, has allegedly killed his grandfather and uncle in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to reports, the incident occurred in Apete, a suburb of Ibadan, in Ido local government area of the state, around 6 pm on Sunday. Policemen from Apete Divisional Police...

Niger petrol tanker explosion: 48 victims given mass burial

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

Forty-eight persons confirmed dead in the petrol tanker explosion in Niger State were on Sunday in the Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State, given a mass burial. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday when the petrol tanker had a head-on collision with a truck loaded with...

Daredevil robbers shoot driver, rape female passenger in Osun

NewsDeskNgSep 6, 2024September 6, 20240

The Police in Osun State has confirmed the shooting of a commercial bus driver and the raping of a female passenger in the state. The acting Police Public Relations Officer, Osun State Police Command, Emmanuel Giwa-Alade, while confirming the incident revealed that it occurred along the Ife-Osu highway. Giwa-Alade said:...

Bandits abduct three, injure five in Katsina

NewsDeskNgSep 5, 2024September 5, 20240

Unidentified gunmen suspected to be bandits in their numbers attacked Magamar Jibia border town in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State, kidnapping at least three persons and leaving five others injured. It was gathered that the bandits were armed with sophisticated guns including AK-47 rifles. A member of the...

NSCDC arrests three suspects for defiling minor

NewsDeskNgSep 5, 2024September 5, 20240

The Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kwara State Command, has arrested three suspects for allegedly defiling a 12-year old girl in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of the state. Spokesman of the command, Ayoola Michael Shola, in a statement in Ilorin on Thursday, identified the suspects as Adeleke...

Herdsmen allegedly kill Labour Party chairman in Benue

NewsDeskNgSep 4, 2024September 4, 20240

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed the Labour Party Chairman in Igumale Ward 1 of Ado Local Government Area of Benue State, Mr. Sunday Oche. The deceased was said to have been shot dead in an ambush while on his way from the farm in the company of five...

Police arrest 35 suspects in Kano

NewsDeskNgSep 3, 2024September 3, 20240

The Kano State Police Command said its officers have arrested 35 suspects in connection with various crimes in the last month. According to the Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the crimes include kidnapping, armed robbery, theft, drug dealing and fraud. The PPRO confirmed the arrest...

Police confirm death of most wanted Kano robbery kingpin

NewsDeskNgSep 3, 2024September 3, 20240

The Kano Police Command has confirmed the death of one of the most wanted phone snatchers in the state and an armed robbery kingpin, Abba Bala, aka Burakita, after arresting him with life-threatening injuries he sustained from in-fighting among gangs. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Haruna Abdullahi Kiyawa, said Burakita of...