Crime

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested one dismissed constable, Muhammed Jawat, 27; Muhammed Ahmed, 27; and Hussaini Ahmad, 19, for robbery and unlawful possession of firearm in the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, revealed this in a statement on the command’s Facebook page on...

The Delta State Police Command have arrested a 34-year-old lady, Queen Uwagbogu, over illegal sales of AK-47 ammunition. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, made this known in a post shared on his Twitter page on Monday. He said, “The command’s crack squad acting on credible intelligence...

A 24-year-old pregnant woman, Abigail Eguta, has been arrested in Anambra State for allegedly brutalising her seven-year-old nephew for eating fish and failing to recite the English alphabet. This was made known in a post shared by the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare Anambra State on Facebook. The woman...

A Kenyan lady, Imelda Kigunda, has been charged with unlawfully damaging a car belonging to her lover, Vincent Alata, because he cheated on her. Kigunda was said to have damaged the car by hitting the windscreen, and his television. According to the a Kenyan news outlet, The Star, on Wednesday,...

President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday  expressed condolences on the loss of lives of two United States embassy officials and two Nigerian policemen accompanying them in an attack by gunmen in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. “I was very sad hearing about the killing of the embassy staff and our...

The Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has stated that handcuffing any suspect before detention is standard procedure. He said this in response to an inquiry via his Twitter handle on Monday. A tweep, Omo David, questioned the police for handcuffing singer Seun Kuti after he walked in...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha aka Mompha for N6,000,000,000 money laundry after he was re-arrested. The anti-graft agency’s counsel, Suleiman Suleiman, told Justice Mojisola Dada of Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos that the prosecution in collaboration with its international partners...

The Delta State Police Command has arrested suspected kidnappers, recovering one locally fabricated baretta pistol, one revolver pistol, two double barrel guns, and other ammunition. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Edafe Bright, made this known on Sunday via his Twitter page. The statement in part said, “In compliance with the...

A 17-year-old boy, Ade Segun, who planned his kidnap with his friends, Precious and Nonso, to defraud his parents of the sum of N2,000,000 has been arrested in Delta State. The spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this on his Twitter page on Friday. Edafe went...

The trial has begun for a teenager, Paris Mayo, who allegedly killed her newborn baby boy four years ago. According to NYbreaking on Thursday, Mayo gave birth to baby Stanley in March 2019 at 15. During the trial at the Worchester Crown Court in England, the jury was told that...