Crime

Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have rescued kidnapped pastors from a kidnappers’ hideout in Gujubabu Hill, Yola South Local Government. The police also neutralise one of the suspects. This was made known in a press statement signed by the state police public relations officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje,...

The Nasarawa State Police Command says it has arrested five suspected kidnappers and rescued two of their victims. The victims were recently abducted by the suspects in the Wamba Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ramhan Nansel, made the disclosure in Lafia...

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 34-year-old Okada rider, Abdulahi Musa, for raping a 24-year-old lady. This was made known by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, on his Twitter page on Wednesday. Sharing videos and a picture, he said, “The suspect Abdulahi Musa aged 34yrs on...

The anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Kaduna Zonal Command has secured the conviction of a jeweller, Ibrahim Dabai, at the Federal High Court sitting in Kano State before Justice M.N Yunusa. Dabai was convicted on a charge bordering on tampering with Nigerian currency. He was arrested by National...

Adamawa State police command have arrested one Atiku Ibrahim, 37, and Adamu Ibrahim 40, who escaped during the 2022 attack on the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. The statement read, “Adamawa state police command...

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...