Crime Archives - Page 59 of 61

Troops recover two corpses, rescue three, recover AK 47s, motorcycles in Kaduna

NewsDeskNgNov 30, 2022November 30, 20220

The Kaduna State Government on Wednesday said troops of the Nigerian Army has recovered two dead bodies suspected to have been killed by bandits. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State in a statement on Wednesday, also confirmed that the troops equally rescued three kidnapped...

LASTMA arrest suspected kidnappers, rescue woman

NewsDeskNgNov 30, 2022November 30, 20220

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) arrested two suspected abductors on Tuesday. The operatives also rescued a female victim inside their car around the Presbyterian Church in Yaba, Lagos. A statement on Wednesday by General Manager Bolaji Oreagba said the suspects were nabbed by a LASTMA team monitoring traffic....

Nigerian Immigration rescues Libya-bound Oyo girl in Kebbi

NewsDeskNgNov 29, 2022November 29, 20220

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has rescued a girl from Oyo State. The 17-year-old was accosted on November 26 in Kebbi while allegedly on her way to Libya. She was travelling alone at the point of arrest, at a location in Yauri Local Government Area. NIS Comptroller in Kebbi, Rabi...

Troops raid bandit camps, rescue nine victims.

NewsDeskNgNov 29, 2022November 29, 20220

Troops of Operation Forest Sanity rescued nine kidnapped persons during fighting patrols to suspected bandit hideouts in Kaso, Chikun LGA. According to operational feedback to the Kaduna State Government, the troops engaged bandits on the Tantatu high ground, as the bandits abandoned their camp fled further into the forest. The...

Police arraign 3 for alleged unlawful possession of fire arms

NewsDeskNgNov 28, 2022November 28, 20220

The Police Command in Benue on Monday arraigned three persons before a Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, unlawful possession of fire arms and acts of terrorism. The Police Prosecutor Insp Stella Ngbede, told the court that the accused were Henrry Ikala, Friday Achi and Adams Sarki....

33 illegal migrants from Chad, Togo arrested in Ogun

NewsDeskNgNov 26, 2022November 26, 20220

About 32 Chadians and one Togolese have been arrested by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at their hideouts in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Ogun State command of the NIS paraded the suspects at its office in Abeokuta on Saturday. Addressing newsmen, the Controller of Immigration in...

Gunmen kill security guards, mutilate bodies in Ondo

NewsDeskNgNov 26, 2022November 26, 20220

Gunmen suspected to be ritualists have killed two security guards at Ikare Akoko, the headquarters of Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. The gunmen were said to have cut off the hands and heads of the deceased persons after they were killed. The attacks took place in a...

Police react to viral video of alleged terrorists in Lagos

NewsDeskNgNov 26, 2022November 26, 20220

The Lagos State police command has called on the man in a viral video alleging that he was attacked by armed terrorists in Lekki Lagos State to show up and assist in investigation into the matter. A video of a young man who alleged that he was picked from Ikoyi...

Police arrest two female students for assaulting teacher in Edo

NewsDeskNgNov 25, 2022November 25, 20220

The Edo State Police Command has arrested two female students of Adesuwa Secondary School, Benin, for allegedly assaulting a teacher. SP Chidi Nwabuzor, the command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Friday in Benin City. Nwabuzor said preliminary investigation revealed that the students were the...

Fake EFCC operatives arrested in Delta

NewsDeskNgNov 25, 2022November 25, 20220

The police in Delta State have arrested five persons claiming to be operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) which they have been using to defraud unsuspecting members of the public. The suspects who are based in Asaba, Owerri, Port Harcourt and Lagos, include Prince Allison (29), George...