Category: Legal
Police detain an Abuja pastor for preaching with an AK-47
14 Feb 2023
Pastor Uche Aigbe, the presiding pastor of House on The Rock in Abuja, has been arrested for carrying an AK-47 to the pulpit. Aigbe was apprehended by the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, of the Force Intelligence Bureau, FIB. Following the distribution of a video on social media, the police launched an investigation. On Sunday, the […]
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Fatinoyes: Police apprehend ‘killers’ of CBN employees and their wives
14 Feb 2023
Police in Ogun State have apprehended the suspected killers of a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) staffer, Kehinde Fatinoye, and his wife, Bukola. The Fatinoyes were allegedly murdered in the early morning hours of January 1, just after returning from a crossover church service. Mrs. Fatinoye, a Principal Confidential Secretary at the Federal University […]
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Gunman killed by police in Anambra
14 Feb 2023
Police in Anambra State killed one gunman during an attack on Ogidi Police Station in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. The state police command’s public relations officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this to journalists in a press release. He said: “Today 13/2/2023, by 2:15 am, police operatives foiled an attack by armed […]
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Police arrest Tricycle operator for stealing passenger’s goods
14 Feb 2023
The Gombe State Police Command has arrested a tricycle operator Sani Abdullahi, for stealing passengers’ goods. The spokesperson of the State Police Command, ASP Mahid Mu’azu Abubakar, who made this known in a statement on Sunday, February 12, 2023, said the suspect specializes in zooming off with passengers’ goods after they alight from his tricycle. […]
Continue ReadingGunmen bombs High Court
14 Feb 2023
The Oguta High Court located in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State was on Sunday night, February 12, bombed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. According to reports, the gunmen arrived the court premises at about 11.30pm and attacked it. The Magistrates court registry, appeal court record office, file room, secretary to the high court judge?s […]
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20-year-old man was rescued from bandits in Zamfara
13 Feb 2023
A 20-year-old man who was kidnapped on February 7th was rescued and reunited with his family in Zamfara State. Police Tactical Operatives on a confidence-building/rescue mission along the Tsafe-Kucheri-Yankara road successfully rescued Abdulrahman Abubakar, a native of Kebbi State’s Gwandu Emirate, from the hands of bandits. The 20-year-old man kidnapped on February 7th has been […]
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28 illegal revenue collectors arrested by Task force
13 Feb 2023
A Special Task Force set up by the Operation Clean And Healthy Anambra, OCHA Brigade has arrested 28 suspected persons connected to a notorious illegal revenue collector popularly known as ‘coded’ The arrest was conducted in different parts of Onitsha and Oba where the suspects operate. Speaking to newsmen, the Public Relations Officer of OCHA […]
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DPO and four other policemen killed by bandits
13 Feb 2023
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) for Paiko, Headquarters of Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, Mukhtar Abbas and four other policemen have been killed by bandits in Niger state The police officers were killed in gun duel with bandits that attempted to attack some communities around Gurara Local Government Area on Saturday, February 11, […]
Continue ReadingNigerian man arrested in Philippines for being in possession of Crystal meth
13 Feb 2023
A 27-year-old Nigerian man have been arrested with P136,000 worth of “shabu” (crystal meth) during an anti-illegal drug operation in the Philippine. Angeles City police director, Colonel Juritz Rara, in a statement on Thursday, February 9, 2023, said the suspect identified as [b]Emmanuel Chinedu Ejike, of Camachiles village, was arrested late Wednesday night at Ninoy […]
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