Son kidnaps father, collects N2.5m ransom

07 Jan 2023

The Kwara state police command has arrested a man identified as Issa Naigheti for kidnapping his father and collecting a ransom of N2.5m. Spokesman of the command, Ajayi Okasanmi, said the suspect was arrested around Kambi area of Ilorin by officers attached to the anti-kidnapping team of the Kwara police command. Naigheti confessed to the […]

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Man arrested for shooting and killing wife

07 Jan 2023

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, Nuhu Umar Usman, for culpable homicide. Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, in a statement on Thursday, January 5, said Usman, of Dangarfa village in Kyata Burra District, shot dead his first wife, Ladi Nuhu, after mistaking her for an intruder. According to […]

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Zamfara: Police free 15 kidnapped people

06 Jan 2023

According to the Zamfara State Police Command, its agents have freed 15 kidnap victims who were held captive by assailants on the state’s Gusau-Tsafe route.  The Command’s spokesman, SP Shehu Mohammed, revealed this to reporters on Thursday during a press conference and stated that the abduction victims had been taken on Monday. “The kidnappers abandoned […]

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Police arrest 61 suspected thugs in Kano

06 Jan 2023

The Kano State Police Command on Thursday said 61 suspected political thugs had been arrested in its efforts to rid the state of all forms of crimes and criminality, especially during political campaigns. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mamman Dauda, made the disclosure in a statement issued to newsmen by the Command’s […]

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Sex scandal: Principal suspends six students

06 Jan 2023

The management of the Federal Government College, Ijaniki, Lagos State, has denied allegations of covering up some students caught absconding from school to lodge female classmates in a hotel for sex romps. The Principal, Mrs Tofunmi Akamo, who spoke to our correspondent on Wednesday, said the students, numbering six, were picked up from the hotel […]

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Gunmen kill councilor and three others in Delta

06 Jan 2023

Gunmen suspected to be cultists killed a councillor, Bigha Grikpa and three others in Sapele town, Delta State Grikpa, the deputy leader of Warri North council, was shot dead by gunmen who stormed the Mission Road area of the town in the early hours of Wednesday, January 4, 2023. Other victims include Mathew Ekiopa, who […]

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Zamfara: Police capture five alleged bandits, defeat one, and seize firearms

05 Jan 2023

On Wednesday, the Zamfara Police Command reported neutralizing one alleged bandit and detaining five others for kidnapping, livestock rustling, and possession of weapons and ammunition. SP Mohammed Shehu, a police public relations officer with the Zamfara State Command, released a statement on Facebook. Gusau, according to the police, successfully repulsed a bandit attack, and the […]

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EFCC secures 3785 convictions in 2022

05 Jan 2023

3,785 convictions were obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in total in 2022. Following an evaluation of the commission’s work throughout the previous year, the amount was confirmed on January 4. The breakdown reveals a 70.5% increase from its 2021 record (2,220 convictions).  Additionally, it shows a 98.93% success rate in prosecution […]

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DSS arrest ISWAP commander and others connected to the Kogi bomb blast

05 Jan 2023

The Department of State Services on Wednesday announced the arrest of two men who carried out the deadly bombing which occurred on 29th December, 2022, near the Palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Okene, Kogi State during the visit of the President Muhammadu Buhari to commission some projects in the state. The DSS said […]

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