Otti warns against harassment at Abia military checkpoints

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has urged the Nigerian Army to end the alleged harassment and humiliation of travellers at military checkpoints across the state. There were reports that travellers are often forced to disembark from their vehicles and cross checkpoints on foot, sometimes with their hands raised, while trucks conveying traders are allowed […]

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Police clarify Wednesday’s shooting incident in Nnewi, says not about Ifeanyi Ubah’s burial

Anambra State Police Command has clarified a shooting incident that occurred at Izuchukwu junction, Nnobi/Nnewi road, on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. The incident, which happened at about 7 pm, was linked to Non-State actors, who had vowed to disrupt the burial of late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah. However, according to the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), […]

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Police arrest suspected cultists, gunrunner, armed robbers in Benue

The Benue State Police Command has reiterated its commitment to clamping down on criminal activities across the state, following the recent arrest of suspected cultists, a gunrunner, and armed robbers. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday regarding the upsurge of cult activities and other crimes in Northbank, Makurdi, the Commissioner of Police, Benue State Police Command, […]

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Amotekun foils self-kidnap plot by 41-year-old man in Ogun

The Ogun State Security Network, popularly known as the Amotekun Corps, has thwarted a self-kidnap scheme allegedly staged by a 41-year-old resident, Enitan Awoyemi, in an attempt to evade a debt of around N1 million. According to a statement on Wednesday by the state’s Amotekun Commander, Brigadier General Alade Adedigba (retd.), Awoyemi, a resident of […]

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Kwara: Suspect confesses to beheading Okada rider

A 38-year old suspect, Peter Samuel, on Wednesday, confessed to the killing of an Okada rider, Rafiu Akao, at Oke-Oyi town in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident occurred at Asunlere area of the town on November 4, 2024. In an interview with journalists after the suspect was paraded alongside four […]

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Three arrested for allegedly defiling 15-year-old girl in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested three suspects for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl in the Festac area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest of the suspects to journalists on Wednesday in Lagos. Hundeyin identified the suspects as Vincent Omar, 22; Leonard Nwodo, 30; […]

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EFCC arrests 28 suspected internet fraudsters in Uyo, Benin

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a total of 28 suspected internet fraudsters in Akwa Ibom and Edo states. The spokesman for EFCC, Dele Oyewale, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Oyewale said they were arrested at different locations on October 7, in a sting operation following credible intelligence […]

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Police arrest ward head suspected to be bandits’ informant in Katsina

Katsina State Police Command says its operatives have arrested one Usamatu Adamu, the village head of Unguwan Tambai, Runka, in Safana Local Government Area for allegedly supplying information to bandits. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, revealed this while parading about 15 suspected criminals in Katsina on Tuesday. Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu said that on […]

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