Criminal gang leader in Benue State, Terwase Agwaza, declared wanted by the state, on Tuesday surrendered. The fugitive, popularly known as Gana, turned in himself, following the amnesty programme by the state government. He surrendered in Katsina-Ala township stadium in Katsina Ala Local Government Area of Benue North. By the time this report was released,
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Four Nigerians in Muntinlupa City, Philippine have been arrested for alleged involvement in an international syndicate that hacks and siphons funds from banks . However , the Nigerians denied the allegations . The National Bureau of Investigation made this known in a statement on Tuesday , ABS CBN News reports . The statement was signed
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Katsina Command, said it had in the last 9 months to date, arrested 300 persons and seized 400 kgs of assorted illicit drugs comprising Cannabis Sativa, Tramadol and Codeine syrup in a coordinated operation across the state. “The Agency has arrested both users and sellers of illicit drugs
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The Defence headquarters on Monday disclosed that troops fighting banditry, kidnapping and cattle rustling in the North Central states, at the weekend storm Hideouts of the criminal elements in Benue and Nasarawa states and during the operation, killed some bandits, arrested four others and destroyed their camps. Making this known in a statement, Coordinator, Defence
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Three persons, including a 23-year old woman have been arrested over alleged abduction and murder of one Henry Okam, aged 34 of Okija in Ihiala LGA of Anambra State. The suspect was said to have buried the deceased in a shallow grave after killing him with a pomp action gun. The DAILY VENDOR gathered that
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A 25-year-old man identified as Hamisu Tukur has been arrested by police officers in the Bwari Police Division in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja command for allegedly stealing a vehicle that belongs to the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) Headquarters at Wuse Zone 5, Abuja. A statement released by the FCT Police Command Public Relations
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Operatives of the Ogun State Police command, on Friday morning, shot dead a robbery suspect at the Ijebu-Ife corridor of the Sagamu-Benin expressway. The suspect was killed following a distress call to the police in Ijebu-Ife around 2:45 am that a gang of robbers in military camouflage had blocked the expressway and were dispossessing motorists
Read moreThe Police Command in Katsina made an arrest of 140 suspected rapists and charged them to court for prosecution. The suspects were arrested in 87 reported cases across the 34 local government areas. The Commissioner of Police, Sanisi Buba, said on Thursday at a press briefing. Buba revealed that the cases were recorded during the
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A 41-year old man, Ogbonna Nwankwo has been arrested for allegedly attempting to murder a 29-year old woman Bella Joseph at Dollar inn motel ihite in Orumba South LGA of Anambra The suspect was said to have attempted to remove the victim’s breast after stabbing her with knife causing her intestine to come out before
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The Hisbah Command in Jigawa has arrested two suspects for alleged homosexual act in Dutse Local Government Area of the state. Hisbah commandant Ibrahim Dahiru told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Wednesday that the suspects aged 32 and 20 were arrested at a hotel. He explained that the case was reported by
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A lady identified as Miss Chinenye Promise Nwoye has been strangled to death in a hotel in Abagana, Anambra state. The deceased, an undergraduate of the University of Benin from Abba, Njikoka Local Government was allegedly killed inside her room 057 Akuu Hotel, in Abagana. The same hotel, it was gathered has been a den
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The Nigerian Correctional Centre, Rivers State Command , said it would partner the state government to reduce the number of inmates on awaiting trial at the Port Harcourt facility. The Command stated that the move was aimed at decongesting the facility, which he said , currently housed over 300 inmates on death row. The New
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About two persons were reportedly killed while others sustained bullet wounds when suspected armed robbers attacked a police station in Enugu. The invading hoodlums numbering over 20 attacked the Unity Police Station Ibeagwa at about 10:pm Sunday. The station is located along the Enugu/Ugwogo/Opi-Nsukka road. An inside source told Everyday News that the police killed
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The Nigerian Army on Monday handed over 778 family members of Boko Haram terrorists captured in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, to governors of 16 northern states for rehabilitation. Maj.-Gen. Moundhey Ali, Commander, 4 Special Forces Command, handed over the refugees on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, at
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3 suspected kidnappers have been killed by members of a vigilante group in Yobe state who launched an ambush against them. Yobe police spokesperson, Dungus Abdulkarim who confirmed the incident said the suspects were killed on Sunday August 30. It was gathered that the vigilante group launched a counter attack against the suspected kidnappers after
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