Anambra state Co-ordinator, National Youth Service Corps, Mr. Kehinde Aremu on Wednesday absolved the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) operatives of the alleged brutality of a female corps member in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state. He said the act was carried out by the Special Anti-Cult Squad (SPACS), who he said had apologized. An
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A General Court Martial has sentenced Master Warrant Officer Michael Oyebanji to 21 years in jail for criminal breach of trust, theft, criminal conspiracy , and misappropriation of N 41 million . Oyebanji , who was the Vice President of the 151 Base Services Group Multipurpose Cooperative Society, Makurdi , was convicted on 46 counts
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Anambra state Police Command said it has commenced investigation to the alleged torturing of a Corp Member by suspected members of the Special Anti Robbery Squad in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the State. The spokesperson Haruna Mohammed, said the Commissioner of Police, John Abang, had invited the corp member through her State Coordinator and
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The Department of State Services has invited a journalist in Plateau State, Masara Kim, for questioning over a report exposing potential attacks in some farming communities by herdsmen. Kim is expected to appear at the DSS office in Jos on Monday, September 21. His invitation comes amidst a crackdown on free speech by the secret
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Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has expressed the immense gratitude of his administration to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Mohammed Adamu Abubakar, for approving the permanent site of the Police Area Command Headquarters, Orba, in Udenu Local Government Area of the state, to enhance the security of the area and its jurisdiction.
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The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of ‘Zone 5’ in Benin City, Mr. Dabal Paul Yakadi, has bowed out of service barely 72 hours to Edo State Governorship election slated for Saturday.Yakadi, retired on Tuesday after attaining the mandatory age of retirement. He could not function during the Edo election Stakeholders meeting which
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Enugu Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmad AbdurRahman has deployed a total of 450 personnel of the Command to Edo State for Election Duty ahead Saturday polls. A statement by the Enugu Police Public Relations Officer ASP Da.iel Ndukwe said the action was In compliance with the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu directive on the
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The dreaded kidnapper in Rivers State, Honest Digbara, popularly known as Bobisky, has died hours after, following his arrest, Vanguard reports. Bobisky died as a result of multiple gunshot injuries and machete wounds, which he sustained during the crossfire that led to his arrest this morning. Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Joseph Mukan, had disclosed
Read moreRivers State Police Command have apprehended an alleged notorious cultist, murderer and kidnapper, Honest Digbara, alias Bobosky. Bobosky is widely known as the leader of Greenlander cult group in Ogoni, Rivers State. The DAILY VENDOR reports that Bobosky was arrested at about 2:30am on Saturday, at Korokoro-Tai Community in Gokana Local Government Area. His second
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The Inspector General of Police , Mohammed Adamu , has deployed the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Research and Planning , Adeleye Oyabade , to supervise the general security arrangement for the Edo State governorship election holding on September 19 . Oyabade is expected to be assisted by an Assistant Inspector General
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According to the Police, a private secondary school teacher in Ogun State, Mathew Adebayo, has admitted to serially raping a 15-year-old candidate during the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The teacher has was arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for unlawfully having carnal knowledge of an under age. Spokesman for Ogun
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Suspected armed robbers have attacked policemen at Egbu in Owerri and Owerre Nkworji in the Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State , respectively The robbers attacked the policemen at Nkwerre on Monday , gave a sergeant machete cuts and snatched his service rifle . Our correspondent learnt that the armed robbers set ablaze the
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The Anambra State Police Command have arrested an acclaimed evangelist in Nnewi for allegedly raping his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter. The suspect, Chukwudi Ndubuisi, was said to have lured the girl and also had canal knowledge of her. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Anambra State Police Command, SP Haruna Mohammed, who revealed this to the DAILY
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Two suspects of Nigerian origin have been arrested for alledgedly duping a Dutch firm of about €14.7 million in a COVID-19-related scam, announced the Nigerian police on Sunday. Akinpelu Hassan Abass (41) and Babatunde Adesanya (50), were apprehended for cloning the corporate website of ILBN Holdings BV, Holland, to defraud one Freiherr Fredrick Von Hahn,
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Police in Anambra said they have arrested a 21-year old Pastor, Uchenna Chukwuma for allegedly killing a 60-year old native doctor in Nkpo, Anambra State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed who confirmed this in a statement on Friday, said the suspect claimed he was sent by God to kill the deceased. He said
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