Gunmen on Wednesday bombed Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, and a police station in Ojoto and Nnobi in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. A 16-year old boy was killed while a 15-year old girl sustained gunshot injury during the bomb attack. The hoodlums who carried the attack had invaded the area at
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Murder: Court remands 4 police officers in Lagos as 2 plead not guilty
…the policemen were arraigned on two counts of murder Four police inspectors were on Friday arraigned before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court by the Lagos State Police Command over the alleged murder of a resident, Buraimoh Gafar. The four policemen, Inspector Johnson Imeh, Inspector Effiong Edet, Inspector Harrison Ike, and Inspector Etederhi Obaseki, were arraigned before
Read morePolice burst criminal hideout, kill notorious cultist, arrest two
A notorious cultist has been killed while two others were arrested in Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra state. Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying the feat was recorded on Wednesday during a raid of criminal hideout in the area. He said two locally made pistols, one
Read moreCrime: Police operatives harvest 9 kidnappers
…as CP directs operatives to provide watertight security during and after Christmas and New Year celebrations Operatives of Plateau State Police command have harvested nine suspected kidnappers. The Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Onyeka(CP), disclosed this while briefing journalists on the command’s “breakthroughs” at the state headquarters in Jos Onyeka said that on December
Read morePolice nab suspected kidnappers disguising as vigilantes
…as victims identify the suspects as the syndicate that robbed and kidnapped them Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested six suspected kidnappers disguising as vigilantes in Delta communities. The Daily Vendor gathered that on December 15, 2022 at about 8pm, police operatives attached to Ekpan Police Station deployed on patrol along Jakpa
Read morePolice bust gang of thieves
…six stolen car batteries were recovered from the gang TORKHAM: Police arrested a group of gangsters and recovered theft items from them, police said on Thursday. Station House Office Akbar Khan Afridi said that on the tip off they constituted a police party and deployed at various locations in Torkham. He said they busted eight alleged
Read moreHoodlums remove 12-year-old student’s eye
The Bauchi State Police Command said Hoodlums in Kafin Madaki, headquarters of Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, attacked and removed one of the eyes of a 12-year-old student. The victim, Najib Hussaini, an indigene of Kano State, came to Kafin Madaki to acquire Quranic education. The Bauchi State Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed
Read moreMan, 22 arrested for killing sugar mummy in Enugu
…the suspect was arrested at Nekede Owerri, while attempting to sell a car he stole from his lover Operatives of Enugu State Police Command have arrested a twenty two year old man for killing his sugar mummy. This fact was contained in a press release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the
Read moreMurder Of 70 Yr Old Man: Police, Estate officials fingered in cover-up plot
…The Daily Vendor learnt that a woman, identified only as Omotayo, allegedly poured chemical on the 70-year-old The police and the leadership of Havanah Estate, Arepo, Ogun State, have been accused of plotting to bury a case involving a woman, identified only as Omotayo, who allegedly poured chemical on a 70-year-old painter, Emmanuel Agbeli, which
Read moreWoman arrested for allegedly throwing her new born baby inside toilet
…The Daily Vendor learnt that the new born baby eventually died due to suffocation inside the toilet Operatives of Jigawa State Police Command have arrested a 30-year-old woman, Balaraba Shehu, for allegedly throwing her new born baby into a toilet. Sources claimed that the baby eventually died due to suffocation inside the toilet. The Police
Read morePolice arrest 8 suspects for vandalizing EEDC facilities
…as EEDC appeals to customers to safeguard electricity installations serving them to avoid vandals keeping them in darkness The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has expressed concern over the increased incidences of vandalism of its electrical facilities across the South-East region and disturbed at the latest turn of events where vandals now resort to
Read more2 in police net for robbing traders with toy gun in Ogun
…on searching the robbers, it was discovered that they came to rob the shop with toy guns The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a woman, Chioma Okafor, and 19-year-old Nweke Joshua, for allegedly robbing traders with toy guns in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command, Abimbola
Read moreTwo prophets nabbed while attempting to extort N600k from victim
…the suspects posing as prophets told the victim they had a prophecy that she would die Operatives of Lagos State Police command have arrested two suspected fraudsters, posing as prophets. The Daily Vendor gathered that the suspects were actually trying to extort N600,000 from a 64-year-old woman. A police source said that the incident happened
Read moreShocker: Housewife drowns 4 year old stepson
…the teenage housewife allegedly lured the boy out and threw him inside a well An 18-year-old housewife, Maryam Habibu has been arrested by police operatives in Katsina State for allegedly drowning her four-year-old stepson in a well in the Kafur Local Government Area of the state. Habibu, who is from Leko village in the Danja
Read moreAlleged illegal detention of wife in Yobe for one yr, police wades in
…A source claimed that Sadiya survived throughout the detention period by eating only pap The Yobe State Police Command says it has commenced investigation into the alleged illegal detention of one Sadiya by her husband, Ibrahim Bature at their residence in the Nguru area of Yobe State for one year. A source claimed that Sadiya,
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