Police in Anambra State said they have rescued fifteen corps members abducted in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson Tochukwu Ikenga said the corps members were heading to Lagos after their three weeks orientation course at NYSC Orientation Camp, Eziama-Obaire, Nkwerre, Imo State when they were abducted by yet to be identified gunmen.
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Police foil gunmen attack on station, kill one
Police in Anambra on Monday killed an arsonist in a gun battle in Ogidi in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The deceased who stormed police station in the area with his gang in an unmarked Toyota Hiace bus, a Toyota Hilux and three motorcycles, attempted to gain access to the station when
Read moreFamily of man who allegedly committed suicide accuses police of cover-up
…says it was obvious that he did not commit suicide The family of a polytechnic graduate, Emmanuel Solarin, who allegedly committed suicide in the Isara area of Ogun State, has accused the police in the Isara division of cover-up. Emmanuel, a graduate of the Abraham Adesanya ICT Polytechnic, Sapade, Ogun State, was found dead in
Read moreExtortion: Tout working for police causes death of bus conductor in Lagos
…the tout was allegedly working for some officers attached to the Ketu Police Station Daramola Olanrewaju a tout has caused the death of a bus conductor, identified as Michael, while trying to collect a N500 ‘police fee’ from him at Ketu Bus Stop, Lagos State. Olanrewaju was allegedly working for some officers attached to the
Read moreGunmen bomb INEC office, Police station, kill boy, injure girl in Anambra
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
Read moreMurder: 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
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