…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
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Two 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,
Read morePolice, vigilante arrest suspected robber sharing loot, accomplice flee
…the suspects were said to be sharing their loot after robbery operation at Atta road, Nkpor A combined team of Police operatives and local vigilante group in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State on Tuesday raided a criminal hideout in the area, shooting one while his accomplice escaped. The suspects were said to
Read moreCP probes DCO accused of torturing policewoman for rejecting sexual advances
…victim claims the DCO tortured her because she turned down his sexual advances Following a video that has gone viral on social media, the Commissioner of Police in Osun State, CP Sunday Faleye, has quizzed the Divisional Crime Officer, DCO, of Ode-Omu Police Division, Matthew Ajayi. The Daily Vendor reports that Matthew Ajayi was accused
Read moreHow housewife poisoned chief imam, says I hate marriage
…admits she bought the poison from the market A 25-year-old housewife, Fatima Abubakar, has been arrested by the Borno State Police Command for allegedly killing her husband, Goni Abbah, with poison. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdu Umar, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri, the state capital, said the
Read morePolice sanction drunken Officer in viral video – Force PRO
…says incident leading to the demobilization of the Inspector among other sanctions, occurred in the year 2020 The Nigeria Police Force said that adequate disciplinary sanction has been meted out to a drunken Police officer seen in a video trending on social media. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi made this known on
Read moreThree friends arraigned for buying stolen goods in Abuja
…suspects caught buying the stolen items The Police in Abuja have arraigned three friends before a Grade I Area Court, Kado, Abuja, for allegedly buying stolen goods. The police charged Bello Musa, Abubakar Bihari, both of Pantaker Dawaki area of Abuja and Said Suleiman of Setraco, Gwarimpa, Abuja with criminal conspiracy and for receiving stolen
Read moreI have no regrets joining Police – Retiring AIG Muri
“If you want to serve justice, always come to the police; because any justice administration starts with the police. That’s why I always insist justice is served, – AIG Muri Retiring Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 13, Umar Muri has raised concerns over prevalent delay that has characterized the judicial system
Read moreMan, 21 remanded for armed robbery in Oyo community
…the suspects and others, now at large, armed themselves with knives and cutlasses to rob a resident A twenty one year old man, Lateef Ojo has been remanded in a correctional center by an Iyaganku Magistrate Court, Ibadan, on Friday over alleged conspiracy and armed robbery. Ojo is standing trial on the allegations of conspiracy
Read moreGuard punches ‘tenant’ to death over rent payment in Lagos
…the Guard allegedly punched the victim during and argument A private security guard, Desmond Gudyu, has allegedly punched a 26-year-old man, Akeem Nuhu, to death during an altercation on Lugard Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos State. Gudyu, a staff of Corporate Victoria Gardens Security Company, who was employed to guard a building in the area, was said
Read moreHeightened tension in Abuja, 35 ISWAP fighters detained
…the arrests were made amid heightened tension in the FCT as the popular Jabi Lake Mall shut down on Thursday Following a joint operation launched by the Department of State Services, DSS, the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, the police and other security agencies, a terror cell has been dismantled and five Islamic State West Africa
Read moreMan defiles stepdaughter, blames devil
…he has been having sex with me since 14th of October 2022 – stepdaughter A 40-year-old man, Taofeek Sulaiman, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old stepdaughter, blaming the devil for the incident. Sulaimon was arrested on Monday following a complaint lodged at Owode Yewa divisional police headquarters
Read morePolice nab four suspected robbers, recover guns
…the suspects attacked and snatched a Bajaj motorcycle at gun point Operatives of the Ogun state Police Command have arrested four suspected armed robbers who allegedly specialise in snatching motorcycles from owners at gun point. The suspects, Muhammad Adamu, 20, Okacha Alidu, 22, Yusuf Mohammed, 28, and Muniru Sunmaila, 20, were arrested following a distress
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