The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Abiodun Alamutu, has described ritual killings as the most disturbing trend of criminal activity in the state. He said it is more worrying because ritual killings by nature “are never done in the…
A Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced a 20-year-old labourer, Ishaya Hassan, to five months in a correction centre for stealing armoured cables. The judge, Mallam Aliyu Kagarko, sentenced Hassan after he pleaded guilty to the offence…
By Fatai Kasali A Shari’a court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna State, has charged one Auwal Abdullahi with selling land to one Aminu Ibrahim on alleged false pretences. Ibrahim, who came from Hayin Danmani, told the court that a few years…
Armed-men have abducted three persons in Niger state. This recent spate of attack is coming barely a week after bandits invaded Garam village, a Niger community bordering Abuja killing one person. Speaking with journalists, a resident, Lucky Barnabas said the…
By Falilat Sulaimon The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old suspected armed robber, Abu Abdulrahman, from the Mando area of Kaduna State. Abdulrahman was involved in robbing traders transporting 64 bags of soybeans from Kano to Lagos. The…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, has said it arrested 417 suspects for various drug related offences and also secured 54 convictions between January and December 2023. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Olayinka Joe-Fadile, made…
A businessman, Auwal Abdullahi, on Tuesday, appeared before a Shari’a court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna State, charged with selling land to one Aminu Ibrahim on alleged false pretences. Ibrahim, a resident of Hayin Danmani, told the court that a…
Gunmen have kidnapped the council chairman of Nasarawa StateArea of Nasarawa State, Mr Safiyanu Andaha. Mr Safiyanu was abducted alongside one Alhaji Adamu Custom. Newsmen gathered that the victims were abducted by the daredevil assailants on Monday at about…
The kidnappers of Akwanga Local Government Council’s Executive Chairman, Alhaji Safiyanu Isah Andaha, and his friend, Adamu Umar Tanko, have reportedly demanded a ransom of N50 million for their release. The development was disclosed by a family source who…
The Police in Cross River have confirmed the abduction of some passengers around Nde 3 Corners Akparabong Junction in Ikom Local Government Area of the state. The passengers, who were on a transit, were said to have been ambushed by…
