In the unrelenting effort by troops to clear remnants of Boko Haram terrorists (BHT) enclaves in Borno and contiguous states, troops of 144 Battalion have successfully rescued 25 hostages held captive by the terrorists. This is contained in a statement…
Travel agent arraigned for N2.9m visa fraud in IbadanA 36-year-old travel agent, Ifeoluwa Ademola, was arraigned in Ibadan on Monday for allegedly committing a N2.9 million visa fraud. Ademola was charged by the police on three counts, including conspiracy, obtaining…
By Sodiq Adelakun Three men have been remanded in the Ikoyi Correctional Center in Lagos State, for allegedly possessing a gun and belonging to an unlawful society. The defendants, Solomon Samuel, Ibrahim Mohammed, and Moses Ogundepo, were brought before the…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory Command, recently apprehended and publicly displayed 20 individuals accused of stealing manholes and damaging government property across different areas in the FCT. NSCDC Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, announced on Monday…
Men of the Ogun State Police Command, at the weekend, arrested 116 suspected cult members in the Ifo area of the state. The cultists, 70 males and 46 females, who are members of the Aye Confraternity, were arrested by the…
By Sodiq Adelakun In a significant breakth rough, local vigilante operatives in Ogun State successfully apprehended a 28-year-old alleged notorious motorcycle snatcher, Wasiu Adebanji, during an operation. Adebanji was caught alongside his accomplices, Opeyemi Olatoye and John Awoniyi. While Adebanji…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta The Ogun State police command said it has began crackdown on individuals who wear unauthorised helmets, mostly tinted reflective helmets saying that these individuals usually pose as commercial motorcyclists to rob unsuspecting passengers. According to statement from…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun state police command said that a middle aged man, one Babatunde Kolawole who claimed to be an herbalist and was allegedly arrested with a fresh human male corpse by the Amotekun Corps in Ota, Ado-Odo/Ota Local…
NDLEA foiled an attempt by a 29-year-old South African, Erasmus Jean-Pierre, to export 2.6kg of methamphetamine through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Aug. 23. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi stated on Sunday in Abuja that…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kebbi Area Command, says it has seized contraband worth N164.8 million in the state. Dr Ben Oramalugo, the Area Controller of NCS in the state, said this at a press conference on the achievements of…
