Crime

Police arrest four members for robbery in Ogun

By Bayonle Adegbola The operatives of Ogun State police command yesterday said it has arrested at least four members of a robbery syndicate who were terrorising Sango-Ota and its environs. Acording to the police spokesman, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said this…

FRSC recovers a stolen trailer from suspected criminal

The Federal Road Safety Corps has recovered yet another suspected stolen vehicle from a driver after towing a broken down vehicle seen obstructing traffic movement on the expressway. The yellow Mack containerised Trailer with Registration number BEN 477 XC which…

Military nabs gunrunners in Taraba

Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have raided a weapon fabrication factory at Wukari in Taraba and apprehended two suspected gunrunners. The Director Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, in a statement on Saturday, said the troops acted…

EFCC arrests 25 suspected ‘Yahoo boys’ in Akure

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Ondo State have arrested 25 suspected internet fraudsters. A statement on the Commission’s website said that the suspects were arrested following actionable intelligence on their alleged criminal activities in Akure,…

Two men docked over alleged stealing, threat to life

By Bayonle Adegbola Two men were on Thursday arraigned before a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged burglary, stealing and threat to life. The defendants, Saheed Ajayi, 25, and Usman Abubakre, whose addresses were not provided, are being tried…