The Nigeria Police Force, Oyo State Command, says it has put in place high proactive security measures toward protecting lives and property before, during and after the Easter celebration. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko, told…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure No fewer than 20 armed robbery suspects have been paraded on Thursday in Akure, the Ondo State capital, by the Ondo State Security Network, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps. Among the suspects were juvenile armed robbers…
Police in Lagos on Thursday arraigned a 42-year-old woman, Afusatu Ajenifuja, in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing property valued at N282,000. Ajenifuja, whose address is unknown, is standing trial on a count charge of stealing. The defendant…
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday ordered that three herders be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly murdering their colleague. The police charged Ibrahim Tukur, 22; Ahmodu Riskuwa, 35, and Babuga Umaru, 30, with conspiracy, murder…
A 49-year-old estate agent, Williams Abel, who allegedly defrauded his landlady to the tune of N1.9 million, was, on Wednesday, arraigned before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. Abel is standing trial on a four-count charge, bordering on stealing, conversion and…
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Wednesday ordered that a 29-year-old man, Aliu Oladeji, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly beating a thief to death. The police charged Oladeji, who resides in Ayedaade area, with conspiracy and…
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Caleb Mutfwang, on Wednesday condemned killings in Bassa, Barkin Ladi, Wase and Kanam Local Government Areas of Plateau. Mutfwang condemned the killing of innocent people in the…
A 35-year-old clearing agent, Oliseh Egbochite, was on Wednesday docked in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly defrauding a man of N12.6million. The police charged Egbochite, whose residential address was not provided, with obtaining by false pretences…
A 55-year-old man, Ademola Bakare and his 27-year-old son, Babawale were on Wednesday docked in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly damaging a property worth N3million. The defendants, who reside in Ikorodu area of Lagos, are charged…
No fewer than four students of the College of Science and Health Technology in Tsafe, Zamfara State have been kidnapped by suspected terrorists. The bandits invaded the college and abducted the female students. Reports states that the kidnappers have already…
