In a bid to curb electoral violence, the Nigeria Police Force has arrested two political thugs in Edo State, recovering firearms in the process. The suspects, identified as Edwin Obanor and Audu Tajudeen, were caught with locally fabricated pistols and…
By Adeyanju Esther The Nigeria Police, Zone 2 Headquarters in Onikan, Lagos State, has announced the arrest of two suspected cultists for unlawful possession of firearms. The Zonal Public Relations Officer, SP Umma Ayuba, confirmed the arrests in a statement…
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested Chekwube Nwobodo, 27, and Ifeanyi Edeh, 30, for alleged armed robbery and burglaries. The suspects were arrested within the Obinagu-Etiti and Nara-Unateze communities in the Nkanu East Local Government Area of the…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, Abubakar Ibrahim, for alleged illegal possession of firearms. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Monday on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle@BenHundeyin. He said that the…
By Bassey Williams, Yenagoa A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced Erenyanate Wealth Godday, ‘M,’ 32years old to 10 years imprisonment for unlawful possession of firearms. The convict, Erenyanate Wealth Godday, an indigene of Nembe-Bassambiri in Nembe…
By Umar Akilu Majeri, Dutse Department of State Services (DSS), Jigawa State Command has arrested one blacksmith in Garin Gabas Market of Malam Madori LGA, named Alassan Sabo Garba who specialised in manufacturing and selling locally fabricated firearms. The suspect…
The Police Command in Lagos has arrested an 18-year-old man in the Ajegunle area of the state over alleged unlawful possession of firearms. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Sunday on his verified Twitter handle. He…
Survival instinct over the scourge of insecurity has begun to dictate to Nigerians how to protect themselves, their immediate families and environment. The failure of the Government to put to rest the string of scorching heat of terror activities across…
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered that four men be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged unlawful possession of firearms. The police charged Bashiru Shittu, 39; Hassan Omobolaji, 38; Korode Oguntoyinbo, 22 and Abiodun Benson, 23…
By Tobi Adetunji. The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested 16 suspects within two weeks, one female inclusive, for cultism and unlawful possession of firearms. The command also recovered two cut-to-size locally-made guns, one locally-made pistol, two live cartridges,…
