An alleged kidnapper, Issa Naigheti, arrested by the Anti-Kidnapping team in Kwara State Police Command, has opened up on how he conspired with two others to kidnap his biological father, after which N2.5m was collected as ransom. Confirming this on…
The police in Ekiti on Friday arraigned a 25-year-old man, Ojo Adeniyi, for allegedly constituting public nuisance. The defendant, who has no fixed address, is standing trial on a count charge of breach of the peace before an Ado-Ekiti Chief…
A quinquagenarian, Amina Guguwa, who straggled her 60-year-old co-house wife, Amina Kolitoto, to death, is in police custody, the Police command in Bauchi has said. A statement signed by the command’s spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil, on Friday in Bauchi, said…
About 15 persons abducted by bandits along Gusau-Funtua road have been rescued by the Zamfara State Police Command. The bandits kidnapped the victims on Tuesday and took them to the bush. Muhammad Shehu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), while…
The Police Command in Lagos State has said one robbery suspect was gunned down around Oshodi area while his gang was exchanging gunfire with its operatives. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident said the…
Police in Anambra State has arrested a six-man robbery gang, specialised in robbing people around Ogidi in Idemili North Local Government Area of the State. The State Police Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga who revealed the arrest of the gang…
The police command in Lagos State has said one robbery suspect was gunned down around Oshodi area while his gang was exchanging gun fire with its operatives. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident said…
A roadside petrol seller identified as Akpan Okon Akpan has allegedly burnt his friend to death over a phone charger. Okon was said to have set the victim identified as Junior Ime Philip ablaze and left him to die after…
Several bandits have been dislodged and 16 kidnap victims rescued in some forests bordering Abuja and Kogi State by operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command. Acting on intelligence, according to a source, the policemen stormed the forests on…
A 19-year-old man, Ibrahim Yaya, was on Tuesday brought before an Ota Magistrates’ Court, Ogun, for allegedly stealing television set and other valuables worth N4 million. The Police charged Yaya, whose address was not provided, with burglary and stealing. The…
