Crime

The Lagos State government,with funding from the its Lotteries Board, on Tuesday donated a total of 30 power bikes to security agencies operating in the state, in an exercise it said was in line with the commitment of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to boost security and enhance safety of lives and property. The power bikes were donated to the Police Command …

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Folake Sokoya The combined teams of Intelligence Response Team (IRT) Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) and Kaduna Police Command, all deployed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris, have Rescued the two Americans men and two Canadians, a man and a woman, kidnapped few days ago, “in fairly good health Condition” around 7: 30 am on Saturday. The victims …

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Two suspected kidnappers and five others alleged of conspiracy and stealing of NITEL cables in Lagos were Tuesday paraded by Commissioner of Police Lagos Command, Edgal Imohimi. The suspected kidnappers, Identified as Igwe Sunday aged 28 years and Chukwu- Emeka Bright Onne 23 years, according to the police commissioner were arrested over alleged kidnapping of one Mildred Mbajiorgu last week. …

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Management of Alheri Engineering Company Limited has vehemently denied owing Federal Government the sum of $75,500,000.00 million (about N27.18billion at N360 to $1) over fibre optic agreement.   In a statement released by the company on Monday, the company described the accusation as wrong and fallacious and assured its customers that the story is “…not only untrue but a distortion of …

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Folake Sokoya The Police in Ogun state have arrested one Jacob Monday a labourer in a rice plantation for armed robbery and an attempted murder. The suspect who was arrested on the 2nd of January 2018 had on December  19, 2017 attacked Mr. Monday Alex Dare, the supervisor of the farm situated at Alabata village in Obafemi Owode local government …

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Folake Sokoya The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed three policemen from the Lagos state command for indiscriminately shooting and killing a civilian and critically injuring another. The three policemen attached to Amukoko Division, Sgt. Osaseri Saturday, 25759, Sgt. Segun Okun359075 and  Cpl. Adekunle Oluwarotimi, 496833 have been tried and dismissed from the Nigeria Police for breeching the rules of engagement …

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Olabode Adaramola A Minna magistrate court in Niger state  has fixed   7th March,  2018  for further mention in a case of culpable homicide against one Umar Wakili a farmer  of Sabon Gida in the Gbako Local Government Area  of the state  The accused person allegedly  killed his daughter ln – law Talatu Mohammed,  through accidental discharge of his dane gun …

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Story By Olabode Adaramola The village head of Madara community in Kontagora local government Area of Niger State, Malam Mohammed Sani, has been brought before a Senior Magistrate court in Minna the state capital for prosecution over allegation culpable homicide. According to the Police Information Report{FIR}  on the matter which was made available to the Nationalwire  yesterday in Minna  , the 50 -year old …

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The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has expressed sympathy to the Executive Committee of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) over the recent fire incidents which occurred resulting in the loss of some official documents at its Tincan Island Port Complex (TCIP) locations. Bala Usman explained that the management will always make sure …

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Folake Sokoya Notorious Kidnappers Terrorizing Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Express Way and Criminals Selling AK47 Rifles and Military Uniforms to the Kidnappers Led by  one 79year- Old Riba Abdulrasheed aka Baba Wakili have been apprehended by the Inteligence Response Team (IRT) led by ACP Abba Kyari. The 79 year old man was alledged to have been supplying Rifles to Kidnappers and collecting percentages …

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