The “Operation Absolute Sanity” launched by the Nigeria Police to rout kidnappers and other criminals terrorising communities, motorists and commuters along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, has yielded fruit with the arrest of Aliyu Bello, described as the grand commander of kidnappers in the zone. Bello, according to the police, was in charge of virtually all the kidnap […]
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I had rigorous sex with my husband before killing him, mother of 3 confesses
It was a shocking revelation on Monday at the headquarters of the Osun State Police Command, Osogbo when a 39-year old woman, Mrs Omotayo Salawudeen, confessed that she had s3xual intercourse with her late husband, Alhaji Salawudeen Hakeem, before killing him. Speaking during a chat with journalists after being paraded by Osun State Commissioner of […]
Police parade robber in military uniform
The Kano State Police Command on Thursday recorded a breakthrough following the arrest of a notorious 30-year-old armed robber, Yusuf Umar, in a military camouflage, alongside 12 other suspects in a robbery operation at Tokarawa Village on wednesday. Briefing newsmen on the crackdown at the Command’s headquarters in Kano on Wednesday while parading the 13 […]
Zenith Bank compensates slain cops’ families
The Imo State Police Command on Tuesday promised prompt payment of the entitlements of the two policemen who lost their lives during the robbery attack on a Zenith Bank branch on Wetheral Road, Owerri, Imo State. The state Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, said the police would not abandon the victims’ families. This is just […]
Police Arrest Man In Possession Of Human Skull
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Lucien Tosume suspected to be a ritualist, for possessing a human skull. Tosume was arrested on June 4 2017 following an intelligence report in Iraye village in Sagamu Local Government Area, Ogun State. According to ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, the suspect […]
Killers of Ogun bank agent finally nabbed
Folake Sokoya Fulfilling the promise to fish out the killers of Mr. Awodiran Sunday, a bank agent that was gruesomely murdered in May, the Ogun State Police Command has arrested all persons involved. The 38 years old indigene of Ekiti State was attacked by hoodlums at Lambe junction, Alausa Village in Ifo local government area […]
Married woman dies in hotel room with alleged lover
A woman, identified as Mrs. Ifeyinwa Udeh, from the Abakpa-Nike area of Enugu, has died in a hotel room where she reportedly lodged with an alleged lover. The incident occurred on June 2, 2017 at a hotel in the Trans Ekulu area of Enugu. Spokesman, Enugu State Police Command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, who confirmed the incident, […]
Man stabs wife to death over housekeeping allowance in Kogi
A man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife to death during an argument over housekeeping money. Abdullahi Garba, 30, was among 13 suspects paraded yesterday in Lokoja by the Kogi state police command. The murder was said to have committed at Ihima in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi state. Abdulahi Garuba, who […]
$15bn worth of crude missing in NNPC’s report, Reps insist
The House of Representatives insisted on Monday that crude oil worth $15bn was missing in the report of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation for its 2011 to 2014 transactions. An ad hoc committee of the House is investigating the alleged theft of $17bn crude oil and gas resources from the country within the period. The […]
Tricycle, motorcycle robber nabbed in Lagos
Operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested an alleged member of a five-man gang that specializes in stealing tricycle, popularly known as ‘keke Napep’, and motorcycles in the Lagos metropolis. The suspect, Ekene Chukwuan, 21-year-old, was arrested in the early hours of Thursday June 1, his 5man- gang broke […]