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The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old suspected armed robber and rapist, Johnson Joseph, in the Ondo East Local Government Area of the state.   Spokesperson of the command, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, who disclosed this in a statement in Akure on Thursday, September 14, 2023,    The PPRO said …

Anambra State Police Command has nabbed two armed robbers dispossessing unsuspecting citizens of their valuables on the Second Niger Bridge.     Spokesperson of the command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, September 4, 2023, said the suspects were arrested by operatives attached to Harbour …

Comrade Douglas Ollor, S.A on Media to the President of OYC, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspects were armed with a Point of Sale machine which they used to transfer money from the bank accounts of their victims.  “In the early hours of yesterday Tuesday …

Bogota, Colombia – In July, when Colombia announced that deforestation had dropped to the lowest level in nearly a decade, the news was hailed as a victory for left-wing President Gustavo Petro. But experts say there is another reason for the dramatic drop: Armed rebel groups have taken it upon themselves …

Armed bandits have kidnapped a mother and her daughter in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital.   Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert, confirmed the incident on Monday, August 21, 2023.    According to him, the armed bandits stormed the residence of one Mahmud Ammani’s in Damba area of Gusau, kidnapped his eldest …

A Nigerian lady, Sandra Uche, has narrated how a robber almost attacked her with a machete after she tried to flee instead of handing her phone to him.    Sandra, who sustained minor injuries from the fall, said the incident happened on Thursday morning, August 17, 2023.    “I was …

SP Omolola Odutola, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in a statement said Owonikoko was arrested after an operation led by ACP Omosanyi Adeniyi, the Area Commander in Ijebu-Ode. According to the PPRO, the 33-year-old suspect made a confessional statement which fingered a Police Inspector he simply identified as …

Moscow’s mayor says two ‘combat drones’ shot down in the Domodedovo and Minsk Highway areas while en route to Moscow. Russian air defences have shot down two armed drones headed for Moscow, the city’s mayor said, the latest in a surge of drone attacks on Russia’s capital city. Moscow Mayor Sergei …

Troops of Sector 1 Operation Hadarin Daji have killed 10 armed bandits, rescued nine kidnapped victims and recovered a cache of ammunition in Zamfara State.   The Nigerian Army disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.   According to the statement, one female abducted victim was killed …

Troops of the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have continued to record more successes, as they rescued 5 kidnapped victims, neutralized scores of armed bandits, and recovered arms and ammunition in Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Katsina State.    The Nigerian Army disclosed this in a statement on …