Tag Archives: Arrest

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a suspect over his alleged involvement in the murder of a 25-year-old man, Temitope Olorunfemi, who was lynched in Akure after being accused of being a ‘Yahoo boy.’     Recall that an angry mob on Monday April 10, 2023, stoned Tope to …

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old boy, Safiyanu Lawan, who faked his own kidnap in Kiyawa Local Government Area of the state.      Spokesperson of the command, DSP. Lawan Shiisu Adam, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, said the teenage boy …

Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have arrested three suspected kidnappers in Karu Local Government Area of the state.     The spokesperson for the command, DSP Ramhan Nansel in a statement issued on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, said the suspects namely Babangida Abdullahi, 29, Mohammed Abubakar, 27, and …

The embattled immediate past Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, says he would have appeared at the Federal High Court in Abuja to answer to the 19-count charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, but is afraid he would be arrested.   Though Bello was …

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 39-year-old man who poses as a ghost to defraud members of the public.    Spokesperson of the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, April 20, 2024, said the suspect, Sani Mamman, is a notorious 419.    …

The aide-de-camp (ADC) to former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has been arrested and detained by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).    The Female police officer and others were arrested days after the former governor evaded arrest by EFCC operatives on Wednesday, April 17.   The officers were taken into …

The Osun State Police Command has arrested four suspects who allegedly conspired and killed a 45-year-old woman for money ritual in Ibadan, Oyo State.   The spokesperson of the command, SP Yemisi Opalola, made this known during the parade of the suspects in Osogbo on Friday, April 19, 2024.    …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a suspect, Jonathan Marcus, for the gruesome murder of an elderly couple, Adebola Ezekiel, 80, and his wife, Abiodun Ezekiel, 79.    The FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Benneth Igweh, who disclosed this at a press conference on Friday, April 19, …

The Kano State Police Command has arrested eight suspected political thugs over an attempt to disrupt the inauguration of newly appointed state commissioners at the Government House on Thursday.    The state Police Commissioner, CP Usaini Gumel who confirmed the arrest on Friday, April 19, 2024, said the suspects posed …

Police operatives from the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have apprehended a driver for cramming 15 children into a Volkswagen Passat car in Lagos.   The vehicle was reported by concerned citizens on the Lekki–Ikoyi Link Bridge at about 8pm on Sunday.   Upon intervention, the police noticed that the driver, …