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The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has rescued a five-year-old girl, Miracle Yakubu, and arrested a 46-year-old man, Nawaisi Abdullahi, for her alleged abduction.  On Sunday, January 19, 2025, at about 10:00 AM, operatives from the Utako Police Division, working alongside local vigilantes, responded to a distress call regarding a man who had been seen walking with a child along …

The Delta State Police Command has arrested two suspected robbers for the alleged m8rder of an Uber driver identified as Dantes in the Effurun area of the state.      According to Delta-based human rights activist, Israel Joe, that the suspects had sought the service of a commercial s3x worker before engaging the Uber driver to take them to their …

Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a couple, Lukman Isiaka, 43; Abosede Olanipekun, 23, for stealing children and selling them to one Sabira Izuorah, 62.   The police also recovered 14 children stolen from Akure, the state capital, and Ilesa, Osun State.    The babies and toddlers were recovered from the ‘orphanage’ of Izuorah in Ihiala, Anambra …

Troops of 3 Division/Operation SAFE HAVEN have rescued 18 kidnapped victims and arrested several other criminal elements including 10 bandits in Plateau and Taraba States.      Spokesman for Operation Safe Haven, Major Zhakom who disclosed this at a press conference in Plateau state on Thursday, January 16, 2025, said the operations, supported by robust non-kinetic engagements, focused on the …

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested two suspects, Friday Aduduakambe and Iorwashima Iornyume, for allegedly manufacturing illegal weapons.    This follows a well-coordinated operation that led to the discovery of an illegal weapons manufacturing factory located at Tse Akamabe in the Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State.   The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed in …

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old barbing salon operator for allegedly def!ling a 12-year-old boy in Ugborikoko community in Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.   The suspect identified as Volte Bale, was apprehended on January 7, 2025, following a complaint by a man from the community at Ugborikoko Divisional Police headquarters.   Spokesperson of the …

A federal court in Lagos State has ordered the arrest of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo‘s former manager, Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, over a $345k fraud. On Thursday, January 16, 2025, the presiding judge granted the order after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed an ex parte motion for his arrest. Bilikisu Buhari, representing the EFCC in court, cited legal provisions …

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Samuel Egbetokun for allegedly poisoning cows in the Alabata community of the Odeda Local Government Area of the state.   Spokesperson of the command, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday stated that the suspect had laced cassava with rat poison and tossed it to the …

Troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, under Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, have arrested a suspected gunrunner in Taraba State.  The suspect, Alhaji Adamu Usman, was arrested on January 13, 2025, in Gassol Local Government Area of the state.  The acting spokesperson of the brigade, Captain Oni Olubodunde, told journalists in Jalingo that items such as a …

The Kano State Police Command has arrested six suspected notorious mobile phone thieves operating within the Kano metropolis.    The spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday January 15, 2025 said the suspects specialized in disguising as tricycle riders and stealing passengers’ mobile phones.   According to the PPRO, 15 stolen …