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Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested a notorious bandit, three car snatchers in Kaduna and recovered AK 47 guns with 50 rounds of ammunition.    Spokesperson for Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.    “On December 16, at about 6:00a.m., operatives of the anti-kidnapping unit led …

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspected ritualists, Monday Ogunniyi and Oladeyo Idowu, in Oja Odan in Yewa North Local Government Area of the state.   The spokesperson of the command, SP Omolola Odutola, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, said the suspects were arrested following a report of an abduction.    According …

The Gombe State Police Command has arrested one Yayaji Shaibu, 27, for r3ping a 5-year-old girl in Akko Local Government Area of the state.     The spokesperson of the command, ASP Buhari Abdullahi paraded the suspect on Tuesday, December 17, 2024,  alongside others arrested for various crimes in the state.     “On 15|12|2024 at about 0830hrs a complaint …

Operatives of the Special Weapons and Tactics Team of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested seven suspected members of the Aiye Confraternity, wanted for various cult-related crimes in the Ijebu-Ode area of the state.   The spokesperson of the command, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the arrest on Monday, December 16, said that the suspects were arrested during a sting …

Troops have deactivated 42 illegal refining sites, arrested 29 suspected oil thieves and recovered 197,000 liters of stolen products in the Niger Delta.      Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, December 15, 2024.    “The ongoing anti illegal bunkering operations in the Niger Delta Region …

The Ogun State Police Command have arrested a truck driver, Olalere Timileyin and his motor boy at Obada Oko, Abeokuta, for beating a man to d3ath. The victim d!ed after he was assaulted by the duo for allegedly stealing a tarpaulin. The spokesperson for the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, December 14, 2024.  Odutola stated …

As human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, continues to remain in prison custody over his defamation case against legal icon, Afe Babalola, actor and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has warned that nothing bad should happen to Farotimi in jail.   In a post shared on his Instagram page, Okonkwo wrote; ‘’NOTHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO DELE FAROTIMI IN PRISON Now that Dele Farotimi …

Men of the Ogun state police command have arrested a truck driver identified as Olalere Timileyin and his motor boy at Obada Oko, in Ewekoro local government area of the State, over the de@th of a man said to have been ass@ulted for allegedly stealing a tarpaulin.     Confirming their arrest to newsmen, the spokesperson of the command, SP …

Police in South Africa have arrested suspects in connection with the m8rder of a 37-year-old Nigerian man, Chukwunta Friday Julius.  The four suspects are accused of assaulting Chukwunta at Midrand’s Protea Estate residential complex on Saturday, December 7, 2024.    Julius succumbed to his injuries at Tembisa Hospital on Wednesday morning, December 11, said police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo.    …

South Indian superstar Allu Arjun was arrested today, December 13, in connection with a tragic stampede during the December 4 premiere of his film Pushpa 2: The Rule at Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad.    The incident resulted in the death of a 39-year-old woman, Revathi, and critically injured her young son. Hours after his arrest, Arjun was granted interim bail. …