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The Delta State Police Command has arrested three members of a crime syndicate that targets women and girls by pretending to be transporters and fun-seekers.    Speaking at the Ughele A Division on Tuesday, November 26, one of the suspects identified as Vincent, admitted to the crimes and described how the gang lures their victims.   “We pretend like we …

Dr Eric Odo, Chairman of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State, has vowed to arrest parents whose children or wards are seen hawking goods during school hours.     Speaking on Monday, Nov. 25, during the inauguration of the Public School Supervision Committee (PSSC) of the council area, Ogbede, Odo said that he would do his best to reposition …

The Edo State Police Command has arrested three suspects for their involvement in the k!lling of two artisans who were mistaken for armed robbers in Benin city, the state capital.   The spokesman of the command, SP. Moses Yamu, who confirmed the incident on Monday, November 25, 2024, said the suspects, Frank Abolo, 37, Samson Odewole, 22, and Happy Ohiowere, …

Iran’s supreme leader has claimed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be ‘sentenced to de@th’ for alleged war crimes committed in the ongoing wars in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.    Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks during an event on Monday in which he spoke to members of the Basij, the all-volunteer arm of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.  Khamenei added that the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest …

Ebonyi state governor, Francis Nwifuru, has ordered the arrest and prosecution of six workers at the state Ministry of Health for allegedly diverting materials intended for the State Ministry of Health.     During a project inspection, the Governor noticed a Toyota Dyana truck loading registers, books, and other materials from the ministry’s warehouse. Not satisfied with the initial explanations, …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the arrest of Mr. Simon Ekpa, a Nigerian-Finnish citizen and a prominent leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), by Finnish authorities on Thursday, November 21.   The ministry disclosed this in a statement released by Kimiebi Ebienfa, the Acting Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Friday, November 22, …

Katsina State Community Watch Corp (CWC) Batsari command, has arrested a suspected bandits informant, Sanusi Bature, who allegedly aided the abduction of over 50 persons in Shirgi community.    Bature, from Tsabawa village, was paraded by the security operatives on Thursday, November 21, 2024.   In a video posted by the command, the suspect revealed he was paid 250k for …

Operatives of the Quick Intervention Team of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a suspected child trafficker, Mrs Chinelo Onwuasonya, 36, and rescued three stolen children.    The suspect described as notorious figure in child stealing and trafficking was arrested at Amajeke Park in Owerri on Wednesday while in possession of the children abducted from different locations in the …

The International Criminal Court, ICC, has issued warrants for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.   Apart from Netanyahu, the ICC also issued a warrant for the arrest of his former defence chief, as well as a Hamas leader, Ibrahim Al-Masri.   The move came after the ICC prosecutor, Karim …

The Katsina Community Watch Corp (CWC) Charanchi command, has arrested one of the bandits that k!lled Governor Dikko Umaru Radda’s aide, Alhaji Sanusi Ango Gyaza and his wife.     LIB reported that bandits attacked Gyaza’s residence in Kankia Local Government Area of the state in August 2024, k!lling him and his wife.      The gunmen also abducted his …