Tag Archives: Arrest

The Ogun State House of Assembly has been forced to suspend plenary indefinitely following the arrest of the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo.   Oluomo was arrested by EFCC officials on Thursday morning, September 1, at the Murtala Muhammad Airport, Lagos, over allegations of corruption.   Oluomo was …

Thirteen suspected illegal miners have been arrested in Kakafu village, Pategi Local Government Area of Kwara State.   A statement issued on Wednesday, August 31, by Mr Ayeni Olasunkanmi, Public Relation Officer (PRO) of Kwara NSCDC, said five trucks fully loaded with different brands of solid minerals were recovered from the …

Operatives of the Zamfara State Police Command have arrested a former soldier who supplies arms to terrorists in Kaduna, Katsina, Niger, and Kebbi states.    The suspect, Sa’idu Lawal, a native of Zamfara State, voluntarily retired from the Nigerian Army in 2021 but has been supplying arms to bandits in the …

Benue State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers at Logo 1, Wurukum area of Makurdi.    Spokesperson of the command, SP Catherine Anene, who confirmed the arrest on Tuesday, August 30, said the suspects have been terrorising residents of Wurukum, Northbank and Modern Market areas in Makurdi metropolis.   “Fortunately, …

Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have arrested informants to a deadly kidnap-for-ransom syndicate, which kidnapped wife and two children of a serving lawmaker, Hon. Dr Ibrahim Aminu, in Katsina State.   The IRT made this known in a statement released by its secretariat on Sunday, August 28, 2022.  …

The suspects and hideout Operatives of the Jigawa State Police Command in collaboration with a vigilante group, have arrested two suspected kidnappers and rescused a victim.    Spokesman of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, August 28, said the suspects including a …

CNN  —  The mothers and fathers of 43 Mexican students who went missing nearly eight years ago have welcomed the findings of a recent government report that found the disappearances were a “crime of the state.” “For us, it is significant and has positive elements that will help us to …

Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have killed two suspected kidnappers and arrested eight others in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state.    Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, August 26, said the two kidnap victims were rescued during the …

The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a herbalist, Nurudeen Ibrahim, for allegedly raping and fraudulently obtaining N10.4m from a woman seeking spiritual help from him in Aramoko-Ekiti, Ekiti West local government area of the state.   Spokesperson of the command, DSP Sunday Abutu who paraded the herbalist alongside other suspected criminals …

Security forces raided a ‘brothel’ reportedly run by foreigners in Tobruk city, Far East Libya and arrested four Nigerian nationals.    According to a post by Libya News Today, those arrested included two men and two women, aged 23 and 25.   However, some Nigerians in Libya have kicked against the …