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The Niger State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper in Kontagora Local Government Area of the state.     Spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement at the weekend said the suspect, Nasiru Isyaka and members of the gang invaded Sabon-Gari Mangu Matachibu village, k!lled a victim and kidnapped two others.      …

The Niger State police command has arrested Jamilu Saidu, a resident of Kumbashi District, Mariga Local Government Area, for allegedly k!lling 30-year-old Iliyasu Aminu during an altercation at a wedding ceremony.   Confirming the incident to newsmen, the state police command spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said the incident occurred when a fight broke out between two villages—Yabawa and Ungwar Sarkin-Daji—in …

Two young women have been arrested for posting a video of themselves dancing on an Iranian war memorial.   The viral Instagram post features the two girls, who appear to be teenagers, purportedly dancing at the Monument to the Unknown Martyrs of the Sacred Defence war memorial in Tehran.   The monument was built by Italian architect Marcello D’Olivo and honours those killed …

Gauteng police have arrested a 25-year-old web designer in Houghton, Johannesburg, in connection with a child p0rnography case.    The woman, who is the girlfriend of Darren Wilken, was apprehended on Thursday, January 23, following an intensive investigation by the national and Gauteng provincial Serial and Electronic Crime Investigations (SECI) units.   Lieutenant Colonel Amanda van Wyk stated that the …

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two pastors, Prophet Bassey Umoren (60) and Prophet Elijah Anietie (50) following the discovery of fetish items, including caskets, monkey skulls, and carved skeletons in their respective churches.   The pastors, who were apprehended by youths of Rumunduru community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, are the founders of God’s Deliverance …

Two Nigerians have been arrested by the Kuwait General Department of Criminal Investigation in Ahmadi Governorate for allegedly engaging in robbery.  The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior disclosed in a statement that the suspects were apprehended within 24 hours of carrying out a robbery at an exchange office in Mahboula, a district in the southern part of Kuwait City.  Arab Times …

A 35-year-old businesswoman, identified as Edith Nwachukwu, has been arrested by the police in Imo State for battering her 13-year-old house help, Kelechi Ejieke.   The suspect was apprehended on Tuesday evening, January 21, 2025, by operatives of the Owerri Urban Divisional Police Headquarters after the minor was rescued from her at the popular Relief Market in Owerri.    It …

Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior arrested a gang of Nigerian nationals implicated in an armed robbery incident at a currency exchange office in the Al-Mahboula area, taking a sum of foreign currencies estimated at KD 4,600 (USD 16,500).   In a press release on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, the Ministry explained that this was a premeditated crime as the gang had …

Detectives have arrested a 29-year-old man, John Kiama Wambua, for the alleged murder of his wife in Nairobi, Kenya.      Officers on patrol intercepted the suspect who was walking along Kelly Towers at 5:00 am on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, while carrying a suspicious bag.      Upon examination, the bag was found to contain human body parts belonging …

The Rivers State Police Command has apprehended five suspected cultists for allegedly kidnapping and k!lling a 34-year-old entertainer, Rowland Horsfall, in Port Harcourt.   Rowland, popularly known as Speech Horsfall, a radio presenter, event host and OAP was abducted in September 2024.   Spokesperson of the command, Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, said that the …