The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD), South Africa has arrested four men who robbed a supermarket in Kempton Park and stole seven tins of baby formula. Spokesperson for the EMPD, Lieutenant Colonel Kelebogile Thepa, who disclosed this in a statement said the four men are aged between 27 and …
Read More »Two suspects arrested for vandalising transformer in Yobe
Yobe State Police Command said its operatives have arrested two suspects for vandalising a transformer around the Jakusko axis of the state. This was made known in a statement shared with newsmen on Friday, Jan. 26, by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim. According to the report the …
Read More »Man Arrested on 77 Counts of Murder in Johannesburg Building Fire
The South African police have arrested a man who confessed to having caused a fire that killed 77 people in a derelict building in downtown Johannesburg last year after a drug dispute led him to strangle a man and set the body alight, a police spokeswoman and a victims’ advocate …
Read More »Nigerian man and two others arrested over gruesome murder of 20-year-old woman in Nairobi Airbnb
Police have arrested three people, including a Nigerian national, suspected to have been behind the murder of a 20-year-old woman at an Airbnb in Roysambu, Nairobi. The Nigerian man was arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JIKIA) on Monday night, January 15, while attempting to flee the country. …
Read More »Man arrested over attempt to sell his 8-year-old son for N20m in Abuja blames hardship
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Federal Capital Territory Command, has arrested a man, Chinana Telpesa Solomom Tali, for trying to sell his 8-year-old son, Ushafa Tali for N20m. The FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, paraded the suspect and his accomplice, Pius Aondoakaa, at the Command headquarters on …
Read More »Soldier who criticised Governor Sanwo-Olu for arresting his colleague has been arrested
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has revealed that soldier who criticised Governor Sanwo-Olu for arresting his colleague has been arrested. Addressing newsmen today, January 9, Taoreed said the conduct of the soldier apprehended for driving against traffic does not represent the entire Nigerian Army. …
Read More »Nigerian man arrested with cocaine worth over N133m in India (video)
The Mumbai police have arrested a Nigerian national for alleged possession of cocaine worth Rs 1.25 crore in the western suburb of Andheri. The Bandra unit of the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) apprehended the accused with 125 gm of cocaine on Monday, January 8, 2024, an official said on Tuesday. …
Read More »Teacher arrested over alleged sexual relationship with 16-year-old student which was approved of by the teen's father
A teacher has been arrested and accused of sleeping with her 16-year-old student after a classmate showed photos of the teenager’s scratches. Hailey Nichelle Clifton-Carmack, 26, was arrested on Friday, January 5, over her alleged relationship with the unnamed student. She fled but was apprehended around 800 miles away …
Read More »Nigerian and Venezuelan nationals arrested with 880 grams of cocaine in India
Police have arrested an alleged Nigerian drug peddler and seized 880 grams of high-quality cocaine worth Rs 9 crore from him in the western suburb of Saki Naka, Mumbai, India. The interrogation of the Nigerian led the police to arrest his associate and supplier, a 19-year-old Venezuelan national, who …
Read More »25-year-old man arrested for allegedly stabbing his father to death in Kano (video)
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Kano State Command has arrested a 25-year-old ‘mentally ill man, Alkasim Ya’u, for allegedly killing his wife at Tudun Yola ‘C’, in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State. The NSCDC Corps Commandant, Mohammed Falala, disclosed this in an interview with …
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