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The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a notorious fraudster, Bishir Abdullahi, who was found in possession of 14 stolen Automated Teller Machine (ATM) debit cards and accused of defrauding his victims of over N2.7 million.   The arrest, made by an alert police officer at a  Bank branch in Tudun Katsira area of Katsina, unveiled a sophisticated scheme of …

A British tourist has been arrested for allegedly r@ping a six-year-old girl in Thailand after he was traced by UK cops. Luke Adam Lawrence, 30, from Leeds, West Yorkshire, was identified by investigators at the National Crime Agency (NCA) in London over an alleged video of a schoolgirl being abused. Officers worked with local cops and tracked Lawrence to the seaside “Sin City” resort of Pattaya where he …

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested four members of the Shilla gang in its crackdown on violent crimes in the state.    The spokesperson of the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 said the suspects were arrested with offensive weapons.    “The Adamawa State Police in collaboration with Sister …

Operatives of Osun Amotekun Corps have arrested  27-year-old man, Adekunle Obideyi, for stealing cocoa, banana and other farm produce.     Obideyi, who is an indigene of Erinmo-Ijesa, in Osun State, was apprehended after stealing agricultural produce from a farm in the community and absconding with them.     Briefing journalists on Monday, December 2, 2024, in Osogbo,  Osun Amotekun …

A 23-year-old man from Mncedisi Village, Lower Gweru, has been arrested and charged with assault after a br*tal att@ck on his mother.    The shocking incident occurred on November 18, 2024, and has led to widespread condemnation from the community.   The man, who was reportedly intoxicated, returned home and accused his mother of harbouring hatred towards his wife. The …

A woman who was on the run after the brutal m8rder of her husband has been arrested in South Africa.   Hallimah Thamando Mnyobisi was arrested in her alleged boyfriend’s house in Sandton, Gauteng on Monday and appeared in the Botshabelo Magistrate Court on Thursday, 28 November 2024.    She will join the other three suspects who are still in …

  A suspected terror!st was arrested while trying to illegally cross the northern border in the US. Mohammad Hasan Abdellatif Albana, 41, was booted from the US on Nov. 15 after Border Patrol agents caught him near the northern border in Lynden, Washington, where he was caught sneaking into the country, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement. ICE Enforcement and …

  The Imo State Police Command has come out to dismiss claims that Dr. Fabian Ihekweme, former Commissioner for Foreign Affairs in Imo State, was abducted by gunmen on Wednesday, November 27.   A statement released by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Henry Okoye today November 28, said Ihekweme was not abducted, but was lawfully arrested on 27th November 2024 by …

A 27-year-old man in the UK has been arrested and charged by police for filming viral videos of vulnerable women on nights out in Manchester.     The male from Bradford is being questioned after he was arrested on suspicion of stalking and har@ssment on Wednesday morning, a spokesman for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.     The force said it …

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man for s0domising twelve minors in Basirka town, Gwaram Local Government Area of the state.      The spokesperson of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, said the suspect confessed to have fled Zaria, Kaduna over the same offence.    …