Tag Archives: arrested

The police in Akwa Ibom state have arrested a lady identified as Christiana Ibanga, and her boyfriend, Inyene Akpan, for allegedly trafficking their child and selling the baby for N450,000.   Parading the suspects alongside others at the command headquarters, Ikot-Akpanabia, Uyo, the state capital, on Wednesday, January 29, the spokesperson of the command, DSP Timfon John, said they were …

The police in Niger State have arrested three vigilantes, Habibu Usman (35), Tanko Abara (25) and Maigero Abdullahi (26) all of Tunga-Galadima village in Rijau Local Government Area (LGA) of the state in relation to the murdr of a 30-year-old Muhammadu Bello of Awala village in the same LGA. The state Commissioner of Police, Shawulu E. Danmamman, disclosed this in a …

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have dismantled a syndicate allegedly involved in selling motorcycles to Boko Haram terrorists in Niger and Kaduna states.   The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 7, Benneth Igweh, disclosed this during a press briefing at the Zone’s headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.    According to Igweh, detectives …

The Kogi State Vigilante Service has arrested a notorious armed robber and motorcycle snatcher, Abdulraheem Muhammed in Okene.     The Head of ICT/Media Unit, Office of the CG, Kogi State Vigilante Service, S.O. Saka, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, said the suspect specialised in snatching motorcycles at gunpoint.     “On January 26, …

Henry Nwodo, an activist, has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), in the Jahi 2 area of Abuja.  Nigerians on X have taken to the platform to call for his release after he was reportedly whisked away by police officers at Ruga-Fulani village on Sunday evening, Jan. 26.    His arrest was over a planned protest …

The Niger State Police Command has arrested three vigilantes in connection with the m8rder of a 30-year-old man, Mohammed Bello in Rijau Local Government Area of the state.      The State Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu E. Danmamman, disclosed this during a press briefing at the police headquarters in Minna on Monday, January 27, 2025.     According to …

Belgian footballer, Radja Nainggolan has been arrested as part of an investigation into cocaine trafficking. The 36-year-old was one of several suspects apprehended by Belgian police on Monday morning, after a series of raids were carried out across the country.   “The investigation concerns alleged facts of importation of cocaine from South America to Europe, via the port of Antwerp, …

A Nigerian man, Moses Omogo Chidiebere, 43, was arrested with his Italian wife, Rosa Vespa, 51, over the abduction of a one-day-old baby from a clinic in the Calabrian city of Cosenza, Southern Italy.    Police on Tuesday, January 22, 2025, arrested Vespa, a Cosenza native, and Chidiebere over the abduction after an extensive, three-hour-long manhunt.   A preliminary investigations …

 At least 41 illegal immigrants have been arrested during a raid at a nightclub in Colorado, US.According to Mail Online, Drug Enforcement Administration officials found 49 people inside a makeshift nightclub in Adams County on Sunday morning, 41 of which were undocumented migrants.Federal officials said some of those detained were associated with the violent Tren de Aragua which has been terrorizing the neighborhood. The …

Kogi State Vigilante Service (KSVS) Ofu command has arrested one Nefisat Usman, for k!lling her co-wife during a physical altercation at Ajakagwu in Dekina Local Government Area of the state.      The Head of the Department, ICT/Media Unit of KSVS, S. O. Saka, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Sunday, January 26, 2025.      According to the …