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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 …

A police inspector, Lawal Ibrahim, from the Kwali Division, was found d@d at the Palasa Guest Inn in Gwagwalada, Abuja, after allegedly engaging in a sxual exercise with a woman he had met online. The incident occurred on Thursday morning, Jan. 16, hours after Ibrahim checked into the hotel with Maryam Abba, whom he had invited from Dutse, Jigawa State.  The two …

A Nigerian man, Olawale Oluwakayode, who grew up in a polygamous family has vowed not to marry more than one wife after his half-sister arrested him on the day he had an important interview.      He stated this under a Facebook post in which people shared their experiences growing up in polygamous families.   

The anti-kidnapping squad of the Imo state police command arrested a 40-year-old man, Uchenna Okpara, on January 16, 2025, for allegedly stabbing his in-law, Uchenna Unakalamba, to de@th.    The incident occurred in Ubomiri, Mbaitoli LGA, following a minor dispute involving their children. Okpara reportedly attacked Unakalamba with a broken bottle after the argument escalated.   Responding to a distress …

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old boy, Ademola Bolu, for allegedly stealing aluminium roofing sheets worth N180,000 from the Christ Light Deliverance Ministry Church in Orile-Ilugun, Odeda Local Government Area of the state.   Spokesperson of the command, CSP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday, January 18, 2025, said that Bolu, along …

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 25 suspected internet fraudsters in an alleged cybercrime training centre in Benin City, Edo State.   A statement by the commission on Friday said the suspects were arrested on Thursday, January 16. The commission stated that the suspects were arrested at their hideout following …

The Gombe State Police Command has arrested five teenagers for beating a young man to d3ath following an argument during a wedding ceremony.   Spokesperson of the command, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, January 17, 2025, said the suspects, identified as Jauro Babawuro,17, Yayaji Bello,16, Baffaji Adamu,16, Babangida Dotti,18, and Yaya Bapati,17, were arrested …

The police in Ogun state have arrested a man identified as Idowu Adebanjo, for allegedly d#filing his four-year-old daughter in the Okunsanya Ijebu Igbo area of the state.   The victim’s mother, Aderonke Adebanjo, had visited the police on January 15, to report her husband for his alleged dastardly act.   The police acted on the report and arrested the …