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A man has been arrested following a burglary at the home of England cricket captain Ben Stokes. Stokes, who was in Pakistan for the recent Test series, said his wife and two children were at the property in Castle Eden, County Durham, when a masked gang broke in on 17 October. Durham Police said a 32-year-old man from North Yorkshire …

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old boy, Nuhu Haruna, for allegedly k!lling his stepmother, Rabi Haruna, 40, in Dutsinma Local Government Area of the state.      The spokesperson of the command,  ASP Abubakar Sadiq, paraded Haruna along with other suspects at the police headquarters on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.      According to the PPRO, Haruna …

A 49-year-old physically challenged man identified as Ojochogwu Baba has been arrested for allegedly r3ping a 10-year-old girl in Kogi State.    The spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP William Ovye Aya, confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.   Aya said the suspect was arrested at Wada Estate in Lokoja.    According to the …

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested three of its officers for alleged extortion of motorists at the Rumuokoro axis of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state.    This came following a series of complaints on social media of the actions of the female operatives in the area.   It was gathered that the officers have been involved in …

Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Jalingo in Taraba state have smashed a notorious kidnap syndicate and arrested three suspects.    The Acting Assistant Director, 6 Brigade Army Public Relations, Captain Olubodunde Oni, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, said the syndicate has been terrorising Jalingo and Lau Local Government Areas.    “In a …

A commercial motorcyclist, who allegedly r@ped his female passenger said that she acted as if she needed him for the night when she asked for a place to stay.  The suspect, identified simply as Kazeem, was among the suspects paraded by the Oyo State Police Command.  The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, who addressed journalists on behalf of …

A Nigerian national wanted in the United States for cyber fraud was arrested in Quezon City, in the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said in a statement on Monday, October 28, 2024.    Immigration Commissioner, Joel Anthony Viado stated that the BI fugitive search unit (FSU) nabbed Ahmed Kamilu Alex, 35, along Panay Avenue in Barangay Paligsahan on October …

The Orji Police Divisional Headquarters have arrested Jesse Chidebere, 17yrs, a student of the Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, for faking her own abduction and de@th. This hoax caused significant distress to her family and the university community.   On October 26, 2024, at approximately 10pm, police received a distress call from concerned citizens reporting Chidebere missing. A message sent …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, raided a shrine used to store illicit drugs and arrested two suspects, Gbenga Abiodun and Sunday Abiodun in Lagos.    The spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, October 27, 2024, said  jumbo bags of Ghanaian Loud and a strain of cannabis were recovered …

A 24-year-old woman from Bulawayo’s Cowdray Park suburb, Zimbabwe, Bridget Chiedza, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after admitting to stealing money from Bethel Church.    Chiedza, a church member, confessed to taking US$118 and R431 from the church’s coffers, citing financial hardship and her mother’s illness as the reasons for her actions.   According to reports from …