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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 42 suspected bandits and terrorists disguised as miners, heading to Kwali Area Council of the nation’s capital.   Parading the suspects at the command headquarters on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, the Commandant, Olusola …

Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested popular TikToker, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, over alleged immorality.    Recall that police arrested Kunya last January while she was trying to book hotel rooms for guests who came from far and near to attend her birthday party.    The spokesperson of the command, SP …

Men of the Lagos state police command have arrested four suspected criminals who attacked two victims and carted away their phones in the Ilasan area of the state.    According to a statement released, the phones stolen have been recovered and the suspects will be arraigned in court as soon …

Six people died in the disaster and 280 others were injured in Thursday’s explosion in a Nairobi residential area. Kenyan police on Tuesday said they had arrested the main suspect in a deadly gas blast that triggered a huge fireball in a densely populated area of Nairobi last week. Six …

The patrol team of the Nigerian Navy ship, Beecroft, extracted nine stowaways from the rudder compartment of a Spain-bound motor tanker vessel, Lysias Valeta.   The Commander of the ship, Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, on Monday, February 5, 2024, said the stowaways were discovered aboard the vessel trying to leave the …

Officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have arrested three persons suspected to be vote buyers in Sokoto State during the bye-elections monitoring exercise.     The commission in a statement on Saturday, said the suspects, three males aged 48, 37 and 38 were caught …

The Lagos state police command has arrested a Yoruba Nation leader,  Olamilekan Odofin, 34, for allegedly spearing attacks on its officers and some motorists in January 2023.    Olamilekan and some members of the SouthWest separatist group stormed Ojota, Lagos state to disrupt commercial and social activities as they demanded …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Charles Chukwuemeka Ugwuh, for alleged conspiracy and loan fraud of about N3.6 billion.   According to a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the commission, Dele Oyewale, the ex-minister was  arrested …

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested three suspected cattle rustlers in Jigawa State.   Spokesperson of the corps in the state, ASC Badruddeen Tijjani Mahmud, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, January 6, 2023, said two large bulls, a vehicle, two machetes, and an …

  Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) today arrested three notorious ‘one chance’ armed robbers by Jubilee Bridge around Abule-Egba area of Lagos.   In a press statement issued, the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed that the suspects were arrested by …