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Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle has approved the reinstatement of the Emir of Yandoto, Aliyu Garba Marafa, who was suspended for conferring a traditional title to a notorious bandits’ kingpin, Ado Aleiru.   Recall that the monarch bestowed the traditional title of Sarki Fulani to the bandit on Saturday, …

A suspected kidnapper, Shuaibu Mohammed, AKA Chiyawa, who has been involved in several kidnapping cases in Nasarawa State, has been arrested by the State Police Command.   The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, made the disclosure at the command’s headquarters in Lafia on Thursday, April 20, while …

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command’s tactical team have arrested a 32-year-old notorious armed robbery suspect, Igbonagwam Osinachi.    The spokesperson of the command, ASP Henry Okoye, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday night, April 4, 2023, said the arrest was made following the directives by the …

Operatives of the Amotekun Corps have arrested a 35-year-old man, Tunde Abidoye, who has been terrorizing Ileogbo residents in Ayedire Local Government area of Osun State.    Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi (Rtd), Osun Amotekun Commander, who made this known to journalists in Osogbo at the weekend, stated that the suspect was …

Former Australia and Queensland State of Origin star Josh McGuire‘s Super League career has started in the worst way – being slapped with a monster ban for a derogatory comment made during a pre-season game. In his first outing with the Warrington Wolves in a trial match against the Leigh …

The spokesperson of the command, CSC Adamu Shehu, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday, 14th February, 2023, said 70 meters of 16mm 4 core streetlight armoured cable valued at N630,000 were recovered from the suspects.  ?Four suspects namely, Yahaya Rabiu ‘m’ aged 20, Rabilu Alto ‘m’, Haruna …

Operatives of the Western Security Network Agency, Amotekun Osun Corps, have arrested a man, Yisa Aderibigbe, for allegedly raping two minors in Osogbo, the state capital.   Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi, the Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, said Aderibigbe was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 26, after a tip-off by the residents of …

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Jigawa State Command arrested a 24-year-old notorious motorcycle thief, Sanusi Sani, of Damutawa village in Jahun Local Govt Area of the state.   The Public Relations Officer of the Corps in the state, Adamu Shehu, who disclosed this in a statement …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a notorious physically challenged drug dealer, Abiodun Emaria, 40, in Edo State.   Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the suspect was on Saturday 14th January, arrested with 6.2kgs of cannabis at his …

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested three notorious cultists and recovered two locally made pistols, live ammunition, charms, among others.   Spokesman of the command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Friday, January 13, said that the suspects were among members of the Viking Confraternity who had allegedly …