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The Delta Police Command has paraded a 30-year-old man, Efe Onoitiyi, a.k.a Efe Money, who kidnapped and k!lled his friend, Paulinus Okon, the owner of Easy Boutique in Otokutu, Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state.    LIB reported that the Divisional Police Officer in Ekpan Division, Uvwie Local Government Area, Aliyu Shaba led a team of policemen to …

Men of the Cross River state police command have apprehended one Victor Eyop, 35, for alleged trafficking of girls from Nigeria to Libya.     The state Commissioner of Police, CP Gyogon Grimah, confirmed the arrest at a news conference in Calabar,on Monday, December 23.     Grimah explained that on Nov. 9, Chidi Samuel, in Calabar, reported a case of …

A policeman who had a s3xual affair with a defendant he arrested while on duty has been jailed for two-and-a-half years in prison.  Officer Adam Jones engaged in consensual s3xual relationships with two women whilst pursuing a third all of whom were involved with him in a policing capacity, a judge was told. The 40-year-old officer, who was a full-time …

Nigerians have accused the Nigerian police of selective justice after the Lagos State Police Command PRO Benjamin Hundeyin explained why TikToker Seaking was arrested.   Seaking was arrested after he released videos insulting the president following warnings by the police force PRO Olumuyiwa Adejobi that cursing people online is a criminal offence.   Following his arrest, a lawyer on X, …

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has called on Amnesty International to retract its report on the alleged killing of #EndBadGovernance protesters, describing the report as “inaccurate and misleading.”   Speaking at a media briefing on Sunday, Muyiwa Adejobi, the force spokesperson, addressed the findings in Amnesty International’s November 2024 report titled ‘Bloody August: Nigerian government’s violent crackdown on #EndBadGovernance protests.’ …

Men of the Ogun state police command have arrested one Taiwo Yemitan, a suspected r!tualist, found with a fresh human head and dismembered body parts of a female victim in Lafenwa area of Abeokuta.     Disclosing this to newsmen, the command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, in a statement released on Sunday, December 22, explained that the 45-year-old suspect was …

The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Nnaghe Itam, has put the de@th toll recorded at the stampede that occurred during Christmas rice distribution to the less-privileged by a philanthropist at his Okija home on Saturday, December 21, at 22.     In a statement released today December 22, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, …

A poultry farmer, Jimoh Tunji Abdulqadir, has d!ed in the custody of the Kwara State Police Command after he was allegedly tortured to d3ath.   The victim was reportedly arrested on Friday, December 20, 2024, following a complaint by a client over a N200,000 debt that he owed.   A family source said the police told them that the deceased …

Olori Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi, the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, reportedly collapsed in police custody on Friday and was rushed to the hospital. Recall that Olori Naomi landed in trouble last week following the tragic turn her recent charity event in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, took. The event which was organized in collaboration with Agidigbo …

Zambian authorities have arrested two men accused of attempting to use witchcraft against President Hakainde Hichilema. The suspects, identified as Jasten Mabulesse Candunde and Leonard Phiri, were detained in Lusaka in possession of various charms, including a live chameleon.   Police allege the men were hired by Nelson Banda, the younger brother of independent MP Emmanuel “Jay Jay” Banda, to …