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The Edo state Police Command has declared a 36-year-old man, Oghosa Tunde Osawe, missing.     The spokesperson of the command, SP Moses Joel Yamu, in a statement said Osawe resided at Ugbighoko community, Benin City.     He is five feet tall, dark in complexion, has no tribal marks, speaks both Benin and English languages fluently.     According …

Following an intense ongoing operation, Police Operatives attached to the Inland Town Division have recovered the vehicle of Justice Azuka, the State House of Assembly member representing Onitsha North Constituency, who was kidnapped on December 24 while returning home at Ugwunapampa road, Onitsha by yet unidentified persons.   The separate rescue team sighted the abandoned vehicle at Upper Iweka Road. …

Men of the Anambra State Police command have arrested a 38-year-old suspected kidnapper and armed robber, Pablo Mamu, from Delta State, but operating at communities in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State.   In a statement released on Thursday, December 26, the spokesperson of the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said one locally-made pistol, a live 9mm ammunition, eight …

Lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, says that the police have refused to grant singer, Darlington Okoye popularly known as Speed Darlington, bail despite the bail order given by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, December 23.   The singer has been in police detention since November 27, when he was re-arrested by the Nigerian police in Owerri, Imo State for …

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested four suspects for allegedly stealing a motorcycle and a gas cylinder in state’s Ajuwon Community and Odeda areastate.   The suspects, Joseph Ogu and Sunday Jeremiah were arrested by police operatives in  Ajuwon for alleged theft. At the same time, Isikilu Azeez and Faruq Azeez were apprehended for allegedly attacking local security operatives …

The police in Edo state have arrested a suspected drug addict, Theophilus Osazuwa, over the m#Rder of his four-year-old son, Testimony Osazuwa.   In a statement released on X, the spokesperson of the command, SP Moses Joel Yamu, said the suspect arrived  home at Ogbeson quarters off benin-Agbor road, on December 24, and shortly after went berserk before screaming ‘’Holy …

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested one Chukwuma Obi, 32, who threatened to kidnap a person if the victim fails to pay N1.2m ransom.      The spokesperson of the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, said the suspect posed as a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and asked the …

Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have foiled a kidnap attempt by suspected bandits and rescued 10 victims in Jibia Local Government Area of the state.    The spokesperson of the command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, said the armed bandits attacked a commercial vehicle at Kwanar Makera in …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested the parish priest and officials of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Abuja following a stampede that claimed at least 10 lives during a grocery distribution event on Saturday, December 22.    The tragedy occurred in the church’s car park when a crowd surge overwhelmed the distribution process. Witnesses said over …

An 18-year-old suspect, Fatiyah Abdulhakeem, who allegedly killed a retired Permanent Secretary in Niger State, Adamu Jagaba, has d!ed while in police detention.   Police sources told Daily Trust that Abdulkareem d!ed on Thursday but they could not tell the cause of his d3ath.    The pane beater was recently paraded by the Commissioner of Police in Niger State, Shawulu …