Tag Archives: Police

The Plateau State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Joseph Yakubu, for allegedly killing his father, Yakubu Dalyop, with a pestle.   The incident occurred in the Anglo-Jos community, Jos South Local Government Area of the state.     Yakubu was among other suspects paraded for various offences by …

The operatives of the FCT Police Command, in a continued effort against banditry in FCT and its environs, on February 24, at about 7:05 PM,  \acting on credible intelligence, stormed Sardauna Forest, Toto, Nasarawa State and arrested one Samaila Wakili Fafa A.K.A Habu Ibrahim, a kidnap kingpin who has been …

One gunman was killed when the police and vigilantes rescued three victims kidnapped in two villages in Omupo District in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.    It was gathered that the victims, two Fulani women and one of their husbands, were abducted over the weekend from their camps …

Police detectives of the Anambra State police command working with Umuoji Vigilante have apprehended the suspected killers of the town’s President-General, Silas Onyima, who was murdered in his home at the weekend. According to a statement released by DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, spokesperson of the state police command, says four suspects …

A Metropolitan Police officer and serial rapist who once told one of his victims they’d ‘met the devil’ while he kidnapped her has been convicted of 13 counts of rape.      The conviction comes six years after an investigation into previous attacks on a young girl was discontinued.     Cliff …

Nigerian security operatives, including police and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) personnel, today February 21 raided some Bureau De Change (BDC) outlets in the Sabo area in Ibadan, Oyo state.   Sabo, a prominent district in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, serves as a central hub for currency …

The Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has remanded a lawyer, Adachukwu Okafor, in the custody of the State Criminal and Investigative Department for allegedly brutalizing her 11-year-old house help.      Mrs Okafor who resides at Chris Igwilo Street Akakpa GRA, 3-3 Onitsha, of …

Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command attached to Crack Squad in collaboration with hunters of Baka Gombi, stormed a kidnapping den at Fotta village, Gombi Local Government Area of the state and arrested three suspected kidnappers.      The suspects include; Alhaji Habu, 41 years, a resident of Fotta …

The Gambia Police Force has arrested a male suspect in connection with the murder of a British national, Shakina Chinedu, whose body was discovered under mysterious circumstances after being reported missing.     Ms. Chinedu, 60, was reported missing at Tujereng Police Station on February 15, 2024.     Her …

The Rivers State Police Command has said one of its officers identified as Inspector Michael Odey has been dismissed for engaging in extortion.    Also, two other operatives involved in the act had been queried and recommended for dismissal according to established procedures.    The three operatives – Inspector Michael …