Tag Archives: Police

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued 207 abducted children nationwide and thwarted multiple bandit attacks across several states. Force Spokesperson, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, January 20, 2025, said operatives also neutralized threats and recovered sophisticated arms and ammunition.  Adejobi said police dismantled a syndicate involved in child abduction and trafficking in …

The Police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos State has arrested four serving members of the National Youth Service Corps and eight students of the Gateway Polytechnic, Sapaade, Ogun State for alleged internet fraud.    It was gathered that two other individuals were also arrested by operatives of the PSFU on January 15, 2025, in the Sapaade area of Ogun State. …

A man identified as Nasiru Isiaka was k!lled in a cult clash that occurred in Owo town, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State.    The latest incident occurred on Sunday, January 19, 2025 barely a week after four people were shot d3ad in a fight between two rival cult groups in the town.   It was gathered that during …

Ondo State Police Command has arrested a three-man car theft syndicate that specialised in using fabricated keys to steal vehicles in Akure, the state capital.    The suspects, Temidayo Folajimi, Rotimi Akinsanoye, and Waheed Adekanmbi, were arrested for car theft, selling, and buying of stolen vehicles.   Speaking during the parade of the trio in Akure, the Commissioner of Police …

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has rescued a five-year-old girl, Miracle Yakubu, and arrested a 46-year-old man, Nawaisi Abdullahi, for her alleged abduction.  On Sunday, January 19, 2025, at about 10:00 AM, operatives from the Utako Police Division, working alongside local vigilantes, responded to a distress call regarding a man who had been seen walking with a child along …

Bobrisky has taken to his Instagram page to tackle the EFCC over calls by the commission for Nigerians to be human and sympathetic toward its officer.    Recall that the agency lost an operative over the weekend during a midnight raid in Anambra state. The officers had stormed the home of a suspected fraudster to arrest him but there was …

The FCT police command has arrested a notorious gang leader, Abubakar Idris (AKA Nishi) and his accomplices, Buhari Saidu and Musa Ahmadu Suleiman, over the gruesome murder of one Ibrahim Danfulani.   A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, SP Josephine Adeh, said the incident, which took place on the 27th of November, 2024, was a direct result …

The Delta State Police Command has arrested two suspected robbers for the alleged m8rder of an Uber driver identified as Dantes in the Effurun area of the state.      According to Delta-based human rights activist, Israel Joe, that the suspects had sought the service of a commercial s3x worker before engaging the Uber driver to take them to their …

Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a couple, Lukman Isiaka, 43; Abosede Olanipekun, 23, for stealing children and selling them to one Sabira Izuorah, 62.   The police also recovered 14 children stolen from Akure, the state capital, and Ilesa, Osun State.    The babies and toddlers were recovered from the ‘orphanage’ of Izuorah in Ihiala, Anambra …

Many supporters of South Korea’s embattled president, Yoon Suk Yeol, on Sunday morning, January 19 stormed a court building after his detention was extended, smashing windows and breaking inside leading to the injury of 9 police officers, while about 40 people suffered minor injuries. Yoon, on Wednesday, became the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested as he faces …