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Maiduguri floods: Borno police re-arrest escaped convict

Maiduguri floods: Borno police re-arrest escaped convict

The Borno State Police Command has re-arrested a convict, Kyari Kur (aka Henry) who escaped from a correctional facility during the recent flooding that ravaged Maiduguri.    The spokesperson of the command, ASP Nahun Kenneth Daso, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, October 11, 2024, said the 28-year-old convict was arrested in Gubio town following a credible tip-off.  …

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Police arrest fleeing 16-year-old suspect for m8rder of popular Ondo caterer

Police arrest fleeing 16-year-old suspect for m8rder of popular Ondo caterer

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a fleeing suspect in connection with the gruesome m8rder of a popular Akure-based caterer, Mrs Debbie Adeniyi Iyabode.     LIB reported that the 54-year-old businesswoman was k!lled in her house on Oda Road, Akure on July 25, 2024, five days after celebrating her birthday.     The spokesperson of the command, Funmi …

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(Nigeria news ) Nigerian Army arrests soldier over k!lling of police officer in Lagos

Nigerian Army arrests soldier over k!lling of police officer in Lagos

The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army has commenced investigation into the incident that led to the k!lling of a police officer, Inspector Saka Ganiyu, following an altercation with soldiers in Lagos State.      LIB reported that some soldiers attached to the Ojo Cantonment Barracks attacked Ganiyu after he accosted their colleague for driving against the traffic around Volks …

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Two arrested as police uncover 1,000-member gay WhatsApp group

Two arrested as police uncover 1,000-member gay WhatsApp group

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has uncovered a WhatsApp group in Harare named “Private Lounge,” which is allegedly being used to promote gay relationships, with over 1,000 members involved.   The discovery came after the arrest of a 25-year-old man from Highfield and a teenage boy, suspected of being involved in a same-sex relationship. The man, who works at a …

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Court adjourns trial of Nigerian man accused of k!lling South African police officer

Court adjourns trial of Nigerian man accused of k!lling South African police officer

The High Court of South Africa, Northern Cape Division, sitting in Upington, adjourned the trial of a 35-year-old Nigerian national, Emmanuel Chidi Okafor, who allegedly stabbed a South African police officer to d@ath during an argument.      The spokesperson of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Northern Cape Division, Mojalefa Senokoatsane, in a statement on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, said …

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Police arrest suspect who threw 16-year-old girl into well after ass@ulting and r£ping her in Katsina

Police arrest suspect who threw 16-year-old girl into well after ass@ulting and r�ping her in Katsina

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, Usman Mohammed Iyal, for r@ping and throwing a 16-year-old girl into a well in Katsina Local Government Area of the state.   The spokesperson of the command, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, paraded Usman alongside other suspected criminals on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. said he was nabbed on 17 September in the …

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Police arrest notorious cultist terrorizing Ogun communities

Police arrest notorious cultist terrorizing Ogun communities

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a notorious cultist, Sowunmi Rahmon, 25, in Abeokuta.    The spokesperson of the command, SP Omolola Odutola, who disclosed this via her X handle on Tuesday, October 9, said the suspect has been terrorizing Ijemo Agbadu Abeokuta and its environs.    “8th Oct, 2024. One Sowunmi Rahmon aged 25, a notorious cultist terrorizing …

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Police gun down two hit men wanted for m8rder of seven family members, including three children

Police gun down two hit men wanted for m8rder of seven family members, including three children

Two suspects who are believed to have been part of a heavily armed gang of assassins who ambushed and killed seven members of the Khambule family in Highflats in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa were k!lled in a gun battle with police on Tuesday, October 8.    According to the South Africa Police Service (SAPS), provincial spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda, police followed …

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