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Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have dismantled a child trafficking syndicate led by one Pastor Dayo Bernard and rescued 13 children in Jos, Plateau State.   The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, January 6, 2024, said the pastor confessed to have sold the 13 children at varying prices.    …

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a member of a notorious armed robbery and kidnapping syndicate responsible for the d3ath of CSP Hassan Jega, the Divisional Police Officer of Agbarho Division in Delta State.    Recall that CSP Jega was k!lled during a gun battle between his team and the assailants during a rescue operation on 14 October …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has arrested fifty suspects in connection with stolen manholes in the nation’s capital.    The arrest was made after the team stormed the Kabusa Pantaker Market on Sunday, January 5th, 2025.   According to the command, fifty suspects and twenty-five manhole covers, three vehicles, vandalized solar street lights, galvanized rods used in the …

Legal counsel to embattled singer Speed Darlington, Stan Alieke, says the Federal High Court Abuja has mandated the police to release Speed Darlington.   He disclosed this on his Instastories this morning, adding that he hopes the police obeys the court order this time.   The Court had in December, ordered the conditional release of the singer but the police …

    The Lagos state police command is getting commendations from Nigerians after rescuing a stranded lady whose vehicle ran out of fuel while she was driving at about 4am today January 6.   In a post shared on X, the command stated that the woman was driving along Cement Bus Stop, Lagos-Abk highway. It said some of its officers …

The Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 15-year-old girl, Zahra’u Dauda, who conspired with her ex-lover to kill her 29-year-old husband, Kamisu Haruna.      The incident occurred at Haruna’s residence in Albasu village, Jahun Local Government Area of the state on December 22, 2024, two days after the couple’s wedding.      It was gathered …

The Lagos State Police Command has debunked a report that Ayomide Adeleye, who was arrested for killing Christianah Idowu, had been released.    The spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Saturday, January 4, 2025, said that the suspect was charged with murder and remanded.   Hundeyin made the clarification in response to a report by …

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper, Abubakar Musa, and rescued a 2-year-old victim.   The spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, January 4, 2025, said the suspect abducted the minor and demanded N50m ransom for his release.    According to the PPRO, the suspect was charged …

The FCT Police Command has rescued a day-old baby abandoned along a bush path near Crush Rock, behind an uncompleted Red Bricks Market, Mpape.    According to a statement by the command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, on January 3, 2025, at about 10:00am, police operatives from Mpape Division’s Juvenile and Women Care Section (JWC) responded to a distress call and …

The Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed the de@th of two police officers during a gun battle with Lakurawa bandits who attacked Alhaji Lawal Block Farm and nearby Fulani settlements in Natsini village, along the Argungu-Kangiwa road.   The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement, noting that the assailants rustled an unspecified number of cows …