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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 …

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a suspected burglar named David Adediji for breaking into a home and stealing valuables worth over N200,000 in the Okorowepo, Idiroko area of the state.    The suspect, aged 27, allegedly entered the home of a female resident through the window, damaging the iron security bars, and struck her on the …

A man identified as Oyeme Eguari has been k!lled in a suspected cult-related attack in Abbi, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State.   The incident occurred on December 31, 2024, during a crossover night celebration.    Eyewitnesses told Punch that the victim believed to be in his 20s, was shot d3ad by suspected members of a cult group …

Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have rescued two robbery suspects from a mob in Gauraka, Tafa Local Government Area of the state.     The spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, said the arrested suspects and some hoodlums blocked the highway along Abuja-Kaduna road and snatched …

Suspected phone thieves have stabbed a young man identified as Dabit Jesse Longji, to d3ath in Jos, Plateau State.     It was gathered that Jesse was ambushed and attacked by the assailants while on his way to the Plateau State Crossover event held on Tuesday night at the Secretariat flyover.      According to close friends and relatives who …

The FCT Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested six suspected vandals.   The FCT Command Public Relations Officer, Monica Ojobi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, December 31, 2024.    Ojobi said that the suspects were arrested by the operatives of the command at different locations in the FCT during the Christmas celebration. …

Ekiti State Command of Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps has arrested a 19-year-old man, Samuel at Oye Ekiti, Oye Local Government area headquarters, over alleged phone snatching.   The Head of Communications, Ekiti Amotekun Corps, Abiodun Adeleye, disclosed this in a statement made available in Ado Ekiti on Monday, December 30, 2024.   According to Adeleye, the suspect …

Suspected hoodlums have k!lled a tailor identified as Murtala Hassan in Minna, the Niger State capital.     It was gathered that Murtala was m8rdered on Sunday night, December 30, 2024, in the Barkin Sale Sabon Angwa area while returning from his shop.     According to reports, Murtala encountered the thugs shortly after the attack on the Kpakungu vigilante …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abia State Command has arrested two suspects for child-trafficking and abduction in Aba town in the state.   The command’s spokesperson, ASC Doreen Udugwu, in a statement on Saturday, December 28, 2024, said that a three-year old girl, Chiamaka Ahamefula, was rescued from the suspects identified as Uche Royal and Chidera Donatus.    …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State Command, has arrested a 24-year-old man, Sola Jimoh, for stealing a motorcycle.   The Command’s spokesperson, ASC Kehinde Adeleke, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, December 27, 2024, revealed that the suspect confessed to leaving his hometown near Osogbo on Christmas morning at 6 a.m. with the intention …