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Gunmen suspected to be car snatchers have k!lled a senior lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. The deceased identified as Dr Osita Fabian Chinedu, was reportedly shot d3ad on Monday night, December 16, 2024 along the high tension area of Awka, the state capital and his car taken away.  According to reports, the deceased lecturer had struggled over the …

Troops have deactivated 42 illegal refining sites, arrested 29 suspected oil thieves and recovered 197,000 liters of stolen products in the Niger Delta.      Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, December 15, 2024.    “The ongoing anti illegal bunkering operations in the Niger Delta Region …

Luigi Mangione, the man charged with the můrder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, has been pictured for the first time wearing an orange jumpsuit in a mugshot. Mangione, 26, was arrested Monday, December 9,  at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, following an intense five-day nationwide manhunt after 50-year-old Brian Thompson was sh0t from behind on the sidewalk outside a New York City Hilton …

The Sokoto State Police Command has smashed a car theft syndicate and arrested two suspects, Austin Anthony, 44, and Mansur Abubakar, 32.   The spokesman of the command, ASP Ahmed Rufai, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, December 9, 2024, said three vehicles were recovered from the suspects.    “On the 05/12/2024 at about 0600hrs a Complaint of …

The Anambra State Police Command have in custody one Nwokpoku Emmanuel (M) aged 34 years from Ebonyi State living in Oduke-Obosi over a case of Armed robbery and kidnapping.    The operatives also recovered from the suspect, the victim’s red coloured Mercedes Benz GLE 450 and activates plan to arrest other gang members, especially the leader known as Ebuka.    …

Operatives from 47 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron in Zaria, Kaduna State, have arrested two suspected gunrunners during a routine patrol along the Zaria-Jos Road in the state.   Police authorities said the operatives acted on credible intelligence regarding the movement of illegal arms within the state, resulting in the arrest of the suspects.     Confirming the arrest to …

Gunmen in their numbers have killed a businesswoman in the Mayo Dasa area of Jalingo, Taraba State capital.    The deceased was said to have been reading in her compound today December 6 for a forthcoming examination when the gunmen in their numbers invaded her compound and used machetes to break the windows of the house.   “She was reading …

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 34-year-old suspected gunrunner, Sunday Moses, recovered 364 rounds of live ammunition, two hand grenades, and other weapons.     The spokesperson of the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, said the suspect was arrested for illegal and secret importing ammunition into the state. …

The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a suspected kidnapper, Abu Umar.     Addressing journalists at the Command headquarters in Ilorin on Monday, 2nd December 2024, the State Commandant, Dr. Umar J.G. Mohammed, disclosed that the suspect was allegedly involved in the abduction of one Isiaka Halimah, and her two sons, …

Angry residents have beaten a man to a bloody pulp in Adavi-Eba, Kogi State, after accusing him of stealing.     The incident happened in the early hours of Friday, November 29, 2024.     According to reports, the suspect allegedly specialises in stealing phones and other valuables through the windows of houses. It was alleged that he tried to …