A yet-to-be-identified man was on Thursday night shot dead by gunmen suspected to be cultists along the Nanka/Lumumba Diobu axis between Mile 2 and Mile 3 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that about three gunmen had trailed…
Wuse unrest: Police arrest officer for shooting escapee convict
The FCT Police Command has said it has arrested the Correctional Officer, CA2 Usman Ishaya Magaji, who shot one Ibrahim Rahim Yahaya of Gishiri Village Mabushi, resulting in the civil unrest and mob action at Wuse Market on Tuesday. Recall…
37 suspected Abuja internet fraudsters to face trial
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has disclosed that 37 suspected Internet fraudsters arrested by its operatives in different parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of an investigation. According to a…
5 British special forces soldiers investigated in Syria war crime probe
Five British special forces soldiers are under investigation for possible war crimes committed during operations in Syria, as part of Western military intervention in the country’s years-long civil war. The case concerns members of the special forces — who conduct…
Police in manhunt for killers of 2 A’Ibom brothers
Five days after the murder of two brothers in Nnung Iyoho, Afaha Offiong, Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, police say they are closing in on the killers. The brothers, Enefiok Michael Etuk, aged 70 and Ebongeti…
Imo vigilante member arrested over lover’s death
The Imo State Police Command has arrested one Chinenye Nwaneri, for allegedly killing his lover, Chienyenwa Nnodua, Parading the suspect at the command’s headquarters in Owerri, the state capital on Tuesday, the police spokesperson, Henry Okoye, disclosed that the deceased’s…
Police arrest 4 for alleged armed robbery in Kaduna
The police in Kaduna have arrested four suspects for alleged armed robbery in the state. The spokesman of the command, ASP Mansir Hassan, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Tuesday, that the suspects allegedly terrorised some…
Woman’s hijab stolen at knifepoint near University of Washington investigated as hate crime
A Seattle woman was robbed of her hijab at knifepoint near the University of Washington campus Monday morning. Officers responded to a report that a woman was approached from behind and placed in a “chokehold” by a man displaying a…