Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command from Bode Thomas Division have rescued two suspected thieves from an angry mob. The State Police Command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this in a post on his X handle on Wednesday. Hundeyin…
Police arrest ‘killers’ of female corps member in Benue
The Police in Benue State have paraded the suspected killers of a female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member shot dead on Naka-Makurdi road of the state. Irene Chioma Emmanuel, the deceased corps member, was killed during a robbery on…
Drama as ‘kidnapper’ greets Tinubu during confession
There was a mild drama during a parade of criminal suspects at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police command, when suspected notorious Abuja criminal, Chinaza Philip-Okoye, acknowledged President Bola Tinubu, while being quizzed by journalists. The Nigeria Police Force had…
Court remands unemployed man for allegedly robbing pedestrians
A Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Thursday ordered that an unemployed man, Nasiru Mohammed be remanded in a Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Kirikiri for allegedly robbing five pedestrians of their belongings. The police charged Mohammed who resides…
Ex-Pope’s Cross stolen in German church
A cross bequeathed by the late Pope Benedict XVI to a parish in his German home region of Bavaria has been stolen from the church where it was exhibited, police said Tuesday. A display case on the wall of the…
Accused Amir Khan robber didn’t know who champion boxer was
A man on trial for acting as a spotter in the robbery of Amir Khan has told a jury he did not know who the former world boxing champion was. Khan, 36, was accosted as he and his wife, Faryal…
Court remands man, 24, over alleged rape, robbery
A 24-year-old man, Onyeka Nwafor was on Tuesday remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre by an Ikeja Magistrate Court, sitting at the Ogba area of Lagos State. Nwafor was arraigned for allegedly using a fake gun to rob one Henry…