Two human rights organisations, the Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum, and the International Human Rights Commission, on Tuesday, criticised the arrest and detention of former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the alleged misuse…
Alleged theft: Police arrest 2 for flogging, dehumanising teenagers in Ebonyi
The Nigeria Police Force, Ebonyi State Command, has arrested two men for stripping, flogging, and dehumanising two teenagers over alleged fowl theft. Police spokesperson DSP Joshua Ukandu disclosed this in a statement he signed and made available to journalists on…
Ebonyi: Police arrest 4 over organ harvesting, nab 173 others
The Nigeria Police Command in Ebonyi said it arrested no fewer than 177 suspected criminals for various offences in October 2024. The Command noted that four out of the 177 suspects were alleged to be involved in human organ harvesting…
Ondo Amotekun arrests 20-year-old for killing grandmother over N3k
The Ondo State security outfit, Amotekun, has detained a 20-year-old, Akinmade Friday, who allegedly killed a 65-year-old woman over a sum of N3,000. The suspect reportedly attacked the elderly woman with a wooden plank after accusing her of entering his…
Teenager goes for tinted hair, new shoes after selling stolen neighbour’s bike for N150k
An arrested teenager, Sunday (surname withheld), who stole the motorcycle of a neighbour and decided to go for tinted hair from the N150,000 proceeds, has blamed his father for his continuous criminal act. The suspect said that his father refused…
FCTA to start picking beggars on Abuja streets on Monday — Wike
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued a warning to roadside beggars to desist from the act or risk being arrested by enforcement agents. Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, disclosed this during the official flag-off ceremony…
Lagos police arraign 2 men for alleged defilement of minors
The Gender Unit of the Lagos State Police Command has arraigned two men for their alleged prolonged involvement in defiling two underage girls at different instances in the state. Spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin who…
Police nab wanted armed robber, rape suspect in Ogun
The Ogun State police command on Monday said that its Igbeba Division, Ijebu-Ode, arrested one Shedrack Olawale Olayemi, who had been on the police wanted list for armed robbery and alleged rape of some female students of Tai Solarin University…
German authorities arrest woman suspected of spying for China
German police arrested a woman on allegations of spying as a Chinese agent, prosecutors announced on Tuesday. The woman, a Chinese citizen identified only as Yaqi X, was arrested by police in the eastern city of Leipzig on Monday. Her…
Math tutor jailed after sexually abusing ‘vulnerable’ teenage boy
A private maths tutor who sexually abused her teenage student has been jailed for six years. Holly Rouse-Sweeney, 37, arranged to meet the vulnerable boy at her old home in Nottinghamshire. Despite being aware that he was under the age…