A Bosnian husband and wife have been arrested in Rome, Italy, on suspicion of physically abusing and enslaving their 14-year-old daughter, forcing her to beg outside a supermarket. The police in the Italian capital reported on Sunday. The police said…
Police arrest man for illegal possession of firearms in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man for unlawful possession of firearms. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in his verified Twitter handle monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. Hundeyin said…
Ekiti Amotekun arrests suspects over alleged N2.5m fraud
The Ekiti state Security Network popularly known as Amotekun corps has arrested five suspects for allegedly defrauding an Abeokuta-based man of N2.5 million. The Ekiti commandant of Amotekun, Brigadier General Joe Komolafe(retd) while parading the suspects in Ado-Ekiti, the state…
Metal knuckles: Adesanya released after arrest in US
Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, who was reportedly arrested for taking brass knuckles through security at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York has been released. The PUNCH had reported how the 33-year-old, who lost his title by TKO…
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern’s office attacked with sword
A woman has been arrested after the office of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was attacked with a sword on Thursday. Police said a 57-year-old was arrested in connection with the incident at Ardern’s Auckland office. “The woman is…
Australian fugitive with full face tattoo, ‘Beast’ written on forehead arrested after 2 weeks on the run
An Australian man who was able to stay a fugitive for two weeks despite a distinctive tattoo covering his entire face and the word “Beast” written across forehead was reportedly arrested on Wednesday. Jaimes Sutton, 24, went viral in the…
Woman arrested for murder of maid in Anambra
A yet-to-be identified woman has been arrested by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and Other Related Matters, Anambra State Command, for the murder of her maid. In the video shared on social media, on Thursday,…
Vandal is arrested after defacing the Washington Monument with bizarre vulgar message written crudely in red paint
A suspect has been taken into custody after the Washington Monument was vandalized with a splash of red paint and a lewd message on Tuesday night. The United States Park Police in Washington DC confirmed they had detained a male…
Osun herbalist caught at cemetery with human parts
A 28-year-old herbalist, Ismail Adewuyi, has been arrested with the head and intestines of an unknown female corpse by men of Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service in Ede, Osun state. Adewuyi, it was learned, had stormed Muslim Cemetery located…