Police arrest 11 over cult clash in Lagos hotel

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State Command, have arrested 11 cult members over violent clash in a hotel in Agege area of the state. This is contained in a statement posted on Wednesday on its official Twitter…

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…

Ekiti hunters arrest suspected killers of NSCDC operatives

Four kidnappers who allegedly killed an operative of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Segun Ayebulu last week have been arrested by local hunters. The abductors, who shot the operative along Oke-Ako/Irele road, also abducted three members of…

Police nab 2 hired for N5000 to kill 85-year-old man

Two men were paid N5000 by a disgruntled woman to kill an 85-year-old man accused of witchcraft in Adamawa state. The youths, Gayawan Danzaria, 22, and Thank-God Obadia, 18, have been arrested by police. Meanwhile, it was gathered that the…

Bandits’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, arrested in Cairo

Alhaji Tukur Mamu, lead negotiator between bandits and the passengers kidnapped from a Kaduna-bound train in March, has been arrested in Cairo, capital of Egypt, with his family members. Mamu, who was on his way to Saudi Arabia for lesser…

Ogun Police nab 3 suspected kidnappers, rescue victims

The Ogun State Police Command said its operatives have arrested three suspected kidnappers at a forest along the Imeko-Iwoye Ketu Road and rescued three victims unhurt during the operations. The incident occurred on August 29, 2022, according to a statement…

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