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…
Police arrest popular musician Ice Prince for assault
Popular Nigerian musician, Ice Prince has been arrested by the Lagos state police command, for assaulting a police officer. It was learnt that at about 3a.m on Friday, the popular musician Oleku crooner was flagged down by police officers for…
Neighbours in court for allegedly raping a minor and giving her R5
Two elderly neighbours aged 68 and 71, are set to appear at the Bolobedu magistrate court in Limpopo on Friday 26 August 2022 for allegedly raping a 12-year-old child on different occasions and silencing her with a R5 coin. The…
Police take over NNPP secretariat in Borno, arrest leader
Armed security personnel suspected to be policemen on Thursday morning invaded and took over the New Nigeria Peoples Party secretariat in Maiduguri, Borno state capital few days to unveiling of the State office located around Abbaganaram ward of the metropolis.…
3 arrested, 20 corpses recovered from Edo shrine
The Edo State Police Command at about midnight on Wednesday said it busted a ritual shrine in a building along Asoro slope, off Ekenhua Road, Uzebu quarters in Benin, recovering 20 mummified bodies and arresting three male suspects. The Command,…
Fake Soldier arrested with N720k in Niger
A fake soldier has been arrested with military camouflage and cash of N720,000, according to police authorities. The suspect, said to have been parading himself as a military officer, was sighted along the Ibeto area of Nasko, Magama Local Government…
Saudi police arrest citizen who helped Israeli journalist sneak into Mecca
Saudi Arabian police in Mecca have arrested a citizen on suspicion of helping an Israeli journalist enter Muslim sacred places in the holy city. Mecca’s police said in a statement on Friday that a Saudi citizen was “complicit” in helping…