The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested popular cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky, in Lagos on Wednesday night. The arrest came following allegations of abuse of naira notes, currency mutilation and spraying of naira notes. The EFCC’s…
Bauchi police arrest man for stabbing brother to death
Men of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested Isyaku Babale, 30, of Anguwan Dawaki in Bauchi Metropolis, for allegedly stabbing his brother to death. The spokesperson for the command, SP Ahmed Wakil, made this known in a statement on…
Son ‘stabbed mum to death thinking she was a vampire biting him at night’
A man allegedly drove a stake through his mother’s throat believing she was a vampire and was biting him at night. Robert Bruce Poe, 56, was found standing in a driveway covered with blood on his hands and clothing and…
Police foil kidnappers’ attempt to abduct students in Lagos school
Attempts by some kidnappers to abduct some pupils of an undisclosed Primary school in Ijegun, a Lagos suburb, has been foiled by the Police, following the arrest of a suspected member of the kidnap gang. A kindergarten and two pupils…
EFCC defends arrest of suspected food smugglers
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has justified the interception and arrest of 21 trucks loaded with food items allegedly being smuggled to neighbouring countries, describing it as economic sabotage. The justification was made in Abuja on Wednesday, March…
Police in manhunt for killers of 2 A’Ibom brothers
Five days after the murder of two brothers in Nnung Iyoho, Afaha Offiong, Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, police say they are closing in on the killers. The brothers, Enefiok Michael Etuk, aged 70 and Ebongeti…
Cambodia arrests 2 foreigners for smuggling 2.27 kg narcotics
Cambodian customs police at the Phnom Penh International Airport said they have arrested two South Korean nationals for an attempt to smuggle 2.27 kg narcotics to South Korea. The duo, a man and woman, were caught Sunday night while they…
2 ATBU students in police net for ‘killing’ 2 in Bauchi community
Police operatives have arrested one Hoomvez Martins Nyelong, 27, and Daniel Audu Adamu, 26, both students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, for allegedly responsible for the death of two persons at Durum, a community in the neighbourhood of…
Edeoga condemns Abure’s arrest, calls for equal treatment of citizens by police
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for Enugu State in the 2023 elections, Chijioke Edeoga, has condemned the arrest of the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, saying the action of the police was an abuse of…
Police release arrested LP National Chairman
The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Julius Abure, who was arrested by operatives of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), in charge of Zone 5, Benin City, Edo State, on Wednesday evening has been released. Abure was…