Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/ Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have arrested 10 suspects, comprising eight Boko Haram terrorists (BHT) and two high-profile kidnapper informants, in Taraba State. Acting on reliable intelligence, troops conducted a raid on the…
Kidnapped Anambra commissioner, wife regain freedom
Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Development, Patrick Mba, and his wife have been released by their captors after spending a day in captivity. A reliable top government official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, disclosed the development to our…
1 person killed, 3 others kidnapped in Anambra
Rampaging hoodlums have killed one person and abducted three others in Anambra State. The criminals who carried out the operations at different parts of the state on Saturday at about 8 pm killed a petrol station attendant at St. Michael’s…
Man bags life jail for defiling minor, Vulcaniser arraigned for car theft, Police kill kidnappers and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. 72-year-old man bags life imprisonment for defiling minor (Punch) A 72-year-old man, David Jackson, has been…
Police neutralise 9 suspected kidnappers, recover arms, ammunition in Lagos
Nine kidnappers who were allegedly terrorizing the areas of Isolo, Okota, Ejigbo, and Ladipo in Lagos State have been neutralized by law enforcement officers affiliated with the Lagos State Police Command. The suspected kidnappers were killed in a gun battle…
5 suspected kidnappers arrested in FCT
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has arrested and recovered weapons from five suspected kidnappers in Gwagwa, a suburb in Abuja. The FCT command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, in a statement issued to newsmen yesterday in Abuja, said they were arrested…
Security agents hunt abductors of Kogi varsity students
The Kogi State Government has reacted to the news of attack and abduction of students from the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, near Okene, on Thursday night, saying it has immediately deployed security agents to trail the…
Police kill 2 suspected kidnappers, rescue 3 Indians in Ogun
The Police Command in Ogun said it has killed two suspected kidnappers terrorising travellers on the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin expressway in a gun duel. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday, in Abeokuta, by SP Omolola Odutola, the command’s spokesperson.…
Abducted wife, housemaid of Ortom’s ex-aide regain freedom
The wife and housemaid of a former Chief of Staff to the immediate past governor of Benue State, Abigail Orbunde and Patience Ogute, respectively, have regained their freedom from kidnappers. According to a statement by Tahav Argezua, a close ally…
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…