The Sokoto State Police Command has paraded two suspects for their alleged involvement in human trafficking and other related offences. Addressing journalists in Sokoto, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Muhammad Gumel, said one of the suspects was arrested…
Rivers Police bust child trafficking ring, rescue 15 kids
Officers of the Rivers State Police Command have rescued 15 children from a child trafficking ring in Port Harcourt, the state capital. This was made known at a press briefing by the state Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka, at the…
Police arrest 3 for terrorising Benue community
The Benue State Police Command says it has arrested three suspected armed robbers terrorising some parts of Makurdi metropolis in the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Catherine Anene, in a statement on Tuesday, said the suspects were…
Soldiers torture Lagos policeman to death, brutalise 4
An Inspector serving with the Lagos State Police Command, Orukpe Monday, has died from the torture he allegedly received from soldiers who attacked him and his colleagues in the Trade Fair area of Lagos State. Another Inspector, Igbafe Ojo, who…
Abductors reportedly kill LAUTECH student, hotelier after N5m ransom
The Proprietor of Tana Suites Ogbomoso, Olugbenga Owolabi and one of his staff, Racheal Opadele, a student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso, who were abducted last week, have been allegedly killed by their abductors. The Nation gathered…
Police arrest vehicle loaded with 135 parcels of Indian Hemp
The Kano State Police Command, said it arrested a vehicle loaded with 135 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis sativa (Indian Hemp). The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, made the disclosure in a statement on…
No terrorist attack in Anambra church – Police
The Police in Anambra State have dismissed as malicious report alleging plans by a group of terrorists to bomb a church in Awada area. The spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga in a statement on Tuesday, said the report was handiwork of mischief…
N100 bribe: Rivers policeman bags death sentence for killing driver
A High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Tuesday, sentenced a dismissed policeman, James Imhalu, to death by hanging for the murder of a commercial driver in 2015, over his refusal to pay him a N100 bribe. Justice Elsie Thompson…
Police arrest lawyer for jumping bail
After four years of hide and seek, the police from Zone 2, Onikan Lagos, have arrested a lawyer, Moses John Jackson, who jumped bail in 2018. His arrest, six days ago, followed the execution of a bench warrant issued against…
Dubai arrests British man over $1.7b Denmark tax fraud case
Dubai police said Friday they arrested and planned to extradite a British man wanted in Denmark over a $1.7 billion tax fraud case. Dubai police identified the man as Sanjay Shah and said his arrest came after Denmark signed an…