A clearing agent, Humble Agbonlahor, has been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing the goods of a builder, Paul Aguhayere. Our correspondent gathered that while Aguhayere was away in the United Kingdom, he sent a Mercedes Benz Sprinter bus…
Suspected lunatic hacks policeman, septuagenarian to death (Punch)
The Ondo State Police Command has announced the arrest of a suspected lunatic, popularly called “At all at all”, in Tekunle village, in the Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State, for killing two people with a machete in…
Caught three times, now I know robbery is not for me
I’ve been into robbery only three times, I am not a real armed robber so don’t use that eye to look at me. Don’t even think that all of us that the police just paraded are hardened criminals. I know…
Police arrest some suspects of AAU killings (Vanguard)
Edo State Police Command has dispatched a team of detectives from Benin City to the university town of Ekpoma to unravel the mystery surrounding the recent killing of students of Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma, by suspected cultists at the…
Police arrest Evans’ lawyer in court (Punch)
Some police operatives on Wednesday morning arrested a lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje, at the Federal High Court in Lagos. Ogungbeje had represented the alleged billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans. Policemen said to be from the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti,…
Police recover N11.1m bribe from personnel (ThisDay)
The Nigeria Police Force Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit has said that the unit has recovered N11.1 million as bribes from police officers on various offences. The Head of the Unit, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Abayomi Sogunle, stated this…
Police declare reported shooting of Anambra pastor as mischief (Nation)
The police in Anambra on Friday declared as high mischief, the reported shooting of David Elijah, the pastor in charge of Grace and Power Prophetic Ministry in Awka. The Anambra Command in a statement signed by DCP Chris Owolabi, wondered…
Police officers sacked for searching Edwin Clark’s Abuja home (PremiumTimes)
Three Nigerian police officers have been sacked and another one suspended over the “unauthorised” raid of Edwin Clark’s house in Abuja on Tuesday, the Force Headquarters said Thursday. Clark’s home in Asokoro neighbourhood was reportedly stormed by officers in the…
Police dismiss 3 officers who raided Clark’s house (ThisDay)
Police have dismissed three of their personnel for their roles in the illegal search of the Abuja residence of Chief Edwin Clark. The 4th and leader of the team, ASP David Dominic, has been queried and he is still under…
Police in Imo parade woman who sold two children for N200,000 (Daily Times)
The Imo state commissioner of police, Dasuki Galadanchi, on Tuesday in Owerri the state capital handed over two children abducted in Akure, Ondo state and sold for N200,000 to their parents. The Police boss while parading the suspect, identified as…