A 50-year-old man, Modu Isa, in Bama, Borno State attempted suicide after his former wife refused to return home. According to The Nation, the incident occurred on Friday evening in Hausari Ward. Eyewitnesses said Isa stabbed himself three times in the stomach and cut off his penis with a knife as community members rushed to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says over 100 suspected political thugs were arrested in Bagwai LGA in Kano during the ongoing by-election in the state. NAN reports that Abdu Zango, the resident electoral commissioner (REC) in Kano, spoke to journalists on Saturday after inspecting polling units in Bagwai town. Zango stated that security operatives…
A shocking twist in Taraba State has exposed the embarrassing downfall of a serving police constable whose career came to an abrupt end, not in a blaze of glory but in the quiet theft of a goat. In what many have called a disgrace to the uniform, Police Constable Usman Mohammed, serving at the Mutum…
Security operatives have arrested a suspected vote buyer with cash totalling N25,963,000 in Kaduna metropolis, barely hours before the conduct of the bye-elections in parts of the state. The suspect, identified as Shehu Aliyu Patangi, was apprehended around 3:30am on Saturday by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in collaboration with the Department of State…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted three internet fraudsters arrested during a controversial raid on a hotel at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) complex in Abeokuta, Ogun State, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The judge Dehinde Dipeolu, sitting as a vacation judge in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, convicted Isaac…
Two nurses and a serving female soldier have been arrested in Cross River State over the alleged theft and sale of a newborn baby in Akamkpa Local Government Area. The suspects identified as Ndifon Nelly Ekpu, 45, and Obi Mary Baken, 38, both nurses, and W/Sgt. Aisha Yakubu of the Nigerian Army were arrested after…
The Police in Ogun have arrested a mobile policeman and several security guards for alleged conspiracy, burglary and theft from a warehouse belonging to H.K Printing & Packaging Limited, Agbara. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on Aug. 9 at about 11:00 p.m., when a truck drove into the company premises and…
The police in Ogun have arrested a journalist for alleged unlawful possession of a live AK-47 ammunition. Sources who confirmed the incident on Wednesday said that the suspect, identified as Emmanuel Chidi Maha, 30, works with The Nation newspaper in Lagos. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, Maha was arrested at about 6:30…
The police command in Rivers has arrested Ifediorah Onyeibor Joseph, a 41-year-old pastor, over alleged “dehumanisation” of children in his church. In a less than two-minute clip making the round online, at least 20 children were seen kneeling and clutching palm leaves, as a man serially flogged them with palm fronds. Most of the minors…
Security operatives have arrested the Village Head of Sukutum in Kankiya Local Government Area of Katsina State for allegedly serving as an informant to armed bandits. The suspect, whose name has not yet been released, was apprehended following intelligence reports linking him to criminal gangs operating in the area. According to security sources, the village…