Bayelsa State Police Command has paraded three out of four suspects linked to the assault of Nancy Wilfred, whose humiliation in a viral video triggered widespread outrage. Nancy was beaten, stepped on, stripped naked and filmed during the attack, which was later circulated online. The suspects — identified as Kadi Daniel, Miracle, and Becky, all…
The Kogi State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old woman, Charity Williams, during a raid on a suspected criminal hideout at Oguda village, Okene, recovering firearms, ammunition, and over N2m in cash. According to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Aya, on Thursday, the arrest followed a tip-off that led…
Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old mother, Maryam Atiku, for allegedly attempting to kill her newborn baby girl by burying her alive in Kamba, Dandi Local Government Area of Kebbi State. According to a police statement, made available to newsmen on Wednesday by the command spokesman, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, “the incident occurred on…
A 21-year-old woman is now in custody of the Delta State Police Command for allegedly killing her 34-year-old partner who she was cohabiting with since age 17 despite not being married to him. Spokesperson for the command, Bright Edafe, in a post on X, on Wednesday, stated that the SSS 2 dropout, before stabbing her…
A father identified as Ayoola Sunday has been arrested while planning to marry off his 15-year-old daughter to 52 -year-old man Asere popularly known as “Santo” in Idoani, Ose Local Government Area of the state. The father of the bride was arrested alongside his son, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, the command’s spokesperson said in a statement…
Police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested seven suspected student cultists with a human skill and a firearm. A statement by the state command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, yesterday, said that the suspected members of the Ku Klux Klans, KKK, confraternity were, on August 28, 2025, caught, following a tip-off by a renounced…
Operatives of Zone 16 of the Nigerian Police have arrested a girl identified as Kadi from the Federal University in Otuoke (FUO), for allegedly assaulting and stripping a girl naked. The suspect, alongside other girls were seen in a viral video assaulting the victim, and stripping her naked for allegedly insulting her grandmother. The viral…
The Adamawa State Police Command says it has arrested a 29-year-old man, Isiaka Hassan, for the alleged killing of a 5-year-old boy in Lamurde Local Government Area. Police spokesperson, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje said this in a statement on Sunday and shared on the force’s Facebook page. He said the boy, identified as Abba Bashiru,…
Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have shot dead a prominent businessman, Alhaji Sani Sabo, in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State. A source familiar with the incident told newsmen on Monday morning that the assailants stormed the area around 9:20 p.m. on Sunday, killing the businessman before attempting to escape. Residents quickly mobilised to confront…
Ethiope-East Local Government Council Chairman, Hon. Chief Augustine Ogedegbe has vowed that the pregnant woman shot dead by soldiers chasing suspected internet fraudsters, otherwise known as yahoo boys, will get justice. Ogedegbe made the vow in a post on his Facebook timeline. He also said the Council is taking necessary steps to prevent such occurrences…