Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have detained a 26-year-old man, Chibunna Nwafor, in connection with the brutal killing of a pregnant nurse in Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area. Nwafor, also known as “Offonwadile”, is alleged to be a native doctor who masterminded the crime alongside accomplices. Police sources say the victim was…
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced four of the 13 defendants standing trial over the killing of former Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada East Police Division, SP Bako Amgbasim, to death by hanging. Justice Sika Aprioku, who delivered the judgment, held that the prosecution proved beyond a reasonable…
The police command in Oyo State has arrested three suspected kidnappers and recovered two firearms consisting of one single-barrel gun and one dane gun. The command’s public relations officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday in Ibadan. Mr Olayinka said the suspects were arrested following intelligence-driven and…
Two police inspectors and four civilians have been killed after bandits stormed Tse-Kaseve village in Anyagba Ward, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. The attack, which occurred at about 4pm on Monday, reportedly saw scores of gunmen riding on nearly 100 motorcycles invade the community in a coordinated assault. Security sources told Zagazola Makama,…
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers in connection with the abduction of Alhaji Ahmadu in Malabu, Fufore Local Government Area. The arrest was disclosed in a Tuesday statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Nguroje. According to the statement, the suspects were apprehended during a coordinated intelligence-led raid carried out…
A police constable serving in Borno State Police Command, Mohammed Alhaji Muhammad, has returned ₦2.6 million mistakenly transferred into his bank account, saying the gesture was motivated by his desire to counter negative public perceptions about the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The development was confirmed by the spokesperson of the Borno State Police Command, ASP…
A Senior Secondary School 3 student, 17-year-old Hassan Ahmadu of the Government Science and Technical College, Potiskum, Yobe State, has reportedly died following a bullying incident involving fellow students. The incident occurred on Sunday at the school in Potiskum Local Government Area of the state. According to a family source, 17-year-old Hassan was buried the…
Yobe State Police Command has commenced a manhunt for an 18-year-old housewife who allegedly attacked her 25-year-old husband, inflicting a deep cut on his genitalia. The announcement was made by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, in a statement issued to journalists in Damaturu on Saturday, stating that the Command recorded a disturbing…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a woman, Nafisat Lateef, for allegedly poisoning a three-year-old boy at Omifon community in Odigbo Local Government Area. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed the arrest in a statement on Friday, noting that the victim is the child of her tenant. According to Jimoh,…
Associate Pastor Eleazar Onyenweaku of the United Evangelical Church, Ehere/Umuola, Ogbor Hill, Aba, has slammed the Abia State Police Command for saying that no bomb or explosive was found in their church. Pastor Onyenweaku, who described the police’s statement as falsehood, maintained that a dangerous explosive device was indeed exhumed from shallow soil last Friday…
