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…
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 ādehumanisationā 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 Sirajo Ahmad Dan Liman, Deputy Chief Imam of the Central Jumuāah Mosque in Kangiye, Atakwanyo Ward, Gwadabawa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, over alleged collaboration with armed bandits. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, intelligence investigations linked Sirajo to the supply of motorcycles and other essential items to…
The Niger state police command has arrested an 18-year-old student of the College of Health, Kwamba, Suleja, for allegedly staging his own kidnapping and demanding a N50 million ransom from his mother. The suspect, identified as Moses Amarks, reportedly conspired with friends to carry out the fake abduction in an attempt to extort money from…
The Gombe State Police Command said its operatives in Zambuk Division in Yamaltu Deba local government area have arrested a 54-year-old ward head, Mohammed Tukur of Sabon Gari Village for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl identified as Zulei Malam Dahiru. Police spokesperson in the state, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, said in a statement that the victim…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has returned the petition of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) against Fuji singer Wasiu Ayinde, also known as Kwam 1, to the Police Command at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for probe. Force spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Tuesday, confirmed the receipt of…
The Ogun Police Command says its operatives have arrested two men in connection with the unlawful possession of three human skulls in the Ijebu area of the state. The commandās Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital. āOn Monday, 11th August 2025, at about 1400hrs, a…
Eight suspects have been arrested for prosecution over the alleged mutilation of a 16-year-old boyās scrotum in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, the police have said. The spokesperson for Osun police command, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, revealed this in a statement on Monday, in Osogbo. Ojelabi said three of the suspects, who reside…