The family of a car dealer in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, Olashile Oduga, has demanded justice after he was allegedly tortured to death by officers at the Ikota Police Post. The deceased’s elder sister, Abisola Bakare, who spoke on behalf of the family in an interview with Sunday PUNCH, said they learned of Oduga’s…
The Ekiti State Police have arrested Jimoh Abdulrahman for allegedly assaulting his wife, Mrs Akintunde Bidemi Taiwo, a nursing mother. The incident gained widespread attention after a viral video surfaced, showing the brutal attack. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu, confirmed that the arrest took place on…
Irate youths have reportedly burnt down a Police Division in Ifon, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. This is as a result of the death of a young man, who was allegedly tortured to death in police custody. Although the tragic incident occurred on Saturday evening, full details were still sketchy as of Sunday…
The kidnapped Catholic priest, Rev. Maurice Livinus, and two other victims whose identities were not disclosed, have regained their freedom. Rev. Fr. Maurice, who is the Parish Priest of St Patrick’s Catholic, Isokpo in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state, was abducted last Wednesday alongside two others while they were returning from a hospital…
The lifeless body of one Inspector Haruna Mohammed has been discovered in a hotel room in Ogun State. A woman, who arrived at Super G Royal Hotel, located at 11 Anthony Uzum Estate, Oyeyemi Akute, with the police officer at around 1:00 am on Saturday, February 15, 2025, is currently missing. According to a police…
Police authorities in Ogun State have intercepted a group of young persons with dangerous weapons including daggers. They were on a truck. The spokesperson of the Ogun Police Command Omolola Odutola says they were intercepted on Saturday by a team led by the commissioner of police Lanre Ogunlowo “along Eledumare, Bamboo 1 & 2, Fidiwo…
An Islamic cleric in Ilorin, Abdulrahman Mohad Ballo, has been arrested for allegedly killing a final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, for ritual purposes. The suspect reportedly lured Yetunde after connecting with her on Facebook and obtaining her phone number. The incident reportedly occurred on Monday, February 10, 2025. It…
Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has asked the senate to conduct the investigation into the missing 3,907 firearms behind “closed doors”. Egbetokun’s request is contained in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on the floor of the red chamber on Thursday. BACKGROUND On Tuesday, the senate committee on public accounts queried…
A confrontation recently erupted at a checkpoint in Jeddo, Delta State, between personnel of the Nigerian Police Force and the Nigerian Air Force, creating a chaotic scene that drew widespread attention. Clarifying the cause of the altercation in a post on X.com on Thursday, the state police spokesperson, SP Edafe Bright, said the incident occurred…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says 3,907 weapons did not go missing from its armoury during the tenure of Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector-general of police (IGP). On Tuesday, the senate committee on public accounts queried the NPF over the missing firearms. The disappearance of the ammunitions was contained in a 2019 report issued by the…