Godwin Emmanuel, a 23-year-old armed robbery suspect, has admitted to stealing a police officer’s phone from a patrol van while being transported to the Osun State Police Command. Emmanuel was arrested along with two others—28-year-old Olajide Kareem and 33-year-old Mike Emmanuel—who are accused of robbing residents and sexually assaulting a 65-year-old woman on the Ilesa-Osu…
The Ondo State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a prophetess, Folashade Adekola, following the deaths of a woman, Jumoke Adesuwa, and her newborn during childbirth at the prophetess’ church in Akure, the state capital. According to reports, Adesuwa had gone into labour at the prophetess’ church located in the Oke-Aro area of…
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of several officers in connection with the alleged killing of a Kwara State University student, Suleiman Olayinka, in the state. This comes barely three weeks after the dismissal and prosecution of three police officers over the alleged murder of a Kwara Polytechnic student, Quoyum Abdulyekeen. Twenty-seven-year-old…
Operatives of the Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have arrested three impersonators of the police and the Department of State Services, DSS, over alleged ‘one chance’ robbery. FCT Police Commissioner, Mr. Olatunji Disu, disclosed this during a media briefing, yesterday, in Abuja. He said the three suspects along with nine others were…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Osun State Police Command has arrested a suspect, simply identified as Saudi, for allegedly beheading his father inside a farm. The incident which occurred in Ilusi village left the villagers surprised being the first time such incident will happen in decades. It was gathered that the deceased popularly called Baale…
The Police Command in Nasarawa State says two people were killed in the Agyaragu community in Obi Local Government Area due to a clash between a member of the police special constabulary and a soldier. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this at a news conference on Sunday in Lafia. Mr…
The Edo State Police Command has dismissed the allegation that it dismissed a woman Inspector Edith Uduma and demoted her husband Ibrahim Mohammed, also an Inspector, because they exposed a Sergeant Abraham Uzuobor for raping a female suspect. According to the police report on the case; on 10 October, at about 9pm, in South Ibie,…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 130 suspects comprising 113 foreign nationals – 87 males and 26 females – primarily of Chinese and Malaysian origins, and 17 Nigerian collaborators made up of four males and 13 females for cybercrimes. The foreigners and Nigerians were arrested for their alleged involvement in high-level cybercrimes, hacking, and activities…
A police officer attached to the Otuocha Area Command in Anambra East Local Government Area, Anambra State, has shot and killed an unidentified male commercial bus driver. It was gathered that the officer shot the deceased during an altercation over the payment of a N100 bribe to the security operatives at a checkpoint in the…
The Nigeria Police Force has apprehended Private Bara’u Tajuddeen, a soldier with service number 22NA/82/3441, over alleged theft of military ammunition and anti-aircraft rounds. Tajuddeen, assigned to the 19 Special Force Brigade in Maiduguri, was detained at the Maiduguri motor park en route to Kano, reportedly attempting to sell the stolen weapons to bandits. According…