The Rivers State Police Command has paraded two pastors, Prophet Bassey Umoren (60) and Prophet Elijah Anietie (50), who were caught with fetish items, including caskets, monkey skulls, carved skeletons, and other spiritual materials, in their respective churches. The duo, who were apprehended by youths of Rumunduru community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the…
A retired police inspector identified as Linus Monday has allegedly been caught embarking on a stop and search operation. A post on Instagram by whiteshark_blog about his arrest showed the former officer in a police uniform with ID card number 6257. The post had already generated 175 likes over 30 comments. Although the place where…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued the wife of the former Assistant Inspector General, Hakeem Odumosu. The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed this on his official X handle on Thursday morning. Adejobi added that the abductors of the former AIG’s wife were killed, and ransom was recovered…
The family of Inspector Tunde Olagbaju, a police officer who was allegedly killed in a road accident involving a road safety official in Osogbo, Osun State, has cried out for justice. According to the brother of the deceased, Olagbaju Abraham Ayodele, Inspector Olagbaju was attached to Zone 11 and had worked for AIG Okafor in…
The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Ikoyi, Lagos, has apprehended three men and two women for allegedly compromising Sterling Bank PLC’s banking platform and Bance Application, leading to the theft of ₦1,257,536,572.50 billion. According to a report by Nigerian Current, the suspects have been formally arraigned. The suspects reportedly committed the alleged crime between November…
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Mr. Sholola Kazeem, for bathing his wife, Sholola Mutiat, with hot oil and stabbing her in the head during a heated argument. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, CSP Omolola Odutola, who made this known in a statement issued on Saturday said…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered an immediate and thorough investigation of the Head of INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), AIG Idowu Owohunwa, and seven other senior police officers. The investigation follows allegations that these officers engaged in the unethical practice of backdating their history records. According to a memo sent to the…
The Nigeria Police Force has apprehended a soldier, Lance Corporal Sani Aminu with substances said to be Canadian Loud, an imported strong synthetic strain of cannabis. Aminu with service number 13NA/70/11481 was arrested with the illicit drug consignment on Wednesday in Lagos State. A police signal obtained by SaharaReporters confirmed the arrest. The signal said…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has established the Police Anti-Money Laundering Units within the Nigeria Police Force. This was disclosed by CP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, in a statement on Wednesday, January 15. According to the statement, the units will be led by Chief Police Officer (CPO) Hyacinth Azuka Edozie,…
A 22-year-old lady identified as Iyanu Adedeji allegedly stabbed her husband, Funsho Jimoh, to death in the Gbonogun area of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. PUNCH Metro learnt from a security source on Sunday that the duo of Iyanu and Funsho were married with two children. The source noted that an argument had ensued between the…
