Eight more corpses of policemen who were killed in a deadly attack on security operatives at Agu Centre, on the border of Katsina-Ala and Ukum LGAs of Benue State, have been recovered. The incident occurred on Friday when a team of security operatives encountered armed invaders, leaving an initial three personnel confirmed dead and eight…
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested three suspected kidnappers who killed one of their victims after collecting N6.9 million ransom. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement in Port Harcourt on Monday, named the suspects as Hassan Mohammed, Bello Abubakar and Yusuf Ahmed. Iringe-Koko said investigation…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with a recent case of armed robbery and attempted murder in Lagos State. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday. “The Kano State Police Command has achieved a significant breakthrough in a recent case of…
The Gombe State Police Command on Friday said it has recorded major successes in the fight against crime, with the rescue of two abandoned infants and the arrest of two teenagers for alleged rape. Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, who disclosed this in a statement, stressed that the Command remains committed to safeguarding…
The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a housewife, Zuwair Hassan, of Magama-Gumau in Toro LGA, for allegedly inflicting burn injuries on the private parts of her 10-year-old sister-in-law over suspicion of witchcraft. According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Mohammed Ahmed Wakil, “On 11th September 2025 at about 0030hrs,…
The Imo state Police command says it has arrested a pastor and three others, for allegedly stealing and selling a one-month-old baby from a woman who gave birth to the child for him. In a statement on Thursday, spokesperson for the command, Henry Okoye, said the baby was sold for N900,000, with the help of…
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Lagos State, Shamsideen Adio, for allegedly beating a dispatch rider to death in the Tapa Street, Lagos Island area of the state. On Thursday that a scuffle had ensued between Adio and the dispatch…
The police in Oyo State on Wednesday arrested one Alfa Basiru with suspected human flesh during a stop and search operation along the Toll Gate, Ibadan expressway. The command disclosed this in a statement shared on X on Wednesday. “Earlier today, at approximately 11:30 hours, a team of Federal Highway Patrol Officers stationed along the…
The Lagos state police command has cleared Pastor Paul Adefarasin of House on the Rock Church of wrongdoing after a viral video showed him holding what appeared to be a firearm. In a statement on Wednesday, SP Abimbola Adebisi, spokesperson of the command, said Adefarasin voluntarily appeared at the command headquarters in Ikeja for questioning….
A middle-aged trader in Akure, Ondo State capital, Bosede Iluyemi, has allegedly killed her elder sister named Omowumi Tewogboye, over an 800 Naira debt. Bosede was said to have demanded the payment for the tomatoes and pepper Omowumi purchased on credit from her. The situation escalated into violence when Bosede allegedly held onto Omowumi’s clothes,…