By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Prof Onje Gye-Wado, a former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, who was kidnapped on Thursday night, has been freed by his abductors after collecting close to 4 million naira ransom. A former NUJ chairman and also a former commissioner of information in the state,...
Crime News
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested 24 youths for alleged thuggery and attack on innocent citizens in the state. The police spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil, said in a statement on Sunday, that the seven of them were arrested in Azare, Katagum Local Government Area...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 34-year-old South American man from Suriname, Dadda Lorenzo Harvy Albert, for drug trafficking. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday, that the suspect was arrested at the Port Harcourt...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A Kuje Prison escapee by name Salisu Buhari ,24 years and Zubairu Ali 27 years, have been arrested for alleged theft in Nasarawa State. DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations officer, Nasarawa State Command, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – A 43-year old man, Yusuf Hassan, has been arrested for allegedly setting the apartment of his ex- lover Busayo Falola, ablaze, burning down the whole building. The incident occured at 127, old Schorlar Palace, Igan road, Ago Iwoye, in Ijebu North LGA of Ogun...
The Police Command in Adamawa says it has arrested a 70-year-old Man, Usman Ibrahim, for allegedly raping two minors in Yola-North Local Government Area (LGA). SP Suleiman Nguroje, the Command’s spokesman, disclose this in a statement on Saturday in Yola. He said that the survivors were four- and seven-year...
By EMEKA CHIKWE , Port-Harcourt – The Police have launched an investigation into alleged kidnapping of Dr. Gidswill Dike, a lawyer working for the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State. The lawyer was alleged to have been kIdnapped on Thursday inside the Headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Kidnappers of Prof Onjey Gewado, a former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, have demanded the sum of seventy million naira (N70,000,000) ransom. This was disclosed to our correspondent by a family source who is monitoring the developments. Recall that Professor Onje Gye-Wado, was kidnapped Thursday...
Armed bandits have kidnapped no fewer than 80 children in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The children, aged between 12 and 17, were abducted on Friday at about 8am, the BBC Hausa Service has reported. According to the report, the children were abducted while fetching firewood in...
Residents of Aponrin in Agbowo area of Ibadan are now on the trail of pastor who allegedly absconded with 52 android and iphones, money and other valuables after a three-day crusade. The pastor was said to have told his victims that he was led by God to come to...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Professor Onje Gye-Wado, has been kidnapped, last night in his village Rinza, near Wamba, the headquarters of Wamba LGA of the state. The incident according to a family source occurred some few minutes to 12 midnight of...
An assailant stabbed a student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State to death on Thursday after an argument over N1,000. The assailant fled after the incident and is still at large. Irate fellow students went on rampage immediately after the stabbing and razed a building belonging to a...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has arrested 352 suspects and seized 2.1 tonnes of illicit drugs in Kano State. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Thursday....
The police command in Lagos State says one Inspector was killed and a Divisional Police Officer seriously injured while enforcing the ban on the use of motorcycles (Okada) in some parts of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this on Wednesday in his verified Twitter handle,...
The Federal Operations Unit, Zone ’C’, Owerri, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intercepted contraband goods valued N2.8 billion between January 25 and March 25. The unit also arrested 13 suspected smugglers during the period. Acting Comptroller of the NCS in the zone, Mr Kayode Kolade, a Deputy Comptroller...
The police command in Ogun on Wednesday, paraded 24 suspected cultists, who were allegedly responsible for various cult clashes and armed robberies in different parts of the state. SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), paraded the suspects at the Command’s headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta. Oyeyemi...
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdmen have killed a resident pastor of Living Faith Church, Aloko- Oganenigwu in Dekina LGA of Kogi State, Jacob Wodi Hulobu, following the invasion of the community on Sunday. After the gunmen attacked the church during the early morning service, Jacob was said to...
Actress Kim Sae-ron was on Wednesday sentenced to 20 million won ($15,000 and about N6.9 million) in fines for driving under the influence of alcohol in 2022. The Seoul Central District Court handed out the monetary penalty for Kim, 23, who crashed her car into a guardrail and trees...
A 17-year-old has been taken into custody for allegedly defiling two minors. The Police Commissioner in Kano, Mr Mamman Dauda, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. ”The police on April 2, at about 3 p.m received a distress call that...