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Two buried alive in a burrow pit in Enugu

Ihesiulo Grace 28 January 2018 0

Tragedy occurred in Enugu at the weekend at Ugwuoba in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu state when two persons excavating sand were buried alive in a burrow pit. According to a statement released by the State Police Public Relations officer, Ebere Amarizu, “Tragedy struck on

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How we will tackle existing, emerging crime and criminality‎ – NBA

Ihesiulo Grace 21 January 2018 0

The Nigerian Bar Association‎, NBA, has said the implementation of Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 in states across the country will help tackle existing and emerging areas of crime and criminality in the country. ‎The association also said the implementation of the Act will also ensure the effective and efficient administration of the criminal […]

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Lagos Police launch ‘Operation know your neighbour’ to check crime

Ihesiulo Grace 16 January 2018 0

With the need to stem the tide of cultism, drug abuse and gang war in Lagos, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Edgal Imohimi has launched the ‘Operation- Know- Your -Neighbour’ initiative to check evil trend. Imohimi who launched the operation during a town hall meeting at the Area G Command, Ogba said people have […]

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The real reason behind increase in corruption, crime

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2017 0

Ancestral Pride Foundation, an NGO, has blamed the neglect of cultural values for the rising rate of corruption and crimes in the country. The Founder of the NGO, Mr Fashola Faniyi, told newsmen in Ota, Ogun that the failure of some parents to inculcate cultural values in their children was affecting the nation’s development. ““We […]

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#DTNalert: Militants who killed Brit arrested

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2017 0

Two suspected militants who took part in the kidnapping and killing of a British optician, Dr Ian Squire, in Burutu area of Delta State, have been arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, while another member of the gang was killed during an exchange of gunfire which occurred […]

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#DTNalert: Arms discovered at NURTW office in Fadeyi, Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2017 0

Operatives of the Intervention Squad of the Zone 2 Police Command, have busted a criminal hideout at Fadeyi area of Lagos State. The building located at 39 Isaac John Street, Fadeyi, which also serves as the branch office of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, recovering two pistols, a berretta and a locally […]

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Germany trains NAPTIP, EFCC officers on crime fighting

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2017 0

Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The German Police have concluded the training of the officers of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on various strategies in the fight against human trafficking. The training, tagged “Trafficking in Human Beings for Sexual Exploitation” and which

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#DTNalert: Kidnap kingpin nabbed in Benue

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2017 0

The Benue State Police Command has arrested a wanted kidnap and robbery kingpin, Monday Iorgougo, alias Yahooze, alleged to have masterminded several kidnap and robbery cases in the state. Hewas arrested at Mbalin Taraku, Gwer East local government area of the state. He alongside his gang have been terrorizing residents and motorists along the busy […]

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Ondo Police boss ask youths to shun crime, violence

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2017 0

Youths at Igbotako in the Okitipupa local government area of Ondo state have been admonished to shun violence and other delinquencies capable of leading them into any forms of criminality. Gbenga Adeyanju, the Commissioner for Police in the state gave the advice on Thursday at a one day Security Summit put together by the Igbotako […]

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Police arrests man for stabbing sex worker to death in Enugu

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2017 0

Moses Oyediran, Enugu Enugu State Police Command says it has arrested a man who stabbed a commercial sex worker to death following a disagreement he had with the woman. In a statement he issued on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ebere Amaraizu, said that the incident happened at about 3:30 a.m. at […]