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Police declare state of emergency on East West road in Rivers State

Ihesiulo Grace 6 February 2019 0

The Rivers state police command has declared a state of emergency on the East-West road over incessant killings, kidnapping and robbery of commuters who ply the Choba and Mbiama stretch of the road. This comes after a recent attack on a popular commercial bus on the road where the driver was

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Mother sells her baby for N200k to open a provision shop

Ihesiulo Grace 4 February 2019 0

23-year-old, Blessing Aluna, pictured above, has been arrested by men of the Niger state police command for selling her one-week old baby for N200, 000. According to reports, Blessing who resides in Rimi Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State, was arrested for allegedly conniving with Oludare Jeprince, who was said to be her boyfriend […]

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Woman arrested for stealing baby in Anambra hospital

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2019 0

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested 35-year old Dorathy Sunday, pictured above, for allegedly stealing a five day old twin baby boy at the maternity ward of the Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi, Anambra state. A statement from the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Haruna Mohammed, said the suspect sneaked into […]

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Police go tough on Yahoo boys, ritualists in Delta

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2018 0

…Arrest six suspects with fetish substance Determined to put an end to activities of Yahoo, Yahoo boys and ritualists in Delta State, the Delta State Police command says it has launched a special squad of detectives to arrest anyone suspected to be member of any of these groups of fraudsters and ritualists operating across the […]

Crime News

Yelwa Crisis: Bauchi Police Command arrests Prime suspect

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2018 0

Bauchi State Police command has revealed that it has arrested the principal suspect responsible for the crisis that erupted on Sunday November, 2018 in Yelwa Tsakani area of Bauchi metropolis, Patrick Zumunta. In a press release signed and circulated to Journalists in Bauchi by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Kamal Datti […]

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Ekiti Bank Robbery: Police Mourn Death of 3 Colleagues

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2018 0

The Ekiti State police Command on Tuesday expressed sadness over the death of three of their colleagues during a bank robbery that took place at Ijero Ekiti, Ekiti State , on Monday. Meanwhile, the command on Tuesday recovered a vehicle reportedly stolen by bandits during the robbery incident . During the bloody operation, three policemen […]

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Police foil robbery attempt in Lagos, arrests one

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2018 0

The Lagos State Police Command on November 15, foiled a robbery attempt at a shop in the Maya area at Ijebu-Ode road, Ikorodu and arrested one suspect. Information gathered revealed that a gang of robbers had alleged stormed the area in a Mazda bus with registration number KRD 783 XW at about 2:40am and started […]

Crime News

Man, 58, defiles 2 little boys, father, 2-year-daughter

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2018 0

The Gender Section of the Lagos State Police Command is investigating one Abdullahi Garuba, 58, a security man attached to Oshodi Isolo Local Government Secretariat for allegedly defiling two minors. It was gathered that troubled started for Abdullahi Garuba, when concerned citizens who couldn’t understand what business he had with little boys that trooped in […]

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Police parade ATM robbery suspect, others in Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2018 0

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has nabbed one Emmanuel Onuma, 34, for stealing N14 million from an ATM gallery in Garki Area of Abuja. The suspect allegedly broke into the ATM gallery, carted away the huge sum of money midnight of October 19, 2018. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Valentine Olumese who paraded the […]

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Police arrest 20 suspected cultists in C/River

Ihesiulo Grace 8 October 2018 0

The Cross River Police Command on Monday said it has arrested 20 suspected cultists across the state between August and September. Mr Hafiz Inuwa, the state Commissioner of Police, who spoke with Newsmen in Calabar, said that the suspects were arrested for carrying out illegal activities and engaging in cult wars. He said the suspects […]

Crime

Robbers who disguise as okada riders nabbed in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2018 0

Three notorious highway robbers who disguise as Okada riders have been arrested by operatives from the Raider team of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Lagos State Police Command. The suspects identified as Kehinde Ramon (20), Afolabi Ibrahim (23) and Sheriff Ogundeji (25) operate around Okokomaiko, Igando, Pipeline and Ajangbadi axis.

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Lagos police smash gay hideout, arrest 57

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2018 0

Joy Anyim …suspect says he was promised visa to USA to join gay club No fewer than 57 young men suspected to be involved in gay practice were on Monday paraded by the Lagos State Police Command. The suspects were allegedly arrested during an initiation ceremony in one Kelly Ann Hotel cum Event Centre located […]

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Police deploy over 1,000 personnel for C/River bye-election

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2018 0

The Police Command in Cross River has deployed over 1,000 officers and men to maintain law and order in the August 11 Obudu State Constituency bye-election. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Hafiz Inuwa, disclosed this on Thursday in an interview with journalists in Calabar. Inuwa said that every polling unit in the […]

Crime

Suspects narrate robbery techniques in Lagos traffic

Ihesiulo Grace 2 July 2018 0

Tunde Raphael, 24, who was last week arrested by the officials of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), of the Lagos State Police Command, has explained how his gang of 19 members dispossessed motorists and commuters of their belongings in Mile 2 Bridge traffic. Tunde who was arrested in Mile 2 traffic at about 5:00 a.m. […]

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Naval officer stabs woman to death in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2018 0

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a Naval rating For allegedly stabbing a middle age woman to death in the Egan area of Ojo in Lagos. It was gathered that the deceased whose identity was given as Taibat Badru was stabbed on the back with a knife by the suspect whose identity is yet […]

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Diamond estate murder: Action premeditated, as suspect also tried to abscond – Police

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2018 0

The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that the murder of 50 year old legal practitioner, Otike Odibi by his 47 year old wife and lawyer Udeme Odibi at their residence in Diamond Estate, Ogombo, Lagos was premeditated. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal who stated this during a press briefing at the […]

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Lagos lawyer kills lawyer husband

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2018 0

….ripped open his stomach, cuts off genital The Lagos State Police Command has launched investigations into the brutal murder of a Lagos based lawyer, Mr. Otike Odibi by his wife, Mrs Udeme Odibi at their Diamond Estate residence in Sango-Tedo. It was gathered that the duo who had been married for three years without a […]

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#BBOG raises the alarm over police ban at Unity Fountain

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2018 0

…Suspends sit-out over govt threat Convener of bring back our girls campaign, Obby Ezekwesili, has alerted the general public of the unwarranted abuse of human right by the Muhammadu Buhari administration as the FCT police command, has suspended any aspect of gathering of protest at the common venue. The group through its media officer Sesugh […]

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Plateau attacks: Police arrest herdsman with military rifle as death toll rises

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2018 0

As peace gradually returns to Daffo rural communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, the state’s Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a herdsman with a military AK 47 rifle. Terna Tyopev, the command’s spokesman, who confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Jos, gave the rifle’s […]

Politics

Enugu LG Election: No loss of life before, during and after, police confirm

Ihesiulo Grace 5 November 2017 0

The Police Command in Enugu State on Sunday confirmed that no life was lost before, during and after the state’s Nov. 4 local government election. The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) conducted election into 17 council areas and 261 political wards on Saturday, Nov. 4. The command’s Spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, told the News […]