SECURITY

•He told us to bring his son’s head, heart, fingers and legs to him – accomplice •Lagos police burst den of ritual killers, arrest 10 suspects The police in Lagos, recently, recorded a breakthrough by arresting 10 members of suspected…

Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. They were arrested following actionable…

Justice H.H. Kereng of the Gombe State High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State has convicted and sentenced President of National Association of Charcoal Producers and Exporters , Edu Babatunde Azeez to one year imprisonment.…

The Oyo State Police Command, on Thursday, announced the arrest of some officers, led by one inspector, Rasheed Saheed, who was involved in the alleged killing of a Corps member, Damilola Iyanda, in the Ogbomoso axis of the state. A…

The Nigerian Correctional Service has said it would soon display the names and pictures of the fleeing inmates from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State. The Spokesperson NCoS, Federal Capital Territory Command,…

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested six suspects accused of engaging in a range of criminal activities, such as “one chance” robbery, unlawful possession and trafficking of suspected cocaine, weed (“Ghana Loud”), theft of a motor…

A Bureau de change (BDC) operator identified as Abubakar Mannir has been accused of defrauding the Chief Executive Officer of Allkraft Technology and Industries Limited, Mr Manas Das, of $737,015.00. It was gathered that Das, a…

The Enugu State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has condemned attack on its Member, a reporter with the Vanguard Newspaper and called on the police Commissioner of Police in the state to investigate the matter thoroughly and…

The mutilated corpses of soldiers killed in last Friday’s attack by suspected bandits have been recovered in Niger State. The soldiers were reported to have been killed when they engaged bandits in a duel in the Roro, Karaga, and Rumace…

https://youtu.be/SH_SsQybSQE?si=1XcA241EHok0ct4o Enugu-based journalist, Mr Dennis Agbo, on Sunday, escaped death by the whiskers after he and four other persons were brutally attacked by armed youths allegedly from Neke…

A pastor with Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, identified as Olugbenga Olawore, and other passengers of a 14-seater bus have been kidnapped in Oyo State. It was gathered that the cleric and other passengers of the bus were…

A 65-year-old suspect, Lukman Odejoju has narrated how alcohol packaged in nylon influenced the killing of his mother. Vanguard has reported that the suspect killed his mother over palm oil proceed in Kajola village via Apomu, Isokan…

A man simply identified as Abubakar was stabbed to death following an argument that ensued between him and another at a birthday party in the Halleluyah Quarter, Ibafo area of Obafemi Owode is a Local Government Area of Ogun…

How mechanic murdered 80-year-old man, wife in Abuja – CP A mechanic, Jonathan Marcus, has been arrested over the gruesome murder of an elderly couple at their residence at Apo Legislative Quarters in Abuja. Marcus, who often worked…

The Lagos State Police Command has rescued three toddlers allegedly locked up in a room at Agodo-Egbe in the Ikotun area of the state. It was gathered that the children, which included a girl and two boys between the ages of two and four…

A mobile court in Oshodi has sentenced a man simply identified as Paul to nine months imprisonment for not using a pedestrian bridge and assaulting personnel of the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps. The state Commissioner for the…

Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed in the North-East have rescued one of the kidnapped students from the Chibok Secondary School,  Lydia Simon. A statement on Friday from the Department of Army Public Relations said Lydia, who was on…

The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps, popularly known as So-Safe Corps, has arrested three members of a gang of armed robbers said to be terrorising residents of Iroko/Arije, in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of…

The 29 suspects arrested in connection with last Saturday’s invasion of the Oyo State House of Assembly and the Governor’s office have been arraigned in court. The suspects are standing trial before the Chief Magistrate Court for their…

A man named Okekenu Gbadebo allegedly punched a 37-year-old relative, Adebayo Gbenro, to death in the Ijemo-Agbadu area, Abeokuta, Ogun State on Saturday. PUNCH Online gathered that the incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. when an argument…

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Tuesday said it has commenced an investigation into the recent attacks and counterattacks launched by the factional leaders of the National Association of Nigerian Students against one another…

A 24-year-old suspect, Mmaduabuchi Okonkwo, has been arrested by Police operatives in Enugu for allegedly possessing and transacting in counterfeit naira notes. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe,…

Members of the Enugu State Neighbourhood Watch have reportedly shot dead one Oforma popularly known as Ofor Onye Ofe Olubu. The victim identified as a popular restaurant owner, was reportedly killed at Ogrute roundabout in Igboeze…

The Nigerian Police has apprehended the leader of a “one chance” robbery gang in Abuja who physically attacked a pregnant woman, causing her to lose her pregnancy. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known on…

The Channels Television reporter, Joshua Rogers, who was abducted in Rivers State has regained his freedom. Rogers was kidnapped on Thursday night at about 9 pm after he was reportedly trailed to his residence. His attackers…

The Narcotics Control Bureau in Goa, India said it has busted a drug syndicate allegedly run by a Nigerian identified as Stanley and his wife, Usha C. Assets worth Rs 1.06 crore linked to the couple have also been frozen as part of the…

The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, has commenced investigation of alleged illegal activities of eight suspected dealers in petroleum products without appropriate licences. The arrested…

Justice J.A Kereng of the Gombe State High Court sitting in Gombe,  on Monday,  April 8,2024 convicted and sentenced the duo of Ibrahim Abdullahi and Umar Usman to various jail terms for obtaining the sum of N682,847.00 ( Six…

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of two internet fraudsters before Justice Balarabe Buhari of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna.…

Some students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, have called for donations for the ransom placed on their friend and schoolmate, Miss Francisca Chioma, who was reportedly kidnapped on her way to attend a burial.…

The Kaduna State Police Command says its operatives have arrested seven suspected cultists and recovered firearms in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, announced the arrest in a statement issued on…

Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed for Counter Terrorism Counter Insurgency operations in Zamfara State raided the hideout of a terrorist kingpin, Yellow Janbros. During the raid, the terrorists engaged the troops in a fierce gun…

Men of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested a 33-year-old butcher, Ibrahim Abubakar, residing in Sabon Gari-Futy, Girei Local Government Area, for stabbing his 25-year-old wife, Hajara Sa’adu, to death. This was made known in a…

The Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has assured all citizens and residents in the country that the Nigeria Police Force has taken proactive measures to ensure the safety and security of every individual during the…

Two suspected tricycle thieves in ENUGU are currently cooling their heels in police custody. The duo of Michael Chikaodiri Okorie, aged and Christian Eze Okorie, aged of Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, were arrested by…

The Enugu State government has said it is deploying  non-kinetic measures in addressing insecurity in the state. The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Peter Mbah on Mainstream Media, Mr Dan Nwomeh disclosed this weekend when…

The Delta State Police Command has recovered 572 units of drugs, including codeine and tramadol from a suspect. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Sunday. He wrote,…

The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a nine-man gang of suspected ritualists under the name of ‘Neo Black Movement, NBM, with one full jerry can of human blood. The suspected ritualists were arrested at a Cemetery in Dutsen Abba…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA on Sunday disclosed that its operatives during the week arrested a Delhi, India-bound passenger, Freeman Charles Ogbonna at the screening point of terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed…

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, arrested the General Overseer of CAC Freedom City Prophetic and Deliverance Ministry, Ilorin, Kwara State, Adeniyi James, for…

The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, April 5, 2024, secured the conviction of Idris Okuneye, a.k.a Bobrisky, before Justice Abimbola Awogboro sitting at the Federal High Court,…

Troops of the Nigerian Army intercepted and prevented a kidnapping incident along the busy Nasarawa-Kefi Road on Thursday. The suspected kidnappers had attacked the victim and abducted him. However, following distress calls from…

The Enugu State Government has constituted a taskforce on surveillance and protection of public assets in the state. The Secretary to the state government (SSG) Prof. Chidiebere Onyia who constituted the taskforce lamented the incessant…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Thursday, remanded a 55-year-old woman, Angela Nwobi, and her 25-year-old daughter, Olubube, for allegedly using two underage girls as domestic servants. Justice Abimbola Awogboro made the remand…

Some hoodlums on Friday invaded Agojeju-Odo, a community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State. The gun-wielding men were said to have shot community members and burnt houses, Daily Post reports. However, in a telephone…

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, April 4, 2024 arrested 39 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Benin City. The suspects were arrested…

Enugu police rescue kidnapped victims, fault viral video Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command and the Neighbourhood Watch Group have rescued kidnapped victims following a gun duel with the abductors along Eke/Ebe Road in Udi…

The police in Borno State confirmed the arrest of eight suspects in connection with the murder of Dr. Kamar Abdulkadir, a lecturer of the Department of Physical Health Education at the University of Maiduguri, UNIMAID. Abdulkadir was…

The Bauchi State Police Command, on Wednesday, said it had arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly raping a mentally-challenged 10-year-old boy (name withheld). The command’s spokesperson, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a press release,…

The Joint Task Force “Operation UDO KA” has raided most notorious Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed Eastern Security Network (ESN) Monday Oluchi-Ogu Camp also known as B44 Camp in Imo. The troops recovered…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man simply identified as Femi Balogun for allegedly parading himself as a Sergeant in the Armed Forces at Fagbile Estate in the Ijegun-Isheri area of the state. PUNCH reports that the…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has reassured Nigerians that the service personnel are determined to eradicate terrorists, bandits, and other threats. The Army Chief added that he was determined to bring peace to the…

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says at least 170 incidents/cases of electrical installation vandalism have been reported within two years and two months in the South-East. The company also said that…

The Defence Headquarters has declared eight persons wanted over their roles in the recent killing of 17 military personnel in Delta State. The military released the list on Thursday at a briefing in Abuja. Those declared wanted are…

A 13-year-old girl (names withheld) was allegedly abducted and defiled by a man identified as Prince in the Ogbogoro community in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that the suspect, popularly known as…

The Rivers State Police Command has announced the arrest of 26 suspected car snatchers, including five ex-convicts, after busting a syndicate involved in stealing cars and selling them to ready buyers outside the state. The police stated…

Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, CP Adegoke Fakoade, yesterday, disclosed that 2,329 suspects were arrested for various offences ranging from robbery, cultism and kidnapping in 100 days in Lagos . CP Fakoade made the…

Hajiya Fatima Zubairu, the mother of Ummulkhulsum Buhari who was killed by her Chinese boyfriend, Frank Geng Quarong, has commended the death sentence slammed on Quarong by the Kano State High Court on Tuesday for killing her daughter.…