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By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a man identified as Theophilus Osazuwa for allegedly killing his four-year-old son, Testimony Osazuwa. Osazuwa was reportedly suspected to have committed the act while under the influence of hard drugs. The spokesperson for the command, Moses Yamu, revealed in a statement on Wednesday night that the incident, which resulted in the death of the four-year-old boy, occurred at about 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. He stated that Osazuwa had just returned to his apartment at Ogbeson Quarters, off Benin-Agbor Road in Benin City, when he suddenly fell into a…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Anambra State Police Command has busted a notorious criminal camp in Nimo, Njikoka Local Government Area, in a raid that led to the recovery of 19 improvised explosive devices (IEDs). In a press statement released on Wednesday, the Command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, revealed that the operation took place in the early hours of Tuesday, December 24, 2024. “In the early hours of December 24, 2024, a joint security operation led by the Nigeria Police Force and comprising the military, civil defense, and Anambra vigilante operatives successfully dismantled a criminal camp located in Nimo, Njikoka Local…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command has foiled a kidnap attempt and arrested a 32-year-old suspect, Chukwuma Obi, for allegedly demanding a ransom of N1.2 million through abduction threats. In a press statement by the command’s spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, on Wednesday, the suspect, who hails from Umuagu Village in Igboukwu, Aguata Local Government Area of the state, was arrested in connection with an alleged case of attempted kidnapping and extortion. The suspect was allegedly demanding a ransom of N1.2 million through threats of abduction. The victim reported receiving a menacing message from an individual claiming to…

By Deborah Nnamdi The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has declared at least 14 Nigerians wanted for alleged involvement in human and drug trafficking, robbery, cheating, and forgery. Red Notices published on the Interpol website revealed that these individuals are sought by various countries for their alleged roles in criminal activities. The individuals named in the notices include: Felix Omoregie – Wanted by Belgian authorities for leading a criminal organisation involved in the exploitation of minors for prostitution. Jessica Edosomwan – Sought by French authorities for trafficking multiple victims in an organised operation and concealing proceeds of crime. Uche Egbue…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Kano State Command, has arrested 34 suspects with different quantities of illicit substances. This was contained in a statement by the command’s spokesman, Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, on Wednesday in Kano. According to Muhammad-Maigatari, who spoke on behalf of the State Commander of the agency, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, the arrests were made during a raid, as part of proactive measures to ensure a safe and drug-free Kano during the Christmas and New Year celebration. “On Dec.24, the agency dislodged several notorious drug joints across the state. These drug dens are located in…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has introduced the Production Monitoring Command Centre, PMCC, as a transformative step in hydrocarbon operations to boost oil production. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, in a statement, said the PMCC aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s policy to increase efficiency and boost production in the industry. Soneye said that the initiative, driven by NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services, NUIMS, builds on the success of the Command and Control Centre to enhance monitoring, operational efficiency, and production. “The PMCC serves as a unified platform for monitoring hydrocarbon molecules from…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Katsina State Police on December 24, 2024, at about 2030 hrs, foiled an attempted kidnap attack by suspected bandits, at Kwanar Makera along the Katsina to Magama Jibia road in Jibia LGA, Katsina State. According to a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, on Wednesday, the bandits who were armed with dangerous weapons and shooting sporadically, attacked a commercial vehicle in an attempt to kidnap 10 occupants of the said vehicle. According to him, upon receiving the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Jibia swiftly led a team…

File photo of another Kazakhstan plane crash By Solomon Kazim, with agency report Sixty-seven persons, including five crew members, were aboard a passenger jet that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas morning. The Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243, which was flying from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to Grozny in the Russian region of Chechnya, made an emergency landing approximately 3 kilometres (1.8 miles) from Aktau, the carrier said. The number of deaths was unknown at the time of this report, but the Kazakhstan health care minister, who confirmed the incident, said at least six persons survived the crash, while 25 others were…

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By Deborah Nnamdi The Bauchi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 415 drug suspects, seizing 1.2 tonnes of illicit substances in 2024. Among the confiscated drugs were Cannabis Sativa, Diazepam, Exol-5, Pentazocine, Methamphetamine, Rohypnol, and Tramadol.The seizures occurred between January and December 2024. The State Commander of the Agency, CN Ali Aminu, disclosed this during a press briefing on Tuesday in Bauchi, where he provided a comprehensive review of the Command’s activities throughout the year. Commander Ali Aminu disclosed that 70 cases were charged to court, resulting in 84 successful prosecutions, while 18 cases…