Crimes
Police rescue nine kidnap victims along Benin–Lagos corridor
The Edo State Police Command has rescued nine kidnapped victims from two separate abduction incidents along the Benin–Lagos corridor and adjoining forest areas. The Command disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday by its Police Public Relations Officer, Eno Ikoedem, noting that the operation followed coordinated tactical efforts ordered…
Read More »Insecurity forces dozens of Kwara monarchs to flee palaces
No fewer than 30 traditional rulers across the southern parts of Kwara State have fled their palaces following a surge in kidnappings, killings, and violent attacks in their communities. Findings indicate that the affected monarchs have taken refuge in safer urban centres, including Ilorin, Osogbo, Offa, and Lagos, leaving behind…
Read More »French court jails teen 15 years for killing teacher
A French court on Friday sentenced a former high school student to 15 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of his Spanish teacher in 2023. The defendant, now 19, had been charged with murdering Agnes Lassalle, 53, at a school in the southwestern seaside town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz. After three…
Read More »Police arrest suspected kidnapper, recover human skull in Akwa Ibom
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested a suspected kidnapper and cultist, Ubong Michael, popularly known as “Ubong Boy,” in Ikot Aka Village, Mkpat Enin Local Government Area. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, disclosed in a statement issued in Uyo on Thursday that the suspect…
Read More »Court jails woman five years for human trafficking in Borno
A High Court sitting in Maiduguri has sentenced a 33-year-old woman, Salamatu Saidu, to five years’ imprisonment for trafficking two persons through fraudulent means. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons disclosed the development in a case update shared on its Facebook page on Thursday, noting that…
Read More »El-Rufai arraigned over alleged NSA phone bugging, pleads not guilty
By Deborah Nnamdi The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged involvement in the bugging of the telephone line of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. El-Rufai pleaded not guilty on Thursday after a five-count…
Read More »Troops neutralise two gunmen in Plateau ambush operation
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have neutralised two suspected armed gunmen during an ambush operation in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The operation, carried out on Tuesday near Doruwa Babuje in the Marit general area, followed credible intelligence on the movement of suspected criminals believed to be…
Read More »Rivers police disband tactical teams, launch new crime response unit
The Nigeria Police Force in Rivers State has dissolved its tactical teams as part of a restructuring effort aimed at improving operational efficiency and professionalism. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Blessing Agabe, disclosed this on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, noting that the move followed a directive from the Inspector-General of Police,…
Read More »Coup Plot: FG files 13-count terrorism charge against ex-minister Sylva, others
The Federal Government has filed a 13-count charge before a Federal High Court in Abuja against former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, a retired Major General, a retired Naval Captain, a serving police inspector, and three others over their alleged involvement in a plot to wage war…
Read More »Gunmen abduct Kwara monarch, demand N400m ransom
The traditional ruler of Olayinka community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Salman Olátúnjí Aweda, has been abducted by suspected terrorists, who are now demanding a ransom of N400 million for his release. The monarch was reportedly seized in the early hours of Saturday when more than 10…
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