Crimes

A gunman killed nine people and injured dozens more at a secondary school and a nearby residence in the remote mountain town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on Tuesday before taking their own life, authorities said. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) confirmed that 27 people were wounded in the…

Suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents have intercepted four trailers loaded with cattle and rustled over 100 cows near Kareto in Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State. The attack occurred around 1:25 p.m. shortly after the trailers departed Damasak en route to Maiduguri, according to local and security sources. Sources said…

The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested four suspected collaborators of the Lakurawa terror group and recovered arms, ammunition, and illicit drugs in separate intelligence-led operations across the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed that the arrests followed coordinated operations in border communities and the Bagudo Local Government…

By Deborah Nnamdi A tragic incident occurred during a drug bust by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the notorious Ama Hausa enclave of Bonny Island, Rivers State, as Chief Narcotic Agent Sadiq Bako Mujahid lost his life. Mujahid died from severe head injuries inflicted during a violent…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Edo State Police Command has uncovered a case of staged kidnapping involving a 21-year-old dispatch officer who allegedly attempted to conceal the loss of N1.3 million belonging to his employer and a customer through online gambling. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, Moses Yamu,…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a sales representative of Prince OJ Global Services Limited and a Point of Sale operator over alleged financial misconduct involving the diversion of company funds amounting to N70,030,450. The arrest was disclosed in a statement issued by the anti-graft…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, James Osita, for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl in the Asio community, Ile Oluji/Oke Igbo Local Government Area of the state. The arrest was confirmed on Monday in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer,…

Suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate linked to the abduction of a medical doctor in Auchi, Edo State, and the killing of his younger brother have been arrested after an unusual encounter at the hospital where the victim works. The suspects were reportedly apprehended after bringing their sick child to…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Lagos-based businessman, Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 1.589 kilograms of cocaine by ingesting 95 wraps of the illicit drug. The arrest was made at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, according to…

By Deborah Nnamdi A 40-year-old woman, Nafisat Lateef, has been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly poisoning the three-year-old son of her tenant in Omifon, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. Police said the incident followed a dispute between the suspect and the child’s mother, identified…