Crimes
Shock as man kills father with machete in Cross River community
Residents of Ugep in the Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State were thrown into shock on Sunday after a 23-year-old man allegedly killed his father by slitting his throat with a machete shortly after the victim returned from church. The incident reportedly occurred around O3 Palace in the…
Read More »Benue Killings: Court sends Yelwata suspects to Kuje prison
Nine men accused of carrying out the deadly attack on Yelwata community in Benue State have been ordered into custody by the Federal High Court in Abuja pending the hearing of their bail applications. The order was made on Monday by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik after the suspects were formally charged…
Read More »Man nabbed for allegedly killing wife’s alleged lover with machete
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man, Alhaji Hassan Umaru, for allegedly killing his wife’s suspected lover with a machete over an alleged extramarital affair. The incident occurred on Sunday in Bundila village, Gulani Local Government Area, where the victim, 45-year-old Sukari Abdul, was reportedly attacked by…
Read More »Amassoma monarch demands justice for slain youth, declares suspect wanted
The Acting Amananaowei of Amassoma, His Royal Highness Chief Godwill Akedesuo, has condemned the killing of Patrick Peresuodei, a son of the Amassoma community, Bayelsa State, describing the incident as brutal, unlawful, and a grave affront to the peace and values of the kingdom. Addressing journalists, the traditional ruler accused…
Read More »NDLEA Crackdown: Nabs airport courier, seizes tonnes of cannabis across states
By Didimoko A. Didimoko A major anti-drug sweep across Nigeria has led to multiple arrests and large seizures of cocaine, cannabis and controlled drugs, with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency recording fresh successes at airports, seaports and highways. The headline arrest happened at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in…
Read More »NSCDC arrests woman over alleged trafficking of 17yo girl in Oyo
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, has arrested a 28-year-old woman, Kemi Kolawole, over her alleged involvement in a human trafficking case involving a 17-year-old girl reportedly taken out of Nigeria for prostitution. Kolawole, a resident of the Ifeleye area of Ogunpa, Ibadan, and a…
Read More »Police arrest Bayelsa pastor, cultist over alleged plot to kill rival cleric
Operatives of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit of the Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested a cleric, Pastor Elijah Oro, over an alleged plot to assassinate a rival pastor in the state. The police said Oro allegedly engaged one Samuel Daniel, a 21-year-old suspected member of a notorious…
Read More »Igbo filmmaker linked to alleged coup plot against Tinubu
Fresh details have emerged linking an Igbo civilian to the alleged coup plot against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, marking the first time an individual of Igbo extraction has been associated with the foiled scheme, despite the absence of any Igbo among the principal alleged plotters. Investigations by PREMIUM TIMES revealed…
Read More »Police arrest seven suspected bandits, recover firearms in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested seven suspected bandits and recovered five firearms with live ammunition in separate intelligence-led operations across the state. In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, said the arrests followed credible intelligence received by the Command on January 28, indicating that five…
Read More »Police arrest car-snatching suspect, recover stolen vehicle in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected car snatcher in Uyo and recovered a stolen Toyota Corolla with registration number DKA-337 CB. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, saying the arrest followed a distress call received at…
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