Crimes

The Nigeria Police Force has uncovered a criminal syndicate involving serving police officers accused of armed robbery, kidnapping, extortion, stealing, and criminal conspiracy in Port Harcourt and other parts of Rivers State, leading to the dismissal of five inspectors and the arrest of three others. The Force Public Relations Officer,…

Troops of the Northeast Joint Task Force under Operation Hadin Kai, in collaboration with Operation Desert Sanity, have rescued six women and children from captivity in the Amuda-Ngoshe axis of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, while also arresting suspected terrorist collaborators during coordinated operations across the North-East. The…

A suspect identified simply as Goodnews, who was arrested over the alleged defilement of a 16-year-old girl in Rupokwu community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, has escaped from police custody while investigation into the case was ongoing. The case was being handled by the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence…

The Anambra State Police Command has raided a suspected secessionist camp in Owerre-Ezukala, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, recovering sophisticated weapons, ammunition and explosive devices in what authorities described as a major breakthrough in ongoing security operations across the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state,…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to a total of 75 years imprisonment for fraud, money laundering and diversion of public funds amounting to about N33.8 billion. Justice James Omotosho delivered the judgment on Wednesday, convicting Mamman on all 12 counts…

Suspected kidnappers have abducted a businessman in Irawo, Atisbo Local Government Area, in an attack that also left a 10-year-old girl with gunshot injuries. The incident occurred on Monday after the victim was allegedly trailed from Kraal Market in Ago-Are to his filling station in Irawo before the assailants followed…

The Enugu State Government has announced the arrest of a woman, Mrs Ogechi John, over the alleged killing of her nine-year-old stepdaughter, Amanda John, in Enugu. In a statement released on Monday through Governor Peter Mbah’s WhatsApp media platform, the government identified the suspect as an indigene of Oderiko in…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday played a video recording in which a Zaria-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abdulkadir Sani, standing trial over an alleged coup plot, told investigators he had warned suspected conspirators that their mission would fail and that members of the group would eventually betray one…

The Delta State Police Command has recorded another breakthrough in its ongoing crackdown on illicit drug trafficking and substance abuse with the arrest of a suspected drug baron and two female accomplices in Warri metropolis. The command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, confirmed the development, saying the operation was part of intensified…

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a suspected arms dealer and recovered three fabricated AK-47 rifles alongside other weapons during a sting operation in Dala Local Government Area of the state. The operation, carried out by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad, took place around Dandinshe Quarters on Friday. This…