A 25-year-old man identified as Adebowale has been apprehended by operatives of Osun Amotekun Corps for theft of a motorcycle. The motorcycle, the security outfit disclosed is the property of a residence of Aratumi Community, Kelebe Area Osogbo. The Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi said Adebowale was …
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Zamfara State Police Command has arrested 8 suspects over banditry-related offences, criminal conspiracy, robbery and fraud. Addressing newsmen at the State Police headquarters in Gusau, the police spokesman, S P Mohammed Shehu said 15 locally fabricated firearms were also recovered from the suspects. ”One hundred and forty-six rounds of AK47 …
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At least one person was reported dead and several others injured as unknown gunmen attacked a campaign rally of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State on Wednesday. A source told us that the assailants stormed Awgu Ward one campaign venue of the PDP and opened fire on party …
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Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court have sentenced a cleric, Adam Farouk, to life imprisonment for defiling eight pupils aged six and 11 in his class. Justice Soladoye Abiola held that the prosecution proves beyond reasonable doubt the ingredients of the eight-count charge bordering on sexual assault by …
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A 32-year-old woman and her child have been abducted at the Otaefun/Kobo’ngbogboe Area of Osogbo. The incident as confirmed by the Osun Police Command happened on Tuesday. Police spokesperson in Osun, SP Yemisi Opalola, said a report of the abduction was made to the police and that machinery had been …
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An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of a 33-year-old man, Ajani Jamiu, at Agodi Correctional facility, for alleged unlawful possession of a firearm and armed robbery. The police arraigned Ajani on a two-count charge of armed robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm. The Chief …
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The Police Command in Imo State says it has launched a manhunt for the abductors and killers of the Sole Administrator of Ideato North Local Government Council, Mr Christopher Ohizu. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Owerri. …
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A 35-year-old man, Temitayo Bamiro, was on Monday, docked at an Ojo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old daughter. The prosecutor, Simon Uche earlier told the court that the defendant committed the offence on January 7, at the Iba New Site in Ojo, Lagos State. According to …
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The Kwara State Police Command, on Sunday neutralized three suspected kidnappers and arrested nine others in a major crackdown on kidnapping activities and harvest of kidnap suspects. The neutralized persons were identified as Bala Idris, Hasan Idris, and Baso Idris, while three locally made guns and ten cartridges were recovered …
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The Police Command in Edo State has named the suspects arrested over the Igueben train attack. Gunmen on January 7 kidnapped passengers waiting to board the train to Warri in Delta State. The Edo government had confirmed the arrest of two village chiefs and release of two remaining captives, both …
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