NIGERIA Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has said that it has arrested six persons for alleged theft and vandalism. The State Corps Public Relations Officer, SC Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi, made the disclosure in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Kano. He listed the six suspects …
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THE Edo State Police Command has arrested four suspected cultists with guns. The command’s spokesperson, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said the suspects were arrested during a stop-and-search operation. He gave the names of the suspects as Isioma Unwogo, 21, Godstime Imareigbe, 32, Apeleokha …
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OPERATIVES of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested ten individuals suspected of illegal mining activities. The suspects were apprehended with six trucks fully loaded with lithium. The arrested individuals are Yunusa Adisa, Ganiyu Kazeem, Muideen Babayemi, Sulaiman Usman, Adeleke Waliu, Tiamiyu Rokeeb, …
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THE Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has rescued 10 pregnant women from a baby factory operated by a 56- years-old suspect, Eunice Eze. The Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia in Uyo on Tuesday. Ayilara said that the …
Read More »THE Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has rescued 10 pregnant women from a baby factory operated by a 56- years-old suspect, Eunice Eze. The Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia in Uyo on Tuesday. Ayilara said that the …
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A 300-level Linguistics student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, AAUA, simply identified as Emmanuel, has been shot dead by gunmen in one of the private students’ hostels in the town. The Vice Chairman, National Association of Universities Students, Comrade Oladele Emmanuel, on Monday, called on security agents and …
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THE Police in Lagos on Monday arraigned a 49-year-old car dealer, Ibrahim Yakubu, in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged fraud. The defendant, whose address is not given, is standing trial on two-count charge of fraud and stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecutor, Insp …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Rufus John Isip, a self-proclaimed forex broker, for an alleged investment scam totaling over ₦2 billion. Isip appeared before Justice C. S. Onah at the Federal High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. According to a statement by EFCC spokesperson …
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GUNMEN have killed two travellers and abducted five others on Ifon/Owo Road in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. A man, who did not want his name mentioned in the community, disclosed that the vehicle was coming from the South-Eastern part of the country with the passengers heading to …
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THE Police Command in Lagos State has demoted a police Inspector to a Sergeant for trying to extort money from a drone operator. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the demotion to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. “The disciplinary process of the police officer that …
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