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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested 201 suspected looters who took advantage of the #EndSARS protest to invade public and private warehouses. Parading the suspects before newsmen, spokesperson of the command, ASP Yusuf Mariam, said they were all arraigned before six mobile courts on Wednesday 28th October, …

Police Arrest Hoodlums For Allegedly Destroying Police Facilities In Anambra (Photos) The Nigerian Police have arrested and paraded seventeen suspected hoodlums who were allegedly involved in attacking police stations, looting and malicious damage of government and private property in Anambra state. Newsextra24 reports that the Police paraded the hoodlums at …

The Nigeria Police Force has withdrawn the charges preferred against a student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, who was detained for 82 days for operating a parody account of former President Goodluck Jonathan on Twitter. Olusola Babatunde was arraigned before Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court …

The Returned Oba’s Staff is fake – Royal Prince to Oba of Lagos There is trouble in the Palace!! The Royal Prince to Oba of Lagos calls out Oba of Lagos and his Chiefs for replicating the staff and lying to people, that hoodlums returned the original one stolen during …

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, rejected the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s request to issue a warrant of arrest against a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is believed to be residing in the United Kingdom. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu rejected the EFCC’s request for …

Amnesty International (AI) has released a timeline of the Lekki shootings which it said follow an “on-the-ground investigation” into the incident. In the timeline published on Wednesday, the rights watchdog said it uncovered how soldiers from the Nigerian army’s Bonny camp opened fire on protesters. Nationwide protests against the now-dissolved …

As a result of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri’s harsh stance on vandals and hoodlums who looted items in public and private properties, some of the looters have started returning them to escape severe sanctions. Reports indicated that a number of residents of Yola and Jimeta have started returning the stolen …

The #EndSARS violence spread to Mile 12 area of Lagos on Tuesday as hoodlums unleash terror on people and vandalised several BRT buses. It was gathered that the hoodlums also attacked private shops, shooting and looting properties in the area. There was pandemonium as traders and shop owners fled for …

A lady allegedly killed by the Nigerian Army during the shooting that greeted the #ENDSARS protest at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos, said she’s still alive and hearty. She said the rumours of her death was a purported attack by unscrupulous elements who hid under the End SARS protest to tarnish her …

520 suspects held, looted items recovered The Lagos State Police Command yesterday paraded 520 suspects in connection with looting of shopping malls and private businesses in Lagos, just as it disclosed that 10 persons, comprising six policemen and four civilians, were killed, and 38 cops injured during violent protests that …