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Operatives of Police in Kano on Sunday arrested a female drug lord, Ladi Peter and members of the cartel. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna who confirmed the arrest said the gang specializes in supply of drugs. SP Haruna said initially it officers succeeded in intercepting and arresting the driver …

THE Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Bankole Oginni following the death of a woman who was said to be his ex-lover. According to the police, the 45-year-old woman, (whose identity had not been revealed by the police) was found dead in the house of the suspect …

POLICE operatives attached to Dragon Patrol, during visibility and confidence-building patrol, recovered 250 rounds of live cartridges concealed in a bag along the Benin/Asaba Expressway at Iseele-Uku Community in Delta State. The police also arrested a 46-year-old male suspect, Omoruyi Osemudiame, owner of the bag containing the live cartridges. The …

TROOPS of the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji covering Sokoto, Katsina, Kebbi, and Zamfara states have destroyed several bandits camps in fire-fights and rescued kidnapped farmers. A statement said this was achieved following ongoing clearance operations as more armed bandits were neutralized, kidnapped victims rescued, weapons/logistics items recovered …

 Osun State Amotekun Corps, said it arrested a suspected cultist in Osogbo and another suspected burglar in Ila-Orangun, Ila Local Government Area of Osun. Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, the State Commander of the corps, made this known in a statement on Friday, adding that the two suspects were arrested on Thursday. …

An official of the Delta State House of Assembly, John Adjeke Akpoghene, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment over N14.5 million salary fraud. Akpoghene was charged by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) before the Delta State High Court sitting in Asaba, the state capital. …

Air Peace on Wednesday said a passenger on board one of its flights allegedly stole N1m from another passenger’s bag but was caught. The airline’s spokesperson, Stanley Olisa, said in a statement in Lagos that the incident took place onboard Abuja-Port Harcourt flight P47192 on July 27.   The News …

Suspected kidnappers, on Monday morning, invaded farms of a former senator in the Kwara South senatorial district, Simeon Ajibola, and killed the farms’ supervisor. The deceased, Biodun Ajibola was said to be a relative of the erstwhile legislator. It was gathered that the farm supervisor was murdered in cold blood …

Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Monday convicted three students for conspiring to gang rape a cousin of one of them. The court found them guilty of two counts of criminal conspiracy and rape of the victim (name withheld) at the Adangba area …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Lekki-based artistes’ manager and his Ikoyi business accomplice who specialize in distributing illicit drugs to fun seekers at VIP night clubs and lounges in Lekki and Island axis of Lagos state. Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi …