crime

A popular bar operator in Osun state identified as ‘Iya Bisola’ was reportedly strangled to death at her residence by a yet-to-be-identified person. Findings revealed that the incident which occurred in Ikirun town, Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state stirred apprehension among residents of Oke-Glo, as her corpse was …

THE four women abducted by bandits in Zamfara state six months ago have regained freedom. Recall that the bandits abducted the four women six months ago and threatened to forcefully marry them off if they failed to pay N12 million ransom. Speaking to PUNCH on the phone, a mother to …

THE police in Bauchi State have arrested a suspect who allegedly removed the hand of a 25-year old man and stabbed him on the head. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ahmed Wakil, in a statement on Friday, said the suspect had been on the command’s wanted list …

The family of 22-year-old Gafaru Yusuf has been thrown into mourning after operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency allegedly shot him and Emmanuel Olomowewe dead in the Idioro area of Mushin, Lagos State. Reports gathered that the NDLEA operatives stormed the community around 9.40pm on Wednesday to raid …

Plateau State Police Command has arrested two undergraduate students of the University of Jos for a cult-related offense and for being in the procession of dangerous weapons, while one Kumbol Kunfa is equally in the police net for beating his father to death. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Bartholomew …

Mrs Nkechinyere Onachukwu, a woman kidnapped by suspected herdsmen in Ishiagu , Ivo local government area of Ebonyi State last week has been been rescued. The woman was kidnapped in her farm in Amaonye Community in Ishiagu last Tuesday.   She was released on Monday following manhunt by security agencies …

A gang of senior secondary school pupils in Ogun State have reportedly beaten a teacher, Kolawole Shonuga, for stopping one of them from cheating during an examination in their school. Our correspondent gathered on Sunday that the incident occurred on Tuesday at Isanbi Comprehensive High School, Ilisan-Remo, in the Ikenne …

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has released the final lists of successful candidates for the 2023 recruitment exercise for Narcotic Officer and Narcotic Assistant cadres. Femi Babafemi, spokesperson to NDLEA, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. The development comes on the heels of the agency’s 2023 recruitment …

A man named Ibrahim Abdullahi, also known as Solo was killed by gunmen in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident occurred on Saturday night and was confirmed by the Spokesman of the Katsina State Police Command, ASP Abubakar Aliyu. The police said an investigation has started on …

TROOPS of the Nigerian Army’s Operation Hadarin Daji in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Friday night neutralized four bandits. The troops, according to a source engaged the bandits in a gun duel when they were about to attack a community in the local government. The source explained …