Six inmates of Okaka Prisons in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, have been apprehended for attempting to escape from the prison. It was learnt that the mastermind of the attempted jailbreak, Mr. Victor Tekekuma, blew the prison cell with an improvised explosive device. The bang of the explosion drew the attention of …
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The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed July 13 for hearing in a N300m fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans, against the Inspector-General of Police. Evans, through his lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje, filed the suit last week urging the court to order the …
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The Plateau Police Command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a 40-year-old man, Victor Dashit, who allegedly strangled his eight months pregnant wife, Irene. “Victor is in our custody and investigation is on-going. We shall soon take him to court,” its spokesman, Terna Tyopev, said in Jos. He said that …
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Mr Frank Mba, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, has described baby factory or child harvesting as another phase of human trafficking. Mba spoke at a seminar organised by the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN) to mark the International Day against …
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The woman accused of aiding suspected kidnap king George Onwuamadike (alias Evans) to escape justice in 2006 is still in the police, The Nation learned yesterday. It was gathered that the woman, simply identified as Tina, is now a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP). She was unmasked by a Special Investigation Panel …
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Some suspected armed robbers on Wednesday attacked a bullion van on Akure-Ondo Expressway at Ireje village in Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State. According to an eyewitness, the robbers, numbering about 10, were inside two vehicles when they opened fire on the bullion van at about 1pm. It was …
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Delta State’s Police Command PRO, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, on Tuesday confirmed that 3 worshipers of a church located in the outskirt of Warri, died during a deliverance service. He went further to disclose that one of the deceased drowned, while two others died during a prayer session in the church at the …
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The decomposing corpse of a 400 level student of the Osun State University Student, who went missing since nine days ago, Oluwafemi Shonibare, has been found inside a bush near one Alfa’s house. Students living near Jafaria Street told our correspondent, who visited the bush that the Alfa, who was …
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No fewer than five persons were shot at the Kogi State polytechnic gate, Lokoja where senator Dino Melaye was holding a protest against the state government. The protest which stated around 11am turned bloody when gunmen yet to be identified invaded the venue of protset. The gunmen who stormed the …
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The Kogi state police command have arrested one 30-year-old man, identified as Garuba, for stabbing his wife to death over N2, 000 feeding money. According to what we heard, Garuba who is a commercial driver from Ihima in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State, was paraded alongside other criminals …
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