Some suspected bandits have shot the wife of Bunza Local Council Chairman, a policeman and a member of the local vigilance group at Zogirma community in Kebbi State after a botched kidnap attempt. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the three victims are currently at the intensive care unit of the Federal Medical Centre,…
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command during a gun battle killed one Mufutau Sulaiman, a.k.a. ‘Pencil’. Sulaiman was alleged to be a kidnap kingpin who had been terrorising the residents of Ikorodu. The spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, DSP Bala Elkana, confirmed the development in a press statement…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Monday, revealed that Oyo State has the highest number of cybercrime and corruption related cases out of the six states in the South West. This was disclosed by the zonal Head of the commission, Mr. Friday Ebelo when speaking with newsmen in Ibadan, Oyo State. The statistics, he…
Two men have been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly raping a 10- year- old girl. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Kamal Abubakar while confirming the incident, said the suspects, Bashar Haruna, 25 and a 55 year old man, Isah Sule, allegedly raped the girl, whose name was…
The Zone XI Police Command, Osogbo has arrested a fake medical doctor in Inisa town, Odo-otin Local Government Area of Osun State In a press release signed by the Zonal Public Relations Officer, SP Adekunle Ajisebutu, and made available to newsmen in Osogbo, the fake doctor has been operating with secondary school certificate. The statement…
A self-acclaimed Prophet identified as Dotun Ogunlade has been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command for allegedly killing a 25 year old woman, severed her head and arms for ritual purposes in Igbo-Ora town of the State. It was gathered that the ‘Cleric’ met the housewife on a Facebook, who narrated her marital, social…
A domestic staff has killed his employer and her mother in Surulere area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, two days after resuming duty. The gruesome incident occurred on Thursday, as the domestic staff, Joseph Ogbu, 22 from Benue State was arrested by the police in connection with the killing. Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Bala Elkana,…
Dayo, the son of the immediate past Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, has been released, The PUNCH could exclusively report. It could, however, not be confirmed if a ransom was paid or not. Dayo was released barely 24 hours after he was kidnapped at his farm located at Iroko near Fiditi in Afijio Local Government…
Five Nigerians were arrested by the Tema Police in Ghana for allegedly raping a woman in the presence of her husband during a robbery attack. They were arrested on Friday after the couple sighted them walking in the neighbourhood, though, the incident took place on May 8 this year, the Ghana newspaper, Graphic, reports. The…
The Lagos police command have come up with a punitive measure to discourage phone theft and allied criminality in the state. According to the force, whoever buys any stolen handset will be made to face a jail term of not less than seven years. This was made public by the command spokesman in the state,…
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