Category: crime
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POLICE ARREST FOUR SUSPECTED CULTISTS, RECOVER PISTOL IN LAGOS
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of the Aiye Confraternity cult group and recovered a locally made pistol and live ammunition in Mushin. The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, said in a statement on Monday that operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) apprehended the suspects following intelligence on cult-related…
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LAGOS TASKFORCE ARRESTS 3 OVER ALLEGED THEFT OF V.I.O VEHICLE PART
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, also known as the Taskforce, has arrested three suspected members of a syndicate allegedly involved in stealing vehicle parts. The Taskforce Chairman, CSP Adetayo Akerele, said the suspects were apprehended at the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) in Oshodi while allegedly attempting to remove the electronic control unit, commonly known…
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KANO TASK FORCE ARRESTS 28, RECOVERS ILLICIT DRUGS IN CRACKDOWN
The Kano State Multi-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking has arrested 28 suspects and recovered assorted illicit substances during raids on suspected drug joints in Rimin Gado and Doka communities. The Chairman of the task force, Muhuyi Magaji, said the operation was conducted on August 7 in five locations within Tofa Local…
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KANO COURT REMANDS WOMAN FOR ALLEGEDLY SEVERING BOYFRIEND’S MANHOOD
A Kano Magistrates’ Court has ordered the remand of a 25-year-old woman, Maimuna Idris, for allegedly cutting off her boyfriend’s manhood. Idris, who resides in Maigatari Local Government Area of Jigawa State, is facing charges of attempted culpable homicide and causing grievous hurt. The prosecution alleged that the incident occurred on July 27 at a…
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NINE DEAD AFTER TEENAGER ATTACKS THAILAND SCHOOL, GRANDPARENTS HOME
A 14-year-old student allegedly killed his two grandparents before carrying out a deadly attack at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Thailand’s Nonthaburi province, leaving six students and teachers dead, according to police. The suspected attacker also died, bringing the total number of fatalities to nine. Authorities said at least 15 people were injured, although emergency reports…
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POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS AT CENTRE OF U.S. MOTHER’S TRIPLE-MURDER TRIAL
The murder trial of American mother and former nurse Lindsay Clancy has brought postpartum mental health and criminal responsibility into sharp focus in Massachusetts, United States. Clancy, 35, is standing trial over the deaths of her three children—five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson and eight-month-old Callan—at the family home in Duxbury in January 2023. She has pleaded…
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TROOPS RESCUE 14 KIDNAPPED VICTIMS, RECOVER RUSTLED LIVESTOCK IN SOKOTO
Troops of the 8 Division Garrison of the Nigerian Army have rescued 14 kidnapped victims and recovered 281 livestock from bandits who attacked Horo Birni Village in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State. A credible source in the army made this known on Wednesday in Sokoto. According to the source, troops responded swiftly to…
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DEATH SENTENCE FOR KANO MAN AS COURT RULES ON 2019 POLITICAL KILLING
A Kano State High Court has sentenced a 37-year-old man, Tahir Tanimu, to death by hanging after finding him guilty of the fatal stabbing of Shamsu Yakubu during a politically-related attack in Kano. The judgment, delivered on Monday August 3 by Justice Aisha Mahmoud, also addressed the fate of Tanimu’s co-defendant, Martins Joseph, who was…
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MILITARY PRESSURE FORCES IPOB/ESN FIGHTERS TO SURRENDER ARMS IN SOUTH-EAST
Sustained military operations in the South-East have reportedly forced some members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), to surrender weapons, according to military authorities. A military operational report said troops under Operation UDO KA intensified offensive operations in the Ohaji-Egbema and Orsumoghu areas, resulting…
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BANDITS ATTACK KWARA COMMUNITY, KILL WOMAN, ABDUCT RESIDENT
Suspected bandits have attacked Lata Nna community in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, killing a woman and abducting a resident in the latest incident to raise security concerns in Kwara North. Residents said the attackers invaded the community early Sunday, prompting villagers to flee as gunshots were heard. The incident reportedly occurred less…
