Tag: #Crime
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POLICE NAB MAN WITH SEVERED HUMAN HAND IN LAGOS
The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended a 21-year-old man found in possession of a suspected human hand, firearms and other weapons. The suspect was apprehended during a routine stop-and-search operation on the Lekki-Epe Expressway. The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosing this in a statement on Friday June 26, said that police operatives…
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NSCDC ARREST ILORIN SCHOOL WORKER OVER ALLEGED DEFILEMENT OF 14 YEAR OLD PUPIL
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arrested a 43-year-old non-teaching staff member of a public primary school in Ilorin over the alleged defilement of a 14-year-old Primary 4 pupil. The suspect, identified as Amuda Kamaldeen Olubukola, was apprehended following a complaint lodged with the Gender Unit of the Command.…
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NSCDC UNCOVERS CROSS-STATE ROBBERY SYNDICATE, RECOVERS STOLEN ITEMS
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara State has busted an inter-state robbery syndicate allegedly responsible for a series of burglary and robbery operations across Kwara and other parts of the country. The breakthrough followed months of intelligence gathering, surveillance and coordinated tracking operations by the Command’s Tracking Unit, after receiving multiple…
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KADUNA POLICE ARRAIGN 24 SUSPECTS OVER MARABAN-JOS MOB KILLING
Kaduna State Police Command has arraigned 24 suspects before a Magistrate Court sitting at NDA Junction, Kaduna, over their alleged involvement in the mob killing of a woman in Maraban Jos. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday June 23 in Kaduna. He said the suspects…
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KADUNA MOB KILLING: MUSLIM LAWYERS DEMAND PROBE OF POLICE CUSTODY BREACH
The Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN), Kaduna Branch, has condemned the mob killing of a woman at the Maraban Jos area of Kaduna State. In a statement issued on Tuesday June 23 in Kaduna, the association expressed shock and sadness over reports of the attack, murder, and burning of the woman following allegations of…
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EFCC ARRESTS NIGERIAN-AMERICAN OVER ALLEGED $320,000 VEHICLE IMPORTATION FRAUD EFCC
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Directorate, have arrested a Nigerian-American, Adegoke Oluwatobi Adams, over an alleged cross-border vehicle import fraud involving more than $320,000, approximately ₦434.88 million. Adams, who holds dual citizenship in Nigeria and the United States of America, is being investigated for alleged criminal breach of trust…
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FALSE KIDNAP ALERT LANDS EDO MAN IN POLICE CUSTODY
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a man, Ernest Ugbomoikor, for allegedly spreading a false kidnapping report that sparked panic in Sabongidda Ora, Owan West Local Government Area of the state. The suspect was accused of raising an alarm on Thursday June 18 that armed bandits had invaded Holy Trinity Grammar School, Sabongidda Ora,…
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KWARA POLICE ARREST SUSPECTED BANDIT LOGISTICS SUPPLIER
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a suspect believed to be involved in suppling food items and other materials to bandits operating in parts of the state. The arrest, carried out by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), followed intelligence gathering and covert surveillance. According to a statement issued on Thursday June…
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NSCDC IN KWARA RESCUES MISSING 14-YEAR OLD GIRL, ARRESTS FATHER OVER ALLEGED INCEST, FORCED ABORTION
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 40-year-old man, AbdulRauf Ambali, over allegations of incest, sexual abuse of his 14-year-old biological daughter, and involvement in a suspected abortion arrangement. The arrest followed credible information from residents of Alapa in Asa Local Government Area, with the matter…
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LAGOS POLICE NAB 10 CAMEROONIANS OVER ALLEGED HUMAN TRAFFICKING, FRAUD
The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended 10 members of a syndicate for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting victims of millions of naira. According to police sources the suspects, comprising five females and five males, allegedly lured fellow Cameroonians to Nigeria with promises of securing visas, work permits and residency documents for destinations such as Mauritius,…
