A suspected thief has been caught for allegedly stealing a generator and other items from a compound in Lagos State. A tenant in the compound, Adeola Aleem, shared photos of the suspect in a Facebook post on Saturday, September 23, 2023. “He’s a thief he came to my compound to steal this stuff…
Suspected herdsmen have killed three Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. The victims; Ortom Chiater, 25, (Tse-Ugber in Mbachohon council ward), Targule Sechivir, 30, (Tse-Jabi, Sengev council) and Kusa Amos, 50, (Tse-Utor Mbachohon council ward), were killed on their farms on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. The victims…
Jigawa State Police Command has arrested suspected armed robbers, vandal, thieves in various locations in the state; recovered one locally made pistol, cable wires, and stolen properties. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Lawam Shiisu Adam, who disclosed this in a statement, said that on September 14, at about 1100hrs, a group of hunters…
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have killed four suspected kidnappers during a gun duel along Jesse – Igueleba road. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, said the operatives recovered one AK-47 rifle with 25 rounds of live ammunition, two…
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested four suspected child traffickers, Rahila Gajere, a retired social worker; Ngozi Peter, a nurse; Maryam Afaka; and Blessing. The suspects were arrested at Samaru Zaria in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of the state and brought to the police headquarters. During questioning, Maryam confessed to supplying…
A suspected notorious thief has been nabbed in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State. It was gathered that the suspect who allegedly specializes in stealing chickens was arrested by a local security group at Orie market on Monday morning, September 18, 2023. According to one Sunday Ezenwankwo, the suspect allegedly steals…
A yet-to-be-identified young man was beaten to death by suspected cultists in Rumuodomaya in Obio-Akpo Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident was said to have occurred at about 5 a.m. on Saturday, September 16, 2023, along Eligbolo Road. A resident of the area told Punch that they heard voices and people…
Operatives of the Jigawa State Police Command have arrested a suspected thief, Lawan Sabil, who stole a Honda vehicle from a car stand in Bauchi State. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, September 17, 2023, said the suspect and his two accomplices absconded…
Men of the Benue State Police Command have rescued a suspected thief from being lynched by an angry mob in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of the state. Activist, Ukan Kurugh, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, September 15, 2023, said the suspect entered a shop and allegedly stole all the money…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old suspected armed robber and rapist, Johnson Joseph, in the Ondo East Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, who disclosed this in a statement in Akure on Thursday, September 14, 2023, The PPRO said the suspect pretended to be…
Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, September 12, said the suspect was arrested after one Adamu Mohammed of Taranka village reported that the victims were missing. On receipt of the report, a team of detectives were quickly drafted to the scene and eventually arrested the…
A suspected thief was allegedly caught stealing side mirrors from cars in Gbagada area of Lagos State. According to an eyewitness, the suspect was nabbed at Harmony Estate on Sunday afternoon, September 10, 2023. He has been taken to the Ifako Police post.
An unidentified man suspected to be a vandal was electrocuted while trying allegedly to steal transformer cables inside the premises of Niger State Printing Press in Minna. The corpse of the man was found by some staff of the printing press, hanging on the transformer in the early hours of Friday, September 8, 2023. …
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has arrested three suspected vandals for alleged vandalism and unlawful possession of communication cables. The arrested suspects are: Peter Kile, “M”, 27 years old, from Vandeikya LGA, Benue State; Akanuge Sammel, “M”, 27 years old, from Konshisha LGA, Benue State; and…
A Nigerian man has taken to social media to cry out after suspected EFCC officers numbering about 16 allegedly stormed his compound and carried out a raid. He shared videos showing damaged doors and disorganized houses. He claimed the officers armed with guns and hammers, jumped the fence in their bid to gain entrance. He…
Some suspected yahoo boys (internet fraudsters) have attacked their middle man with machete and other weapons for allegedly stealing their money. Middle men sometimes called “pickers”, receive payments and physical items from victims and then transfer to the scammers, in return for a percentage of the stolen funds. It is unclear the amount this…
Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have killed five suspected kidnappers during a shootout in the Jama’are Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this during a press conference on Thursday, August 31, 2023, said three AK-47 rifles, one SMG rifle, three empty…
Suspected cultists have killed a young man in Benin City, Edo State. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Adamu Dankwara, who confirmed the incident said the man was shot dead in the early hours of Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at Oluku Ovbiogie community, Off Uselu-Ugbowo- Lagos Expressway in Benin City. …
The Akwa Ibom State Police has arrested a suspected child trafficker, Peace Patrick Paul, who stole two children and attempted to kill their mother. The State Police Commissioner, CP Olatoye Durosinmi, paraded Peace at the police headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia, Uyo on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. alongside three other women, Mary Eunice, Bella Uko,…
Popular crossdresser, Bobrisy, has reacted to reports of the arrest of suspected gay men at a wedding in Ekpan Delta state last weekend. The police paraded the suspects on Tuesday, August 29, and said they were holding a gay wedding when they were arrested. Reactng to the news via his Instagram page, Bobrisky…
The Delta state police command has released a video of the disrupted gay wedding in the state. Recall that the state police arrested over 100 gay suspects for conducting a gay wedding ceremony in a hotel in the state, and paraded the suspects at the police headquarters in Asaba on Tuesday, August 29, 2023….