By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) says it has launched an investigation into the fraudulent activities of a notorious land-grabbing syndicate operating in the state. The…
Category: Crime
Akwa Ibom CP Vows Zero Tolerance for Crime
By Mustapha Salisu The newly appointed Commissioner of Police for Akwa Ibom State, CP Baba Mohammed Azare, has pledged a commitment to tackling crime and ensuring peace and security in the state….
Police Arrest 3 Shila Boys Gang Members for Alleged Armed Robbery in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola In its ongoing fight against Shila gangsterism, the Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three members of a five-man syndicate suspected of terrorizing residents in the state capital,…
2024: Adamawa Police Arrest 715 Suspects, Prosecute 292 Offenders
From Umar Dankano, Yola As 2024 draws to a close, the Adamawa State Police Command has reported significant achievements in combating crime, including the arrest of 715 suspects and the prosecution of…
Alleged N110.4billion Money Laundering: Yahaya Bello Begs Court: Spare me Landed Property in Maitama for Bail
A former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello, has appealed to Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja, to spare him the possession of a…
Jigawa CP Confirms Arrest of 1,254 Criminal Suspects in 2024
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Commissioner of Police Jigawa state command CP AT. Abdullahi has confirmed the arrest of 1,254 suspects for major crimes from 20/11/2023 to date. CP Abdullahi announced the…
Zamfara NSCDC arrests Kano man in connection with theft, dishonesty
From Sani Muhammad, Gusau The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Zamfara state command has arrested one Muhammad Dauda of Dala local government council of Kano state Isma’il suspected with a case…
Soldiers arrest bandits arms suppliers disguising as transporters
Troops of Operation Safe Haven in Plateau State have raided a kidnappers’ den in the Bassa Local Government Area, arresting bandits’ arms suppliers disguising as transporters. Also arrested in the raid was…
Notorious Kidnap Kingpins Captured in Plateau State
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos In a significant breakthrough, troops of Three Division and Operation SAFE HAVEN have apprehended two notorious kidnap kingpins, Mohammed Musa (aka Mamman) and Alhassan Samaila, in Bassa Local…
Crime Busting: Kano Police Command Recovers N129.5 Billion Fake Foreign Currencies
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Police Command has recovered counterfeit foreign currencies equivalent to more than N129.542 billion, in its recent anti-crime operations. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Salman…
ATM Fraud Syndicate Arrested by Police in Yobe
From Auwal Salim, Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has made a significant breakthrough in its fight against cybercrime and related offenses. On December 6, 2024, the State Intelligent Department (SID) apprehended…
Troops Neutralise Scores of Terrorists in Zamfara State
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, successfully conducted a fighting patrol in response to a distress call from the residents and vigilantes of…
Abuja Native Doctor Shoots Self While Testing ‘Bulletproof’ Charm
A native doctor, Ismail Usman, has sustained gunshot injuries while testing a ‘bullet proof’ charm in Kuchibiyi community in Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory. A resident of Kuchibiyi, Samson…
Police Arrest Two Suspects for Allegedly Killing Inspector in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa State Police Command has apprehended two suspects in connection with the alleged killing of a police inspector. In a press release, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Suleiman…
Customs Seizes Smuggled Petroleum Products Worth N81.5M in Adamawa/Taraba States
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), under the Operation Whirlwind team, has intercepted smuggled Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) valued at N81,517,570 in the Adamawa/Taraba Area Command. Addressing journalists in…
Nigerian Army Arrests Gunrunners, Recovers Arms, Ammunition in Plateau State
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos In a significant breakthrough, the Nigerian Army’s 3 Division/Operation SAFE HAVEN has arrested suspected gunrunners and recovered various calibers of arms and ammunition, as well as motorcycles, in…
Man bags life imprisonment for raping 7-year-old
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has secured the conviction of one Laminu Ahmed, 36, for the rape of a seven-year-old girl. Justice Modupe…
Crime Busting: Police Arrest 82 Suspects in Kano State
By Abdullahi Yusuf The police command in Kano State has arrested 82 suspects in connection with various crimes committed in the state from November 1 to November 14, 2024. The suspects include…
Gov. Mutfwang dismiss rumours of bomb in Jos
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang, has dismissed the rumors of an alleged Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted at the old Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) site near Terminus…
Police Crack Down on Theft Syndicate in Damaturu
From Tijjani Muhammad Yobe The Yobe State Police Command has intensified efforts to curb crime in Damaturu, leading to the arrest of a theft syndicate suspected of involvement in multiple cases of…
Zamfara: ZUREP senior staffers docked over shop burglary and theft
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau The Executive Secretary of the Zamfara Urban and Regional Planning (ZUREP), Abdullahi Bala and his Director, Aliyu Buba Maigoro and three others has been arraigned before the Magistrate…
Alleged Adultery: Hisbah Officer Denies Catching Jigawa Commissioner With Housewife
By Abdullahi Yusuf Malam Aliyu Usman,the officer that was said to have arrested the Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwalu Sankara, for allegedly having an illicit affair with a housewife, has…
Sharia Court Orders AIG Zone One To Investigate Jigawa Commissioner Over Alleged Relationship With Housewife
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Upper Shari’a Court has ordered AIG Zone One, Kano, to investigate the suspended Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwalu Danladi Sankara, over allegations of enticing…
Alleged Adultery: Gov Namadi Suspends Commissioner Sankara
By Abdullahi Yusuf Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has approved the immediate suspension of the State Commissioner of Special Duties, Auwalu Danladi Sankara, “pending investigation into allegations made by the Kano…
Kidnapping Suspect Apprehended, Victim Rescued
The Yobe State Police Command has successfully cracked down on a kidnapping syndicate, arresting the prime suspect, 43-year-old Yusuf Ali from 250 Housing Estate, Damaturu. DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, Police Public Relations Officer,…