Seven persons sustained varying degrees of injury on Friday night in an accident involving a V-wagon commercial bus and a Toyota Camry car on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The Unit Commander, Federal Road…
Category: Crime
Police foil robbery, arrest 3 in Bauchi Robbery
Ahmed Kaigama in Bauchi The Police command in Bauchi State has foiled a robbery attempt and arrested three suspects in Bauchi metropolis. CSP Ahmed Wakil, the command’s spokesperson, disclosed this to newsmen…
Taskforce Committee Confiscates Over 100 Unauthorized Official Number Plates
Over 100 government official number plates have been confiscated from unauthorized individuals by the Taskforce Committee on the Retrieval of Government Official Number Plates in Jigawa State. This was disclosed in the…
Customs Seizes Petroleum Products Valued at Over N199m, Prosecutes 2 Smugglers in Zone D
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has confiscated petroleum motor spirit, PMS with custom value worth N199 million in Adamawa/Taraba states command. Comptroller General of NCS, Bashir A. Adewale…
Hisbah arrests couple for marrying at Kano restaurant
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested a man and his girlfriend for getting married at a Banana restaurant, located along Zoo Road in Kano State. The couple whose marriage was solemnized…
Gunmen kill policeman, attack Katsina LG boss
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen late Tuesday attacked the residence of the Chairman of Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, Maharazu Dayi, leaving a police officer dead. The hoodlums shot the officer who…
NAF vows to tackle criminals in ungoverned areas
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Air Force’s commitment to national security, vowing to bring justice to criminals operating in ungoverned spaces across the…
Akwa Ibom Police Command Cracks Down on Crime, Warns Criminals to Steer Clear
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on crime, making significant arrests and recovering stolen items across the state. Addressing journalists at the State Police Command Headquarters, the Police…
Enugu tanker explosion: Death toll further rises to 21– FRSC
The death toll in the tanker explosion on Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway has risen from 18 to 21 people as recently confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The…
Troops intercept cache of arms in Zamfara
The troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Fansan Yamma have intercepted a cache of arms from suspected arms dealers at Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara. This is contained in…
CISLAC Condemns Attack on Chairman of Kano State PCACC, Urges IG to Resist Political Manipulation
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has condemned the recent arrest and subsequent release of Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, Executive Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), by…
Suspected Notorious Cultist Meets Waterloo in Uyo as Police Recover Locally Made Firearm
In its unrelenting drive to flush out criminal elements, the Akwa Ibom State Police Command has once again delivered on its mandate as a suspected cultist met his Waterloo during a decisive…
Police arrests Muhuyi Magaji over seizure of property allegedly linked to Abdullahi Ganduje
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the arrest of the Chairman, Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption over the confiscation of property allegedly linked to the National Chairman…
Terrorists planning to attack public gatherings in Kano, say police
The Kano police command has alerted residents to intelligence reports of a suspected plan by terrorists to target public gatherings in strategic locations across the state. A statement by Abdullahi Kiyawa, police…
Police Arrest Four for Burglary, Car Theft in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested four suspects in two separate incidents of store burglary and car theft. Command spokesman SP Suleiman Nguroje said in a press…
Kano Anti-graft Agency Probes Land-grabbing Syndicate, Arrests Suspects
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…
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…