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…
Category: Crime
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,…
Zamfara: Bandits shot Zamfara CPG Commander, abduct commuters
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau The Commander of the Zamfara State Community Protection Guards (CPG), Major General Lawal B. Muhammad (rtd) has sustained a gunshot on his both laps fired by the bandits…
Kidnapping: Security personnel rescue 9 abducted Kanya residents, one still under captivity
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Kebbi State Government has announced that all the nine abducted residents of Kanya district of Wasagu local government area have been rescued in a fierce gun duel between…
Kidnapping: Kebbi Governor assures rescue of abducted district head, nine others
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has assured safe rescue of the abducted district head of Kanya district under Danko Wasagu local government area, Alhaji Aliyu Isah Kanya…
Police Arrest 30-Year-Old Man Over Attempted Suicide in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola A 30-year-old man, Abdullahi Muhammad, has been apprehended by the Adamawa State Police for attempting suicide. The suspect, on Sunday, September 29, 2024, climbed a 33KVA high-tension pole…
Police Refute Fake Security Alert on Communal Clash in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa State Police Command has refuted a false security alert reported by a government official, claiming a communal clash had erupted between the Waja and Lunguda communities…
JOS: 30 Killed, 1,000 Crops Destroyed in Renewed Terror Attacks, Gov. Mutfwang Condemns Violence
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos At least 30 people have been confirmed killed, and over 1,000 crop farms have been destroyed from May to date in Bokkos Local Government Council of Plateau State….
Crime Busting: Kano Police Command Arrests 35 Suspects, Vows To Sustain Fight Against Criminality
By Abdullahi Yusuf The police command in Kano State has arrested 35 suspects in connection with various crimes in the last one month. Such crimes include armed robbery, kidnapping, theft, drug dealing…
Phone Snatchers Arrested in Plateau State
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Two suspected phone snatchers, Bello Mohammed and Yusuf Ibrahim, have been arrested by the Plateau State Police Command in Rayfield, Jos South Local Government Area. According to a…
NA introduces toll-free emergency line to battle-out banditry in Zamfara/Kebbi
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau In it’s efforts to enhance security and ensure the safety of citizens, the Nigerian Army through Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHDarmy) has introduced a toll-free emergency line for…
KNSG Announces 632 Suspects For Vandalizing Public Buildings
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Government has announced the arrest of 632 suspects for vandalizing public buildings during the recent anti-hunger protests in different parts of the state. The Spokesperson of…
Breaking: Plateau Police Arrest Suspects Behind Viral TikTok Video Inciting Violence
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The Plateau State Police Command has arrested suspects linked to a viral TikTok video inciting violence ahead of a planned nationwide protest. In a statement signed by the…
Customs Seizes Smuggled Petroleum Products Worth N39.9m in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa/Taraba Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has seized smuggled petroleum products worth N39.9 million in Adamawa State. According to Comptroller Garba Bature Bashir, the command…
Plateau: Police Command Parades Cultists, Suspected Criminals
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State police command has arrested and paraded 118 suspecting cultists and others for various crimes. The Commissioner Olugbemiga Adesina in a press briefing at the Police headquarters…
Kano Probes Empowerment Fraud Amidst Allegations Of Official Complicity
By Ahmad Tijjani Abdul The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday said it has commenced investigations on alleged scam that rocked the empowerment of street Hawkers by the Kano…
Police Identify 13 Thuggery Masterminds In Kano Metropolis
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Police Command in Kano State says it has identified 13 “Arrowheads”of the renewed thuggery being perpetrated in Kano metropolis. This is contained in the “Special Crime Bulletin on…