Crime
The Supreme Court has dismissed the trial of the former Chief Security Officer, to ex-Military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd), in the murder of Kudirat Abiola. During proceeding, Lagos State was slated to re-open the trial, but no legal representation was made, while no process was filed since 2014 when […]
Seven suspected criminals have been neutralised by troops of the Joint Task Force under Operation Enduring Peace during a raid on a criminal hideout in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, while a kidnapped woman was rescued unharmed. The development was contained in a post shared on X on Wednesday by security analyst, Zagazola […]
Abia State Police Command says it arrested a total of 809 crime suspects and recovered 88 arms from suspects in 438 cases between January 2025 till date. The Commissioner of Police, Danladi Isa, stated this on Friday in his office while briefing Journalists on the operational strategies and achievements of his Command under the period […]
Gunmen have attacked St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, abducting an unconfirmed number of students and teachers in the early hours of today. The attackers, who reportedly arrived between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m., stormed the Catholic boarding school in large numbers, riding on over 60 […]
The Ogun State Police Command today said its operatives have arrested four suspects, 50-year-old Inidana Muhammad, 40-year-old Ali-Asan Makun Muhammad, 30-year-old Ahmed Isa, and 23-year-old Saliu Isa, for impersonation, forgery and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace around the Sabo Under-Bridge area of Sagamu. The spokesperson for the command, CSP Omolola Odutola, […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to immediately relocate to Kebbi State and coordinate efforts to rescue the remaining schoolgirls abducted by gunmen in Maga village, Bagudo Local Government Area. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment for terrorism. Justice James Omotosho said he sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment on counts one, four, five, and six, instead of a death sentence. He also sentenced the IPOB leader to 20 […]
The Edo State Government has confirmed the arrest of over 300 cult leaders in the last year across the state during raids carried out by the special security squad. A statement signed by the Coordinator, Edo State Special Security Squad, Noah Idemudia, on Wednesday, also noted that several buildings belonging to suspected cultists have […]
The Economic Financial Crimes Commission has declared former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, wanted over an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion of US$14,859,257. In a public notice today, the commission’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said the funds were provided by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board for Atlantic International Refinery […]
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have rescued 86 kidnapped victims and arrested 29 suspects allegedly supplying logistics to terrorists in Borno State, marking another significant success in the fight against insurgency in the North-East. The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force North East, OPHK, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday. […]
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