The suspects were apprehended at Joyous Hotel in Nyanya, a suburb of the capital city, following credible intelligence linking them to internet-related crimes. According to a statement by the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, items recovered during the operation include 86 mobile phones, a rifle pistol, and three motorcycles. Oyewale added that the suspects would be […]
The protesters, mostly youths from the area, voiced frustration over the government’s inaction in the face of continued violence. The irate youths set fire to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, office in Lafiagi.They vandalised the palace of the Emir of Lafiagi, smashing windows and damaging parts of the building. “We have been crying […]
The CP made the presentation during the Command’s monthly meeting at the CP’s Conference Hall of the Command Headquarters. He said the package was under the Group Life Assurance and Inspector-General of Police Family Welfare Schemes. Those honoured include an Inspector who was mistakenly fatally shot by a friendly Force at a Police Observation Point […]
The flood occurred after a heavy downpour that lasted two hours between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m.Eyewitness in the area, attributed the flood to the diversion of drainage carrying a large volume of water by Arab Contractors, the firm handling the construction of a one-kilometre Man Musa Kodogi/Nasarafu bypass road. The source claimed that the […]
The passengers were kidnapped earlier this month when gunmen suspected to be bandits ambushed the state-owned commercial vehicle and whisked the occupants into the bush at gunpoint. A relative of one of the kidnapped victims, Terna Agbecha, confirmed the development, stating that his cousin, Hembadoon Akume, is among those held captive. According to Agbecha, the […]
The incident sent panic to residents in the area and shop owners along the road as the shootings happened “suddenly and in a chaotic manner”. The deceased, said to be an inspector, was part of a patrol team conducting routine checks along the road when they intercepted a Toyota Sienna vehicle said to be driving […]
He faced a single charge of culpable homicide, in violation of Section 221 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria, which prescribes the death penalty. Justice Simon Aboki, delivered the judgment, found Ajayi guilty of murdering and dismembering Adaidu. Oluwatimileyin was charged with a single count of culpable homicide, contrary to Section 221 of the […]
The incident involved a Suzuki pick-up truck that ran over an improvised explosive device. Borno State Police Command’s spokesperson, Nahum Daso, said the injured victims had been rushed to the state Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri for treatment. “I confirm that the incident happened. Four persons died and 10 sustained various degrees of injuries.“They have been […]
More than ten people are feared dead after a fatal crash involving several vehicles on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ibadan, Oyo State. The tragic incident reportedly happened in the early hours of Tuesday near the Soka area of the expressway. Eyewitness reports state that the accident involved at least three Nissan Micra taxi cabs and […]
An unidentified young man has caused tension in Kano state, as he climbed a tall billboard near Gadar Lado, along Zaria Road, and threatened to jump. While speaking with newsmen, the state police spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, hinted that the man said he would only come down if certain TikTok celebrities he follows appeared at […]