Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this while parading over 30 suspects involved in various criminal activities across the state. He affirmed that, “We have apprehended one of the prime suspects who masterminded the killing of the APC ward chairman in Ose LGA,” Adeleye stated this during a press briefing in Akure. Adepoyigi […]
Arobo, a Higher National Diploma, HND, II student, was found dead in a bush near his residence by local residents. Sources said he allegedly left behind a suicide note before hanging himself, although the exact circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear. According to sources, the suicide note hinted at emotional distress believed to be related […]
An eyewitnesses spoke to newsmen and stated that, the incident occurred at about 7p.m, when the bus, coming from Abeokuta, was waylaid by unknown gunmen, and robbed the occupants of their valuables before whisking them away into the nearby bush. Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Benue Command, Edet Udeme revealed that the incident involved a […]
According to the Baale of Osara, Wasiu Afolabi, who spoke with newsmen, the incident reportedly happened during the torrential rainfall that started at about noon on Saturday. Afolabi noted that the Fulani herders responsible for the cows informed him of the tragic incident around 2 pm on Saturday. He explained that the matter had been […]
The judgment was handed down by Magistrate Ibukun Adeniran, after his arrest by operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps. According to the charge, Ridwan unlawfully entered the female hostel of the Federal University of Science, Ila-Orangun, where he attempted to rape a student. The prosecution presented the confessional statement of the defendant through the investigating […]
The Spokesperson to Assistant Superintendent of Police, Borno Command, Nahun Daso, who confirmed this, said the improvised explosive device, IED, was detonated at a food joint, where the attacker targeted residents who had gathered in a large number to buy food. Daso also noted that the body of the suicide bomber was severely dismembered by […]
In a statement signed by the Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics, Sadiq Maigatari, the agency’s aim is to dismantle the illicit drug joints in the state, adding that NDLEA has launched another major crackdown on illicit drug activities in Badawa, Kofar Mata, Tashar Kasuwar Rimi, Gwangwazo, and Kantin Kwari areas of Kano. The statement stated that […]
It was reported that the defendant, a resident of Gwagwalada, Abuja, is facing alleged criminal intimidation and mischief. The Prosecutor, Abdulahi Tanko, told the court that the complainant, Paul Okafor, who lives at the same address as the defendant, reported the incident to the police. Tanko alleged that the defendant knocked on the complainant’s door, […]
The incident occurred at Orita Mokola Junction, Seedu Sabarumu, Sango in Saki Local Government Area. Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Services, Maroof Akinwande, confirmed the rescue.Akinwande said the girl was found and handed over to a police team led by CSP Odunbanjo Kehinde for further action. He added that CFM Adediran Jacob […]
The defendant, Pascal Ofomata, was charged with rape and inflicting physical harm punishable under section 3,(1), 4 (1) respectively of the Violence against Persons Prohibition Law, and the offense of Sexual Abuse punishable under section 35 (2) of the Child’s Right Law of Anambra State. Ofomata, pleaded not guilty of the 3-count charge.In his extra […]