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The Cross River State Police Command has arrested two suspects, Mathias Amunde, the son of the deceased, and Emmanuel Oruru, in connection with the gruesome killing of Mrs Justina Amunde. The suspects, who were initially at large after committing the crime, were paraded on Wednesday at the Police Command headquarters in Calabar. The deceased, a…
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The FCT Police Command operatives have intercepted a J-5 bus transporting 59 kids in a truck to Nasarawa State. FCT Police boss, CP Tunji, who gave details of the arrest, noted that the kids are aged between 4 and 12 years old. The CP stated that preliminary investigations revealed that the children, who came from…
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The Kano State Police Command has announced the arrest of a female-led syndicate of thieves. According to a post on the official X account of the Kano State Police Command, Shamsiyya Adamu and her partners in crime were on Tuesday arraigned before a Chief Magistrates Court 18 Gyadi-Gyadi for criminal conspiracy, trespass and theft. The…
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The Bauchi State Police Command and the Hisbah Shariah Commission have raided the popular Malam Kawu Rehabilitation Centre and arrested the operator, Mallam Kawu, and 10 children. Our correspondent gathered that the majority of the inmates were drug addicts undergoing rehabilitation and skill acquisition in areas such as carpentry, welding and computer training. It was…
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has launched a major offensive against criminals targeting public infrastructure, with a series of raids across the city yielding significant results. The operation, which is part of a broader effort to improve public safety, has seen police officers conduct daily raids on known criminal hotspots. These include areas…
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The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Police Command, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, has vowed to bring to justice the perpetrators of a gruesome attack on the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Rivers State Cassava Project Limited, Mr. Gibson Reuben, an expatriate from the Netherlands. According to a statement by the command's spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko,…
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Property belonging to Atlantic International Refinery Limited meant for a refinery project located in Okpoama, Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has been looted by the community youths. Reports reaching our correspondent said some youths invaded the site of the company and vandalised two 40ft containers that housed some valuables such as furniture, armoured…
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A yet-to-be-identified middle-aged man was shot and killed by gunmen on Monday afternoon in Ibadan, Oyo State. As gathered, the tragic incident occurred around 3:00 pm at Anfani Junction along Ring Road, Ibadan. Eyewitnesses said the assailants, who were riding motorcycles, trailed the victim to the location before opening fire. One of the eyewitnesses said…
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The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Ayodele Sonubi, has dismissed reports claiming a state of emergency had been declared in the state. Sonubi gave the warning, on Tuesday, in a statement issued and made available to journalists by the State Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, in Ibadan. The command cautioned the public against spreading false…
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The police, on Tuesday, arraigned one Shola Falana, 29, over an alleged N1.7 million fraud. Falana, whose address was not provided, is standing trial before an Iyaganku Magistrates Court, Ibadan, charged with obtaining money under false pretence and stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him. The Prosecutor, Insp Femi Omilana…
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The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it had identified some criminal black spots in Abuja and commenced daily raids of the locations. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. She said the daily raids of the identified hideouts…
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A 20-year-old man, Yayah Oseni, on Tuesday appeared before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly breaking into a shop and stealing a grinding machine worth N200,000. Oseni, whose address was provided, is charged with stealing and burglary but he pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge. The prosecutor, Insp E. O. Adaraloye, told…
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The Human Rights Advocacy Watch Campaign and the All Women League have expressed their shock and have demanded that justice should be done as a lady, Mrs Gloria Peter Ajine, was brutally murdered while harvesting vegetables on her farm on 15th December 2025. The incident happened at Abeokuta North in Ilewo Orile in Ogun State.…
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