Category: Crime
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Police Launch Manhunt for Father Accused of Killing Six-Year-Old Daughter
The Delta Police Command has initiated a manhunt for a father who allegedly murdered his six-year-old daughter in the Agbarho Community, located in the Ughelli North Local Government Area. SP Bright Edafe, the command’s spokesman, informed journalists on Sunday in Warri that the suspect is identified as Stanley Ovemureye. According to Edafe, the suspect is…
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Three killed, one injured in mining pit collapse
Three individuals lost their lives and one person sustained injuries following a mining pit collapse at Bazakwoi village in the Adnun community of Niger State. The director-general of Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Abdullahi Baba-Arah, confirmed the incident. “The agency received report of a mining pit collapse at Bazakwoi of Adnun community. “The…
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EFCC Picks New Date For Yahaya Bello’s Arraignment
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reportedly picked a new date for the arraignment of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. The anti-graft agency fixed June 27 for a hearing in the alleged money laundering case instituted by EFCC against Bello at the instance of the anti-graft agency’s lawyers. According to Daily…
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Abductors demand N20m ransom for retired school principal
Abductors are requesting a ransom of N20 million for the release of Ezekiel Paul, a retired school principal who was abducted from his home in Ikot Abasi Akpan, Mkpat Enin Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State on Sunday. Witnesses reported that Paul was taken around 7 am near the Community Civic Centre as he…
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Businessman loses N21m valuables to robbers
Businessman Mohammed Abdullahi has accused the Zone 2 Command and Lagos State Police Command of mishandling a robbery case that resulted in the loss of his car, money, and valuables totaling N21 million. The incident occurred when armed criminals raided his residence in Awoyaya, Ibeju Lekki, along with his neighbors. According to PUNCH Metro,…
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Ogun police nab fleeing guard
In Ogun State, police have apprehended a security guard suspected of killing a man in connection with a phone theft. Initially reported as on the run, the suspect has been relocated to Igbeba Police Station, according to Odutola Omolola, the Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Police Command, confirming the development on Wednesday.…
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Police arrest officer for deserting duty post for nine years
Cross River State police command has detained Corporal Buba Adamu for failing to report to duty after being transferred in 2015. SP Irene Ugbo, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed Adamu’s detention in Calabar on Wednesday. She revealed that despite his transfer to Kaduna state, Adamu continued to receive his salary for nine years without reporting…
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Man nabbed with 8 human Skulls in Ondo
Yusuf Adinohi, a suspected ritualist, was apprehended in Ondo State with eight human skulls in his possession. Reportedly traveling from Okene in Kogi State to Osogbo in Osun State, Adinohi was intercepted by security operatives at Isua Akoko. Details later.
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Unknown gunmen attack police station, kill officers, civilian
Gunmen, whose identities remain unknown, attacked a police checkpoint near Owerri, Imo State early Tuesday morning, leading to the fatalities of both police officers and an innocent passerby. Eyewitnesses reported that the assailants arrived at the checkpoint, positioned along Okigwe Road in Ikeduru LGA, in a convoy of three vehicles around 6:30 a.m. “They…
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Sad: Radda mourns as bandits slaughtered dozens of villagers
Governor Dikko Radda has expressed his condolences to the people of Kankara LGA following a bandits’ attack on Sunday that resulted in the deaths of at least 20 individuals. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his chief press secretary, Ibrahim Kaula, Mr. Radda conveyed his profound sorrow over the tragic incident in Gidan-boka…