Category: Crime

Certainly! Here’s a rewritten version of the news article: The Oyo State Police Command has disclosed that it has uncovered plans by members of a cult group to incite violence among rival factions. According to SP Adewale Osifeso, the command’s spokesperson, this revelation was made in a statement issued on Sunday in Ibadan, the state…

The management of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has confirmed the tragic death of a first-year student of the institution whose lifeless body was found in a drainage on Friday, July 5. The deceased, who was identified as Favour Okenyi, from the Department of Medical Laboratory Science, was found dead in a drainage near…

The police command in Kaduna State on Sunday said two journalists and their families were kidnapped in Kaduna at about 10:30pm on Saturday. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, who confirmed the incident, said operatives were trying their best to see that the victims were freed and unhurt. He said: “We have deployed our operatives…

The Ekiti State Police Command has banned unlawful gatherings following intelligence reports about a planned celebration by members of a specific cult group. In a statement signed by the state Commissioner of Police, Akinwale Adeniran, the command reiterated its zero-tolerance policy towards criminal activities in the state. “It has come to the notice of the…

A resident of Okenne, Kogi State, is in distress as her 32-year-old daughter, Hamidat Abdulrafiu, has gone missing. Hamidat left home on June 18, 2024, to meet a customer in Lokoja but has not been heard from since. Hamidat’s mother, Mrs. Ramot Yakubu, reported to City Round that her daughter’s phone has been unreachable since…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria announced that the Kaduna State Police Command has arrested four suspected vandals for destroying transmission towers in various parts of the state. In a statement released in Abuja on Friday, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, disclosed the information. Shovels and diggers were among the tools that…

A scene of chaos unfolded in Ughelli, Delta State, on Friday as armed robbers targeted a bank customer outside a newly established bank in the city. Witnesses reported that a group of about five gunmen in a Toyota Venza had followed the unidentified customer to the bank premises. Without warning, they opened fire and attacked…