Category: Crime
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Armed robbers kill Kogi man after bank transaction
Armed robbers unleashed violence on Friday by targeting a man as he exited a new generation bank, robbing him of an undisclosed amount of money and fatally shooting him. According to eyewitnesses, the robbers trailed the man from the bank to Phase II, Lokongoma, where they ambushed his vehicle in front of the market. They…
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5-year-old chained, starved for three days by father, rescued by Police
Operatives of the Bauchi Police Command have rescued a 5-year-old boy who was found chained by his father and starved for three days. The rescue came after a tip-off from concerned neighbours in the Gwallagan Mayaka area in the Bauchi metropolis. The police got wind of the child abuse on July 3, 2024, when the…
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JUST IN: EFCC beefs up security at Lagos office over planned protest
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos State Command has beefed up security at its entrance in the wake of a planned protest. The Nation reports Friday that operatives of the Lagos State Anti-Crime Outfit – Rapid Response Squad and men of the Department of State Services are among the joint security forces stationed at…
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61-year-old electrocuted in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State said that a yet-to-be-identified 61-year-old man has lost his life after being electrocuted during the flood incident. Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the death in a post he shared on his X handle on Thursday. He said that the incident happened on Wednesday during the downpour in the…
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Final Year Student killed by Suspected Cultists in Ogun Varsity
By Miracle Ogunde Suspected Cultists have reportedly taken the life of a final year student while writing his final year examination at Tai Solar in University of Education, (TASUED), Ijagun, Ogun. Starnews gathered that the incident happened on Wednesday, when a group of suspected cultists were said to have reportedly killed the deceased student, Ahmed…
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Popular reverend stabbed to death
By Our Correspondent Rev. Isaac Umurie, one of the reverends attached to St. John’s Anglican Church, Okpare-Olomu, has been stabbed to death by his his 28-year-old son, Ufuoma Umurie. The incident happened in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, on Wednesday. The priest was hacked to death in his sleep in the early…
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How police recovered skulls from Vigilante
The Rivers State police command has reported the recovery of human remains from Felix Nwaobakata, the leader of the ONELGA Security Planning and Advisory Committee (OSPAC), who is currently in custody. Speaking to journalists in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, the command’s spokesperson, Sp Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed that Nwaobakata was arrested on June 17 due to…
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Two killed as police rescue three Indians, one other from kidnappers in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has successfully rescued three Indian nationals and one Nigerian who were abducted on Sunday by suspected gunmen at the Delabo axis of the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin Expressway. Commissioner of Police (CP) Abiodun Alamutu disclosed this during a news conference held at the command’s headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta, on Wednesday. He reported…
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EFCC Operative Commits Suicide in Abuja
An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) tragically took his own life at his residence in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. The deceased, identified as a member of Course 5, was highly regarded for his diligence, efficiency, and humble demeanor. A source at the EFCC headquarters expressed the collective shock of…
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Thunder strike kills POS operator, one other
On Tuesday, a devastating thunderstorm hit the Issele-Azagba community in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, resulting in the deaths of two individuals. One of the victims was a Point of Service (POS) operator and the father of a one-year-old baby girl. The identity of the second victim has not been disclosed. A…