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Police officers in Kaduna have arrested two siblings for allegedly burying a man alive in the Zaria area of ​​the state. State police command spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. He said the suspect was arrested after a video showing a person buried with only his head left was circulated to the …

Police officers in Delta have killed a member of a kidnap syndicate and seized the gang’s weapons in Delta State. The state police spokesman, Bright Edafe, disclosed this to journalists on Wednesday in Warri. He said the suspect was killed by special forces commandos during a gun duel with suspected hoodlums in Ughelli on Monday. Edafe said: “On August 12, …

The Delta State Police Command on Wednesday killed a suspected kidnapper during a gun duel in a Delta community. The Police Public Relations Officer for Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement issued in Warri. Edafe noted that the operation, which also resulted in the arrest of three other suspects, resulted in the seizure of a …

The heartbreaking discovery was made in Tayi village near Minna, Niger State, where the lifeless body of a baby believed to be a day old was found in a farmland. The Police Command in Niger confirmed the incident and has launched an investigation into the matter. According to a statement by SP Waisu Abiodun, the Niger Police Public Relations Officer …

Police officers in Lagos have arrested two Benin Republic nationals on suspicion of car theft. State police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrests to journalists on Thursday in Lagos. He said the suspects, Kosoko Rafiu and Nunayo Sunayo, were arrested while trying to flee in a vehicle along the Mile 2/Badagry Highway on Tuesday. The spokesman added that the …

Police officers in Kaduna have arrested a notorious kidnapper and seized a firearm and 27 live ammunition in the state. State police command spokesman Mansir Hassan confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna. He said: “The command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit has succeeded in arresting a notorious kidnapper. “The suspect, identified as Abdulrahman of Karshi, Abuja, was arrested in …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Nigerian government led by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of orchestrating the killing of protesters by security forces in the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests across the country. The opposition party, in a statement on its official X account on Tuesday, said the killing of civilians was unacceptable and could not be justified …

The Nigerian Police National Cybercrime Centre has arrested 16 suspects in connection with a financial fraud involving Interswitch Limited, a major African digital trading platform, and has recovered cash and property worth N3.9 billion from the suspects, with efforts ongoing to recover additional funds. In a joint press conference on Monday in Abuja, Department of State Services (DSS) spokesperson Peter …

Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has vowed that his command will do everything possible to apprehend the perpetrators responsible for the killing of cabinet member Eze Umucheke. This guarantee is given to the community, especially the residents of Umucheke in Onuimo Local Government Area. In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, it …

Despite a court order restricting protesters from #EndBadGovernance protests at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja, security agencies on Saturday took action to disperse them from the court-granted protest site. Officers of the Department of State Security (DSS) and police fired tear gas at protesters gathered at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. Black-clad and masked DSS officers arrived at the …