The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a couple, Lukman Isiaka, 42, and his wife, Abosede Olanipekun, 23, for allegedly stealing children across Ondo and Osun states. The police have recovered 10 of the stolen children, but some distraught parents who thronged the command’s headquarters lamented that their children were still missing. The couple reportedly used various methods to abduct …

Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested one Akintoye Waris, for allegedly stealing and slaughtering a Savannah he-goat valued at N200,000 for his child’s naming. A spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, who disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday, said that Waris was arrested on January 2, 2025, in the Odeda Area of the state, along with his accomplice, …

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a suspected burglar named David Adediji, for breaking into a home and stealing valuables worth over N200,000 in Okorowepo, Idiroko area of the state. The suspect, aged 27, allegedly entered the home of a female resident in the community through the window, damaging the iron security bars and struck her on …

Abducted Anglican priest, Canon Olowolagba, who was kidnapped alongside his wife, and two children has regained freedom. The family was kidnapped on Sunday, 22 December, along Ise Akoko-Iboropa road in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. Earlier, the Bishop of Akoko Anglican Diocese, Babajide Bada, who confirmed the incident on Saturday, said the abductors demanded N75 million ransom. …

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have ambushed an Ado-Ekiti-bound 18-passenger bus at Emure Ile, kidnapping all the passengers on board. The incident occurred on the outskirts of Emure-Owo on Sunday night, at the boundary between Ekiti and Ondo states, as the bus was returning from Onitsha. A source at the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Ado-Ekiti Motor Terminal …

The Jigawa State Police Command has made significant strides in combatting crime, arresting 1,254 suspects across various criminal activities, including armed robbery, cattle rustling, drug dealing, theft, and rape, in 2024. In an interactive session with journalists at the Command’s headquarters in Dutse on Tuesday, Commissioner of Police (CP) AT Abdullahi revealed the remarkable successes achieved in the past year. …

Police in Benue State have arrested a lecturer of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi (JOSTUM), Dr. Ichor Tersagh, for allegedly masterminding the kidnap of the wife of one of his colleagues at the university, Mrs Susan Anyagh. The victim’s husband, Paul Anyagh, is the chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities, JOSTUM (formerly Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi) …

The Nigerian Police Force, Sokoto State command has arrested one, Austin Anthony ‘m’ 44 years old and 32 years old Mansur Abubakar ’m’ for car theft in the state. This is according to a press statement made available to newsmen in the state on Monday by the spokesman of the command, ASP Ahmed Rufai. The statement said, “on the 05/12/2024 …

The Bauchi State Police Command has announced the arrest of a suspected drug dealer in the state, Kabiru Adamu, (popularly known as ‘Suck and Die’). even as it said it had begun a probe to apprehend the remaining suspects and recover additional stolen goods by suspected criminal elements in the state. A statement on Tuesday by the command’s Police Public …

Two Nigerians, Anthony Ibekie and Samuel Aniukwu, have been sentenced by a United States federal jury to 30 years combined jail term for defrauding some US citizens of $3,500,000. This was contained in a press release made available on the US Department of Justice website and obtained by PUNCH Metro on Monday. According to the statement, the duo of Ibekie …