The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has apprehended one Gabriel Ekpiri, a native of Ekit Itam Akpan Obong, in Itu local government area of the state, who allegedly sold his nine-year-old son for N400,000. According to a statement on Tuesday by the Command’s public relations officer, Superintendent Odiko Macdon, the suspect was apprehended following the quick intervention of …

Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested a serving Inspector, who attempted to kill his colleague on duty, in Kafanchan, and cart away his rifle. The command also burst a rail line vandalisation operation, impounded the conveyance truck and recovered exhibits. In a statement, spokesperson of the state Police Command, Assistant Superintendent Muhammad Jalige explained: “The attention of …

The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a butcher, Usman Buda, by a mob for alleged blasphemy. It said Buda was beaten to death for allegedly making blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad. The victim was confirmed dead at the Usmanu Danfodiyo Teaching Hospital where he was taken to for treatment. The incident occurred at the Sokoto main …

The Edo State Taskforce Against Human Trafficking has apprehended a 48-year-old man, Anthony Igbinogun, and his girlfriend, Joy Umukoro, 28, for allegedly selling their one-month-old baby to fund their drug addiction. The suspects were arrested with their friend, 26-year-old Precious James, who facilitated the illegal transaction and linked them to the baby’s buyer in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Head …

A man identified as Amos Christopher has been arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly beating his younger brother to death and beheading him. The police said that 24-year-old beat up his youngest sibling called Thyson until he died before he went on to cut his head. The deceased was four years old. Christopher, who is of Dobi …

The Anambra State Police Command has rescued nine girls, aged between 15 and 25 years, being used as sex slaves in a hotel in Awka and arrested the proprietor of the hotel. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent Tochukwu Ikenga said the action of the police followed information received from Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare …

The police in Jigawa State have arrested one Alassan Sabo, for allegedly fabricating and selling firearms to hoodlums. In a statement on Monday, spokesman of the command, Deputy Superintendent Lawan Shiisu Adam said operatives attached to the Department of State Services, Jigawa State Command, while acting on a tip-off, raided a blacksmith workshop at Garin Gabas Market, in Malam Madori …

Suspected terrorists linked to Islamic State killed 37 people and abducted six others in an attack on a school in western Uganda near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the military said on Saturday. Military personnel found the bodies of the dead when they arrived at the school, defence spokesperson Felix Kulayigye said in a statement. “Our forces …

The Oyo State Police Command on Friday paraded 21 suspected robbers, including a gang that allegedly killed a middle-aged man, Makanjuola Ogedengbe, and raped his two girls at Apaatuku/Onireke village, Akobo, in the Lagelu Local Government Area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Adewale Osifeso, who paraded the suspects at the command headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, …

Operatives of the Ibadan zonal command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested one Balogun Olawale, a staff of Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State, alongside 47 others for their alleged involvement in internet fraud. The suspects were arrested on Wednesday at Idi-Aba area of Abeokuta following intelligence on their alleged fraudulent activities. The other suspects …