Abductors of the female students of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, JoSTUM, have demanded N40 million ransom to have them released. A friend of one of the victims, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed, yesterday, that “the kidnappers have started contacting the families of the girls for money. ‘I learnt that they are demanding for N40 million ransom before …

A joint operation between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the National Police Agency of Japan has led to the arrest of 11 suspects involved in identity theft, romance scams, and computer-related fraud targeting Japanese victims. The crackdown followed a report received on 3 April 2024, detailing five cybercrime cases linked to 13 individuals operating from Nigeria. A statement on …

The Police Command in Adamawa has arrested three suspects for allegedly vandalising and stealing transformer cables at Wuro Dole in Girei Local Government Area. The Command spokesman, Superintendent of Police Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Yola. He said the arrest followed credible information from a reliable source, leading to the apprehension of three suspects for …

Four suspected kidnappers, who specialise in extorting residents through phone numbers, have been arrested by the Kwara State police command. They are Tukur Muhammad, Yahaya Abdullahi, Umar Sanni and Dairu Isiaku. According to the command’s spokeswoman, Superintendent Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, Tukur Muhammad and Yahaya Abdullahi, have been utilizing multiple phone numbers to issue threats and extort unsuspecting individuals. She said luck …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, arraigned 11 Chinese nationals over allegations of cyber fraud, identity theft, and an attempt to destabilise Nigeria’s constitutional structure. The defendants were arraigned before the Federal High Court in Lagos. They pleaded not guilty to the charges. The development comes only a day after the anti-graft agency arraigned 42 Chinese and …

A joint security task force comprising the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, the Military, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested 31 suspected vandals across Abuja. The suspects were found in possession of stolen public infrastructure worth over one billion naira. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, while parading the …

The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps (otherwise known as So-Safe Corps) has apprehended 54-year-old Adelani Oriyomi at a burial ground in Kere, Obada-Oko, Abeokuta, Ogun State, while allegedly attempting to exhume a human skull. In a statement on Tuesday, the Commander of So-Safe Corps, Soji Ganzallo said: “At about 2:35 a.m. on 21 January 2025, officers of the …

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 …