A Nigerian studying at the Cyprus International University, Nicosia, Okail Shedrack has been arrested in the Republic of Benin over cyberfraud-related allegations. He was said to have been arrested on 7 February in Porto-Novo. Efforts to hear from the Benin police authorities proved abortive, as a message sent through the means provided on their website did not go through. However, …

The Zamfara police command has dislodged a bandits’ camp and rescued 14 kidnapped victims in Zamfara, who had spent 68 days in captivity. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Muhammad Shehu. According to him, “On 10th March 2023, Police tactical operatives in conjunction with the …

Five suspected ritualists have been arrested in Ososa, Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State. The suspects were apprehended following information received by the Police at Odogbolu divisional headquarters. In a statement on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi said the gang, who are responsible for a series of corps exhumations within the Ososa community, were …

Scores of residents of the Olomo community in Apete, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, are currently in panic over the invasion by some armed robbers. Apete is one of the communities in the Ido Local Government Area in Oyo State. It was gathered on Saturday that some armed robbers invaded the Eleshin area in the Olomo community in Apete and robbed …

The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday that a total of 1,332 terrorists and their family members surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai across North East in the last two weeks. During the bi-weekly news briefing on the operations of the Armed Forces in Abuja, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami said the surrendered terrorists comprised 222 adult …

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested seven teenagers for gang-raping a 15-year-old girl in Kodomun village, Demsa Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson of the command, Superintendent Suleiman Yahaya, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the suspects lured their victim into the house of one of them who is her boyfriend, and forcefully had …

An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Etinan has ordered the state Commissioner of Police, and one Inspector Gospel Archibong of the Police Command to pay N2 million as damages for the breach of fundamental rights of a murder suspect, Aniekan Aaron. Trial judge, Justice Ezekiel Enang, gave the order yesterday in the enforcement of fundamental rights application suit …

Police operatives have shot dead, a member of a suspected kidnap gang at Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government Area, Delta State, rescuing a victim. Police Public Relations Officer of the State command, Deputy Superintendent Bright Edafe who disclosed this in a statement, said the deceased died after a gun duel with police officers The statement read: “On the 06/03/2023 at …

A 33-year-old Point of Sale (PoS) operator, Ayoola Seun was on Tuesday arraigned by the police before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State for allegedly defrauding a company of N891,000. The prosecutor, Inspector E. O. Adaraloye told the court that the defendant committed the offences on 20 October 2022 around 10:00 am. Seun was said to have committed the …

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that five out of 23 persons arrested during the Presidential and National Assembly elections would be arraigned for electoral offences. This came as the command reassured the electorate of optimal security at the governorship and state House of Assembly elections on Saturday. The suspects, according to the command, were nabbed in connection with …