At least 50 persons, some of them children from neighbouring African countries, were, yesterday, rescued from a duplex on Omola Road, in the Edemola area of Epe, Lagos. News filtered around Epe and the entire Lagos State that the rescued persons, foreigners, were kidnapped and kept in the kidnappers’ den, pending when ransom would be paid for their release. However, …

No fewer than 16 pregnant ladies and eight children, were rescued when police operatives busted a ‘baby factory’ in Aba, the commercial city of Abia State. According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Moureen Chinaka, the raid occurred on Thursday night. According to police, the raid followed credible information about the unpatriotic activities going on at the ‘baby factory’. …

The Katsina State Police Command said on Sunday that it was impressed with the response it was receiving from residents over its request for information on two bandits kingpins, namely Modi Modi and Jan Kare. Its spokesman, Assistant Superintendent Abubakar Aliyu, told PUNCH that residents had been turning credible information on the two bandits’ kingpins since the command made public …

The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed tactics used by scammers to obtain items from traders in Lagos State. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Benjamin Hundeyin, issued the warning on his Twitter page, cautioning traders to be vigilant about their trading partners. In his official post, the PRO shared, “Traders, this is for you. Something happened for …

The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, has arrested a couple, a former soldier and a printer, for allegedly producing fake currencies. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the police paraded the suspects, including the couple, aged 50 and 46, at the command’s headquarters on Friday in Lagos. The Zonal Public Relations Officer, Tunni Ayuba, who spoke on behalf of the …

The father of singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, Joseph Aloba has revealed that his late son’s wife, Omowunmi Adebanjo appears to possess vital information about his death and demanded that the Police invite her for a fresh investigation. In a statement, Aloba noted that Omowunmi’s recent Instagram post that some people are preventing her from saying certain things over the …

The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure, who was arrested on Wednesday in Benin, Edo State capital, by operatives of Zone 5 Police headquarters, has been released on bail. His arrest was reportedly a result of a petition forwarded to the zone from the office of the Inspector General of Police in Abuja. After his release around …

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested a lawyer, Mrs Adachukwu Okafor, who has been on the run after she allegedly abused her 10-year-old house help. According to a statement Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Women Affairs, Ohaeri Joseph, the lawyer allegedly used a broken bottle to brutalise the girl. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports …

The Police on Saturday said its operatives from the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), raided kidnappers’ camp and neutralised many in the Mpape area of Abuja. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja said the camp was raided at about 2:40 am on 9 February following an intelligence report. He said the …

Six persons, were, yesterday, arraigned by the police before Tinubu Chief Magistrate’s Court, for allegedly attacking, assaulting and blackmailing the popular Nollywood actress, Lizzy Anjorin-Lawal. The defendants were charged before Magistrate A. Paul. The defendants include Qudus Jokogbola, Suru Olawale, Edu Shakirat, Fausat Mohammed, Kafayat Ahmed and Opere Morenike. According to the police, the six defendants and two others said …