Two notorious motorcycle snatchers within and outside of Bauchi State who specialised in beating and snatching motorcycles from the riders have been arrested by police in the state following their latest crime committed in Bauchi metropolis. The two suspects, Mustapha Adam (25) and 31-year-old Jafar Lawan, were arrested Thursday last week at about 9:00pm disguised as passengers and boarded a …

Some policemen on Thursday morning in Owerri, the Imo State capital, arrested a popular broadcast journalist, Chinonso Uba (popularly known as NonsoNkwa). Uba was accosted and arrested by the cops after he finished anchoring his morning programme on Ozisa FM, Owerri Housed by Assumpta Cathedral of the Owerri Catholic Archdiocese. He was driving in his Highlander jeep when the operatives …

The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 7, Adebowale Williams has disclosed that the Nigeria Police Force is repositioning its technical intelligence to ensure proactive policing in tackling kidnapping, insurgency, and other criminalities in the country. During his familiarisation visit and interactive session with officers and men of the Niger State Police Command in Minna, the state …

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has debunked reports making the rounds that it withdrew Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel attached to Hajia Aisha Buhari, wife of former President Muhammadu Buhari; and his brother, Mallam Mamman Daura. Reports earlier emerged online stating that the NPF, via a wireless message, announced the withdrawal of the police aides from Aisha and Mamman. But …

The Police have arrested a 32-year-old man identified as Yusuf Isah in connection with the attack on the Senior Pastor?General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman. Last October, gunmen had attacked the convoy of the cleric along the Benin-Auchi Road in Edo State, and killed six persons including three policemen. Addressing journalists while parading the suspect in …

The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested a suspected member of a syndicate, which allegedly specialises in defrauding fuel stations across the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, Superintendent Benjamin Hundeyin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that the Isheri Police Division carried out the arrest after receiving a complaint from the manager of Enyo …

The Kano State Police Command, on Thursday officially banned the use of Siren by unauthorized persons, pointing out that even those categories, who are authorised often use them intermittently without any cause. In a statement, the Command’s spokesman, Superintendent Abdullahi Haruna explained that vehicles siren are meant for designated people in the society, comprising, medical personnel and other government officials …

A gang of kidnappers on Wednesday abducted one Zainab Abbas said to be a wife of an Adamawa State High Court Judge in the Jimeta area of Yola, the state capital. According to the information gathered, the incident occurred between 1 am and 2 am at Nyibango, Army Barracks Road in Jimeta Yola. Armed men had stormed the same community about …

A Yaba Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of one Linus Sunday for allegedly defiling his seven-year-old step-daughter in the Aguda area of the state. The Lagos State Police Command demanded the remand of the defendant before Magistrate Patrick Nwaka when he was arraigned on one count of defilement. The 50-year-old defendant was accused of committing the offence at …

The Police in Kano State said yesterday that they had arrested no fewer than 49 suspected persons in connection with the looting of buildings/structures at Triumph Plaza, Fagge Local Government Area of the state. The development was said to be an aftermath of the ongoing demolition exercise embarked upon by the newly inaugurated Governor Abba Yusuf, as youths in the …