The Police at Force Headquarters through the National Cybercrime Centre, has busted a cybercrime syndicate that specialises in defrauding unsuspecting persons both within and outside Nigeria of thousands of US dollars. In a statement in Abuja on Monday, Force Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent Muyiwa Adejobi disclosed that the leader of the syndicate, George Ikata, has been nabbed in connection …

The investigation panel set up by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has invited the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Adamawa State, Barrister Hudu Yunusa-Ari, for questioning. He is being invited over his conduct during the 15th April governorship election in Adamawa State. Yunusa-Ari declared Senator Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) as the …

A suspected ritualist, identified as Ifasoji Ayangbesan has tried to bribe policemen who arrested him with N1 million over the killing of one Ms Oyindamola Adeyemi. The said victim was reportedly killed last 28th January by Ayangbesan and other members of a notorious ritualist syndicate. The Ogun State police spokesman, Deputy Superintendent Abimbola Oyeyemi recalled that some ritualists had killed …

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have rescued unhurt two kidnapped victims from their abductors at the ECN junction along Agbarho-Ughelli Road. The police also recovered from the abductors 26 pieces of Android phones, one cut-to-size locally-made single barrel gun, 38 rounds of live cartridges, two expended cartridges, two Moniepoint Point of Sales (PoS) machines, four power banks as …

Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 41-year-old man, Tolulope Olowu for allegedly stabbing his 33-year-old neighbour simply identified as Pablo to death. Olowu and Pablo, both residents of First Unity Estate, the Badore area of Ajah, Lagos State reportedly had an altercation on a parking space on their street. The misunderstanding, despite efforts by co-residents to …

An elderly man has been buried alive over witchcraft allegation levelled against him by some youths in Ikyve community, Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. Witnesses said the incident happened at the weekend in Ikyve community of Diiv-Ikyurave, a rural area which borders Cross River State. A resident of the area explained that trouble started for the elderly victim …

Imo State Police Command has said its operatives wounded several members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), and its militia arm, Eastern Security Network (ESN) during a bloody shootout. The shootout, which took place at camp at Ubah Agwa/Izombe tropical rain Forest in Oguta Local Area, left several wounded. In a statement by the command’s spokesman, Henry Okoye, …

The Benue State Police Command on Wednesday paraded nine suspected rustlers, who conspired with criminal herders to rustle cows and shared the proceeds. The state command spokesperson, Deputy Superintendent Catherine Anene, while parading the suspects, said they specialised in rustling of cattle that fuelled killings in the state. Anene said: “In recent times, the investigation into herder/farmer conflict in most …

The Olowo of Owoland, Ondo State, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye has presented some security patrol vehicles to the state police command to assist the command in fighting insecurity in the area. The gesture comes a week after the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, reopened for service after 10 months of being shut down following the  Sunday, 5th June 2022 terror …

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa has ordered the immediate removal of the Divisional Police Officer of Okokomaiko, Superintendent Emmanuel Edebagha for the lack of supervision of his men. The CP also ordered immediate disciplinary action against Edebagha and all officers involved in the act. This was disclosed by the state spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin via his Twitter account …