By Chimezie Enyiocha Security operatives in Kaduna State have rescued 23 kidnapped victims during a joint operation in the Kajuru Local Government Area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of the Kaduna State Police Command, Munir Hassan, confirmed the rescue of the victims on Sunday. According to a statement, the Divisional Police Officer of…
The Kuwaiti General Department of Criminal Investigation (GDCI) has arrested two unidentified Nigerians in the Ahmadi Province for allegedly robbing an exchange office and stealing $14,918. They have been charged with the crime. In a statement on Wednesday, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior, as reported by Arab Times Online, confirmed that the suspects were apprehended…
By Uthman Salami The Police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos State has arrested at least four serving members of the National Youth Service Corps and eight students from the Gateway Polytechnic, Sapaade, Ogun State for their alleged involvement in financial fraud across Lagos and Ogun states. PUNCH Online gathered on Monday that, in addition to…
By Moronke Boboye Stella Nwadigbo, a 46-year-old teacher in a school in Ikorodu, Lagos State who was caught in a viral video assaulting a three-year-old pupil was on Thursday arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. Nwadigbo, who resides at Isawo in Ikorodu, is facing a charge of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm before The…
By Tukur Muntari The Kano State Police Command said it arrested no fewer than 2,425 suspected criminals and recovered firearms, weapons, illicit drugs, and stolen properties, among other exhibits. The command said the arrests were made from January to December 2024. The State Police Commissioner, Salman Garba, disclosed this while addressing a news conference at…
By Ochuko Akuopha ASABA – A violent clash arising from chieftaincy title conferment on an indigene of Aboh, headquarters of Ndokwa East Local Government Area, Delta State, has left one person dead and three others sustaining varying degrees of injuries in the community. The bloody clash that was between members of opposing factions in the…
By Dayo Johnson, Akure Abductors of the Anglican bishop, Rev. Canon Olowolagba, his wife, and children, along Iboropa road in Akoko North-East council area of Ondo State, have demanded a ransom of N75 million for their release. Sources told Vanguard that the abductors have opened a line of communication with the victims family members and…
By Olayiwola Ajisafe A 7-year-old girl, Mercy Akande, who is the daughter of a female Point-of-Sale operator in Ogun State has been reportedly kidnapped by an unnamed man. The incident, which occurred on Monday, December 23, 2024, has drawn concerns from Nigerians on the social media platform, X, amid calls to check the high corruption…
By Paul Dada The Edo State Police Command has arrested a man Theophilus Osazuwa who is alleged to have killed his four-year-old son while under the influence of hard drugs. This was disclosed on Wednesday night by the Police Public Relations Officer Moses Yamu. He said the suspect killed his son at about 12:30 pm…
By Jethro Ibileke Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have apprehended a 35-year-old ex-convict, John Agbontean, for attempting to rob worshippers during an end-of-year harvest thanksgiving service. The incident occurred around 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, 22nd December 2024, at the Restoration Gospel Ministry Church, located at No. 11 Oviasuyi Street, off Ogiemwenke, Benin City….
