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Police arrest streetlight pole vandal in Enugu

4 months ago2303 min

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested and charged a suspect, Aliyu Saad, with stealing a streetlight pole in the New Artisan area of Enugu. This was revealed in a statement signed by the Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Daniel Ndukwe, on X.com on Tuesday. Saad was apprehended on August 8, 2024, at 4:30 am by operatives from the New Haven Division, following a tip-off about the criminal activity. He...

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Police arrest 873 kidnap suspects in Kano

4 months ago2813 min

The Kano State Police Command, on Monday, confirmed that it arrested no fewer than 873 suspects so far for alleged robbery, kidnapping, and other crimes during the just-concluded nationwide protests. All the suspects, who were detained from across the state, were paraded before newsmen on Monday at the command’s Bompai. The Commissioner of Police, Salma Dogo, who made the disclosure, said the arrests were made possible through the command’s efforts to maintain law and order,...

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Police arrest two suspected robbers, recover weapons in Lagos

5 months ago882 min

Officers from the Ikeja Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two individuals suspected of armed robbery during a routine stop and search operation in Ikeja. The command disclosed this in a post on X.com on Friday. It read, “Two suspected armed robbers were arrested by officers of Ikeja Division while on Stop and Search along Allen-Opebi Road on August 6, 2024 at about 0115HRS. “In their possession was one locally made pistol,...

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Police arrest six, exhume body of Ekiti varsity ex-DVC

5 months ago967 min

The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Mr Adeniran Akinwale, said on Thursday that the police had arrested six prime suspects in connection with the kidnap and killing of the former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Prof Olorunfemi Olaofe. Olaofe was taken away by armed men from his residence at the Federal Housing Estate, Ado Ekiti, alongside his security guard, on July 9, 2027. He was discovered dead and buried in a...

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Police arrest suspected cultists for robbing Ogun hotel

5 months ago915 min

The Ogun State Police Command has detained two suspected Aiye Confraternity members, known as Adisa Abiodun and Rasheed Makinde, who allegedly participated in the robbery attack on the Hommies Hotel in the Ijoko community of the Ado-Odo-Ota Local Government Area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspects were nabbed by police officers on Tuesday in the Ntabo community of Ijoko, following tips from residents of the area. Our correspondent learnt that the suspects...

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Police arrest two suspects with weapons in Lagos

5 months ago2764 min

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspects and recovered a large cache of weapons in the Mushin area of the state. According to a statement released by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Thursday, the tactical team responded to a call about armed men on Agoro Street, Mushin, around 1 am. The team arrested Sherrif Mustapha, 42, and Suturat Lateef, 28, while one other suspect escaped. The statement read,...

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Anambra vigilantes arrest herbalist with 11 human bones

5 months ago874 min

Security operatives which included vigilantes in Anambra State have arrested an herbalist, identified simply as Ezekiel, with about 11 different human bones in his possession. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspect, who hails from Ezza in Ebonyi State, was arrested over the weekend by security operatives in Neni, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, where he resides. In a video currently trending on social media, which our correspondent watched on Tuesday, the security operatives...

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Police arrest 32 suspects after violent attack in Lagos college

5 months ago965 min

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has confirmed that 32 suspects have been arrested following a violent attack on a Ministry of Education team at the Federal College of Education (Technical) in the Akoka area of the state. According to Hundeyin, the team had been sent to mediate a three-month-long impasse between staff and the Provost, who had been locked out of his office. However, the situation escalated when staff and...

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Nigerian Police Arrest Man In Suleja Over Facebook Post Supporting #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protest

5 months ago1034 min

Sardauna Walin Wasa, a resident of Suleja in Niger State, was arrested by the Nigerian police on Friday, July 26. SaharaReporters gathered that the arrest followed Wasa’s Facebook posts advocating for protests, which read, “Protesting is possible in Nigeria. We support the motion. Let’s go ahead.” His post, also written in Hausa as “Zanzo zanga wajibine a najeriya,” quickly attracted attention. Authorities acted swiftly, detaining Wasa and transferring him to Minna, the...

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Police arrest five for selling two-month-old baby

5 months ago6543 min

The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested five persons, including a couple, over their alleged involvement in selling a two-month-old baby. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrests on Saturday in a statement in Lagos. Hundeyin said that detectives from the Oko-oba Police Division arrested the suspects following a report from the mother of the baby boy. According to him, the mother of the child reported that one of the suspects absconded...

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