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Two arrested in Oyo with fresh human skull

4 months ago1224 min

The Oyo State Police Command announced the arrest of two individuals for possessing a fresh human skull belonging to an unidentified woman in the Amuloko area of Ibadan, the state capital. The command’s spokesperson, Osifeso Adewale, shared this information with our correspondent through a WhatsApp message on Tuesday. The arrest of the suspects followed a viral video showing some residents of the state apprehending a man known only as Musa, who was found with a...

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Seminarian arrested for defiling 10-year-old girl in Anambra

4 months ago1045 min

The Anambra State Government, through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare and security operatives, have apprehended a 34-year-old man, identified as Chukwudi Okoye, for defiling a 10-year-old girl. It was gathered that the suspect said to be a seminarian in the Anglican Communion, committed the act in the Amanuke community, Awka North Local Government Area in Anambra State. According to a statement on Tuesday, the Media Aide to the state Commissioner for Women Affairs...

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Suspects arrested for defrauding man of N1.5m in Delta

4 months ago29012 min

13th August 2024 Delta State Police PPRO, SP Bright Edafe Men of the Delta State Police Command have arrested suspects who scammed an unsuspecting victim of N1.5m. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, on X.com on Tuesday, the suspects deceived the victim by claiming to have seen a bright future for him. Sharing a video of the victim, Edafe wrote, “This chap was scammed over N1.5m by some suspects who...

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Man arrested with fresh human skull in Oyo

4 months ago1533 min

A man simply identified as Musa has bern apprehended in the Amuloko area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, with a fresh human skull of an unidentified woman. Residents, suspicious of his unusual behaviour, confronted him and demanded to see the contents of a sack he was carrying. Upon inspection, they discovered a human skull inside. Sharing the video of the suspect on X.com on Monday, OyoAffairs wrote, “Man caught with a fresh human head earlier...

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We’ll Sue Tinubu Govt For Attacked, Arrested, Detained, Slain #EndBadGovernance Protesters, Says Sowore

4 months ago1247 min

Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist and Convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, has announced that organisers of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests will take legal action against the Nigerian government. This decision comes after peaceful protesters faced attacks, killings, arrests, and detentions by police and other security agencies during the 10-day nationwide demonstration against hunger, hardship, and bad governance under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In an interview with Saturday PUNCH, Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the Africa...

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Two Beninese arrested for alleged car theft in Lagos

5 months ago1014 min

Two nationals from the Republic of Benin, Kosoko Rafiu and Nunayo Sunayo, have been apprehended for allegedly stealing a vehicle in Lagos State. The suspects were arrested while attempting to flee with the stolen vehicle along the Mile 2-Badagry Expressway on August 6, 2024. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspects, after hijacking the vehicle, tried to evade a police checkpoint by speeding. However, they were eventually caught at the Abule Ado area of the state....

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Seven-man kidnap gang terrorising Ogun community arrested

5 months ago949 min

Ogun State Police Command on Friday said that it has arrested a seven-man gang that specialised in kidnapping and killing their victims after collecting ransom from their loved ones. This group operates within Ijebu-Igbo and environs in Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state. Two members of the gang, Chukwuma Bathlomew aged 40 and Igwe Sunday aged 42 were reportedly arrested and paraded last month while 31-year-old Ifeanyi Mathias, Anayo Simeon aged 28 and...

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632 arrested for vandalism, looting in Kano

5 months ago994 min

The Kano State Government has said that no fewer than 632 suspects have been arraigned for vandalising public facilities and looting as the ongoing hunger protest continues in the state. The spokesman for the state governor, Sanusi Dawakin Tofa, confirmed the arraignment of the suspects in a statement on Monday. He explained that the 632 arraigned suspects were arrested for destroying public assets in parts of the city. Tofa warned that the Kano State Government’s...

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16 arrested for allegedly defrauding Interswitch of N3.9bn

5 months ago875 min

Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre has arrested at least 16 suspects for financial fraud against a leading African digital commerce platform, Interswitch Limited. The sum of N3.9bn cash and properties had so far been recovered from the suspects, with efforts ongoing to recover more. Reading out the achievements of the police at the Strategic Communications Interagency Policy Committee joint press briefing in Abuja on Monday, the Department of State Services’ spokesperson, Peter Afunanya,...

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20-year-old robbery suspect arrested in Bauchi

5 months ago843 min

Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have disclosed the arrest of one Usama Mohammed, a 20-year-old from Jalo village in Giade, by its Giade Divisional Police Headquarters detectives. A press release by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, on Sunday, indicated that the suspect was arrested on charges of criminal conspiracy, trespass, and armed robbery. Wakil explained that “The arrest came after a distress call from a victim on August 2, 2024,...

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