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4 months ago2564 min

The journalist arrived at the facility around 9:00am and was accompanied by the company’s lawyer. A journalist and founder, Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Fisayo Soyombo, on Wednesday honoured the police invitation at the Nigeria Poice Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCC) in Abuja.The journalist arrived at the facility around 9:00am and was accompanied by the company’s lawyer.Fisayo who was in high spirits said in a post on his Facebook page that should nobody hear from...

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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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Victim’s mother not cooperating, say police

4 months ago1404 min

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has provided an update on the investigation into an alleged rape case in the Alakuko area of Lagos on Tuesday. The case, which involves a 14-year-old girl who was reportedly raped by her landlord’s son, has encountered a setback due to a lack of cooperation from those involved. “The house has been located in conjunction with @Lagosdsva,” Hundeyin stated via X on Tuesday. He added,...

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Secret Police DSS, Immigration Place Ex-Kaduna Governor El-Rufai’s Aide On Watch-List Over Alleged N11billion Fraud

4 months ago2014 min

The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) have placed an aide to former Governor, Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Jimi Lawal, on their watch-list, following allegations of involvement in an N11billion project scandal. Jimi Lawal, a former Special Adviser to the former Governor, is being investigated for suspected fraudulent activities related to a government project worth N11 billion. The DSS and Immigration have taken measures to monitor the individual’s movements...

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Police detain girlfriends of abducted Chinese expatriates in Ogun

4 months ago855 min

The Ogun State Police Command has detained two women, identified as Ogungbesan Joy and Joseph Naomi, following the alleged abduction of two Chinese expatriates, Chen Wenguang and Liang Ding, in the Kémta/Abule-Owu area along the Onigbedu Road in the state. PUNCH Metro learnt that Joy and Naomi were the girlfriends of the abducted expatriates, and the victims were on their way to visit them when they were abducted by suspected kidnappers at 1:45 p.m. on...

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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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TIB Demands Immediate Release Of #EndBadGovernance Protesters Lenin, Opaluwa, Mosiu From Police Custody

4 months ago1114 min

A human rights advocacy organisation, Take It Back (TIB) Movement, has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Eleojo Opaluwa, Michael Adaramoye, popularly known as Michael Lenin and Mosiu Abolaji, who were reportedly abducted, blindfolded by the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and handed over to the police in Abuja. The TIB, which made the demand on Monday said that Opaluwa, Lenin and Abolaji were abducted by the secret police...

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Police hunt abductors of three in Anambra community

4 months ago2826 min

The Anambra State Police Command on Sunday said it had begun a search for the yet-to-be-identified gunmen who abducted three persons along the Nkpologwu-Akpo Road, Nkpologwu, in the Aguata Local Government Area of the state. The police reaction was coming after the heavily armed assailants had kidnapped the three men at different locations of the community, earlier in the morning. PUNCH Metro gathered that the victims, based outside Anambra, had just returned to attend an...

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Police begin probe into death of hotel worker in Edo

4 months ago1068 min

The Edo State Police Command has announced that an investigation is underway into the mysterious death of Fidelis Osaghae in the Auchi area of Edo State. Fidelis, an employee of Valchi Fast Food and Bar, is reported to have died under questionable circumstances on Monday, 29 July 2024, after allegedly being summoned by his employer, Valentine Oyemike, in the early hours of the morning. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Joel, informed our correspondent...

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Ondo community, police disagree over disruption of traditional festival

5 months ago1105 min

There was pandemonium in the Ibule Soro Community in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State as some members of the state police command allegedly entered the town and disrupted the annual New Yam Festival celebration. The New Yam Festival is celebrated annually to mark the beginning of the yam-eating season. During the celebration, some policemen allegedly arrived at the venue and began shooting sporadically to disperse the crowd and prevent the continuation of the...

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