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Man killed, hand cut off in suspected Ogun cult clash

4 months ago984 min

A suspected member of the Ayé Confraternity, known as Mosquito, was killed during a cult clash in Ijagun Road in the Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The deceased, according to the Ogun State Police Command, was hacked to death during a violent altercation around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident during an interview with our correspondent on Monday, stating that the suspects severed the wrist...

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Three suspected cultists arraigned for causing panic in Lagos

4 months ago764 min

Three men, identified as Wasiu Okanlawon 36, Kehinde Kareem 34, and Hammed Olatunji 42, were on Monday arraigned before a Lagos State Magistrate Court in Ebute-Metta on charges related to alleged cult activities in Mushin. The trio, alleged members of the notorious Aiye Confraternity, are facing four counts, bordering on conspiracy, grievous harm, causing public panic, and belonging to an unlawful society. The police prosecutor, Superintendent Jimoh Joseph, told the court that the defendants, along...

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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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NSCDC arrests four suspected human traffickers, rescues nine in Oyo

5 months ago5015 min

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Oyo State Command, has arrested four suspected human traffickers and rescued nine persons used as prostitutes in the state. The command also said it had recovered smuggled fifty-five 30-litre kegs of petrol around Gwagwasu Moore Road, Kishi, in the northern part of the state. NSCDC Commandant in the state, Augustine Padonu, said these while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters on Friday in Ibadan. Padonu said that the...

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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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Mother, four children die of suspected food poisoning in Anambra

5 months ago985 min

Five persons, including a mother and her four children, have died in circumstances suspected to be food poisoning at Abubor Nnewichi community, in the Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The victims, who hailed from the Okwuchukwu family in the Ihiala Local Government Area of the state but resided in Nnewi, died after taking their dinner on Monday, PUNCH Metro findings revealed. An eyewitness and family source who spoke with our correspondent on...

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30-year-old surety charged with failing to produce suspected thief

5 months ago964 min

The Lagos State Police Command has charged 30-year-old Adebiyi Kayode, who stood as a surety, with allegedly perverting justice by failing to produce the defendant he stood for. PUNCH Metro gathered that Adebiyi stood as a surety for Sheriff Aminat, a storekeeper at Betty Distribution Company, who was charged with conspiracy to steal and allegedly stealing goods worth over N4m. A report was made on February 6, 2024, by the Head of Human Resources at...

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Three suspected rice thieves, 12 others paraded in Nasarawa

5 months ago955 min

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing 96 bags of 50 kilograms of rice from a businessman in the Nassarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state. The businessman was said to have bought 700 bags of rice in Nasarawa State to transport them to Abia State when the hoodlums numbering about 15 attacked his vehicle on the road and carted away with the foodstuffs. The Commissioner of Police, Umar...

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EFCC nabs nine suspected Internet fraudsters in Abuja

5 months ago943 min

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has apprehended nine individuals suspected of engaging in Internet fraud in Abuja. This development was announced by the EFCC via its official X.com handle on Tuesday. According to the commission, the arrests occurred on Monday in the Wuye area of Abuja, following credible intelligence reports suggesting the suspects’ involvement in fraudulent activities. The EFCC statement read, “Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abuja Zonal Directorate, have arrested...

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NGOs condemn delay in probe of suspected cop

5 months ago1126 min

Some Non Governmental Organisations have condemned what they describe as a lengthy investigation of a police officer accused of raping a 17-year-old girl inside a police station in Lagos. PUNCH Metro reported that the suspect, who was believed to be attached with the Ogudu Area H Command, allegedly raped the teenager after she went to the station to report a stolen phone. Despite assurances from the state police command and the Lagos State Domestic and...

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