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4 months ago29212 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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Police arrest 873 kidnap suspects in Kano

4 months ago2833 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 suspects with weapons in Lagos

5 months ago2784 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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Police arrest 32 suspects after violent attack in Lagos college

5 months ago985 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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Lagos task force arrests 124 suspects in black spot raids

5 months ago2546 min

The Lagos State Task Force said its officials arrested 124 suspects during multiple raids of criminal hideouts across the state as part of its efforts to restore sanity across the state. The raid, according to a statement made available to PUNCH Metro on Sunday by the Director of Press and Public Affairs of the agency, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, was carried out on Saturday midnight and was led by the agency’s chairman, CSP Adetayo Akerele. Abdulraheem noted...

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Taskforce arrests 124 drug suspects In Lagos black spot raid

5 months ago25315 min

The Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit raided a drug hub in the Agbado-Oke-Odo LCDA of Alimosho Local Government on Saturday. During the raid led by CSP Adetayo Akerele, the unit was said to have apprehended 124 individuals suspected of drug peddling, abuse, and criminal activities. The state commissioner for the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement on X.com on Sunday. The statement...

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Police arrest four suspects laundering ransom money for kidnappers in Delta

5 months ago883 min

Men of the Delta State Police Command have arrested four suspects who use their bank accounts to receive and launder ransom payments for kidnappers. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, on X.com on Wednesday, the suspects would take a 15 per cent cut of the ransom money and withdraw the remaining 85 per cent via Point of Sale machines, handing over the cash to the kidnappers. The suspects also confessed to...

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Police arrest 90 suspects in Lagos midnight raid

5 months ago835 min

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command’s Rapid Response Squad have arrested 90 male suspects during a raid on suspected criminals in the late hours of Tuesday. The operation, which was done in collaboration with Area A Command, targeted notorious hotspots in Obalende, Adeniji, and Lagos Island areas of the state. The RRS disclosed this in a statement on Facebook on Wednesday. The statement read, “Last night, operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, in collaboration...

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Police launch manhunt for fleeing Lagos kidnap suspects

5 months ago1067 min

The police in Lagos State have continued to be on the trail of fleeing members of a notorious kidnapping gang who had plotted to abduct some wealthy persons in the state. Nine members of the gang were killed during an operation that took place on Thursday, July 9, in the Ladipo area of the state. A source had told City Round that some shootings took place at Oloje Street, Papa Ajao, area of Mushin, on Thursday...

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Police Storm Alleged Criminal Hideouts In Abuja, Arrest 85 Suspects For Peddling Hard Drugs, Producing Counterfeit Currencies, Others

9 months ago1003 min

Police Storm Alleged Criminal Hideouts In Abuja, Arrest 85 Suspects For Peddling Hard Drugs, Producing Counterfeit Currencies, Others The Federal Capital Territory Police Command between March 31 and April 4, 2024 stormed some identified black spots and criminal hideouts in Durumi and Dei-Dei axis of Abuja and arrested 85 suspects for various offences. The offences range from erecting illegal structures and shanties to the peddling of hard drugs and the manufacturing of counterfeit currencies....

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