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Police Arrest Four Suspects in Yobe for Rape, Trespass, and Assault

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 11:00:44 +0000

The Yobe State Police Command has arrested four suspects over various crimes, including rape, illegal possession of firearms, and assault on law enforcement officers. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the arrests in a statement issued on Saturday, noting that one of the suspects is a 19-year-old alleged serial rapist. According to the statement, [...]

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Police Arrest Two Over Killing of 22-Year-Old in Gombe State

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:00:23 +0000

The Gombe State Police Command has apprehended two suspects in connection with the killing of 22-year-old Dauda Ahmed in Kumo, Akko Local Government Area. The suspects, identified as Babayo Musa, 20, and Zaidu Sani, 18, allegedly conspired with two others still at large to attack the victim with machetes over suspicions of motorcycle theft. Police [...]

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Police Arrest Eight Suspects Over Cult Killings at YABATECH, Recover Weapons

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 13:00:20 +0000

Tactical operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested eight suspects allegedly involved in a series of cult-related killings within the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) and its surrounding areas. The arrest, according to the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, was the result of an intelligence-led operation conducted on April 29, 2025. [...]

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Police Arrest Two Suspects for Robbery in Lagos

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:00:18 +0000

The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended two suspects for alleged robbery in the Amukoko area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to journalists on Sunday in Lagos, stating that the suspects were nabbed following intelligence reports on their criminal activities. “On March 12, at about 4:00 [...]

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Police Arrest Six Suspects for Homicide, Kidnapping in Niger State

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:00:36 +0000

The Niger State Police Command has arrested six suspects for various crimes, including culpable homicide, kidnapping, burglary, and cattle rustling. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the arrests were made between February 6 and 17, 2025, across different parts of the state. Among those apprehended is Ibrahim Umar, 33, of Maitumbi, [...]

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Adamawa Police Arrest Suspect, Recover Jackknife and Stolen Phone

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 11:00:11 +0000

The Adamawa State Police Command has apprehended a suspect and recovered a jackknife and a stolen mobile phone as part of its ongoing efforts to tackle violent crime in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sulaiman Yahaya Nguroje, disclosed the arrest in a statement issued on Sunday. According to the statement, the incident [...]

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Police Arrest CUSTECH Student Who Brutally Attacked Friend in Kogi State

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:00:14 +0000

The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the brutal attack on a second-year student of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Usman Tijani, by his friend, Abdulmuqeet Musari. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Williams Aya, disclosed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lokoja that the suspect is [...]

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Police Arrest Woman for Alleged Child Trafficking, Rescue Two Children in Imo

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command’s Quick Intervention Unit have arrested a 36-year-old woman on allegations of child trafficking. The police also successfully rescued two children suspected to have been stolen from Anambra State. In a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, the arrest was made during an intelligence-driven [...]

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Niger Police Arrest 16 for Thuggery, Possession of Weapons

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 21:00:24 +0000

The Niger State Police Command has arrested 16 individuals for alleged thuggery, disturbance of public peace, and possession of dangerous weapons and cannabis. State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in Minna, saying the arrests were part of efforts to curb rising cases of phone snatching and public attacks within the [...]

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Police Arrest 10,852 Suspects Nationwide in Three Months – IGP

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:00:35 +0000

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested and detained 10,852 persons across the country for various crimes within the past three months, the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, disclosed on Tuesday. Speaking at a high-level meeting with police officers from the rank of Commissioner and above, Egbetokun detailed that the arrests, carried out between July and [...]

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Police Arrest Stepmother for Allegedly Dehumanizing 12-Year-Old Girl in Imo State

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 21:00:38 +0000

The Imo State Police Command has arrested a secondary school teacher, Mrs. Blessing Emmanuel, for allegedly brutalizing her 12-year-old stepdaughter, Amarachi Emmanuel. Mrs. Emmanuel was apprehended on Tuesday by the Owerri Police Area Command following a report filed by Chidiebube Okeoma, an Owerri-based activist and journalist. The case came to light when two local women, [...]

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Ogun Police Arrest Suspected Rapist and Armed Robber in Ijagun

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 21:00:09 +0000

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 33-year-old Olayemi Olawale Shedrack, a suspected rapist and armed robber, in Ijagun, Odogbolu Local Government Area. Shedrack is accused of being involved in a series of armed robberies and sexual assaults targeting female students at Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun. The arrest follows an incident in July [...]

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Edo Police Arrest Suspects for Alleged Theft of Transformers and Cables

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:30:10 +0000

The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man, KC Okojie Prince, for the alleged theft of two electricity transformers and two drums of 2.5mm flex cable wires. This was disclosed by the Commissioner of Police, Nemi Edwin-Iwo, while parading the suspects alongside five others for various crimes at the Police headquarters in Benin [...]

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Man Arrested for Unlawful Possession of Human Parts in Ondo State

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 08:00:09 +0000

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested Oluwafemi Idris, popularly known as Alfa, for the unlawful possession of human parts in the Akoko area of the state. According to SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, the arrest followed intelligence received from a reliable source indicating that Alfa had human parts in his [...]

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