Suspected – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 10 May 2019 17:53:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Suspected – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Police Arrested 157 Suspected Kidnappers Last Month – Mohammed Adamu https://www.theinfostride.com/police-arrested-157-suspected-kidnappers-last-month-mohammed-adamu/ Fri, 10 May 2019 17:53:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=232401 The police apprehended 157 suspected kidnappers all over Nigeria in April, and 13 have been arrested in May already, according to Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu. He revealed that even this is a sign that crime is increasing in the country, it also shows the police is doing its job by ensuring the [...]

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]]> Police Arrest Boko Haram’s Suspected Bomb Specialists https://www.theinfostride.com/police-arrest-boko-harams-suspected-bomb-specialists/ Sun, 22 Jul 2018 18:04:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=211632 Two bomb specialists working with Boko Haram have narrated how they get N5,000 each for orchestrating suicide bombing attacks on Nigerians in Maiduguri, Borno State. The two suspects were identified as Abubakar Kori and Ibrahim Mala. 25-year-old Kori and 48-year-old Mala are among the 22 people arrested by the police in Borno and Yobe for [...]

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]]> Proper Investigations On The Suspected Cultists Should Be Done – Jimoh Mumini https://www.theinfostride.com/proper-investigations-on-the-suspected-cultists-should-be-done-jimoh-mumini/ Sun, 20 May 2018 07:30:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=206995 The Kwara State Government has expressed concern over the transfer of four suspected cultists, arrested in the state by the state police command, to Abuja. The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Kwara State Ministry of Justice, Jimoh Mumini, made the reservation known after an emergency Security Council meeting chaired by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed on Wednesday [...]

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]]> The Transferred Suspected Cultists Should Be Tried Under Our Law – Jimoh Mumini https://www.theinfostride.com/the-transferred-suspected-cultists-should-be-tried-under-our-law-jimoh-mumini/ Thu, 17 May 2018 23:08:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=206859 The Kwara State Government has expressed concern over the transfer of four suspected cultists, arrested in the state by the state police command, to Abuja. The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Kwara State Ministry of Justice, Jimoh Mumini, made the reservation known after an emergency Security Council meeting chaired by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed on Wednesday [...]

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]]> Two Suspected IPOB Members Arrested In Anambra State https://www.theinfostride.com/two-suspected-ipob-members-arrested-in-anambra-state/ Sat, 18 Nov 2017 20:39:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=189521 Two suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have been arrested by the police in Anambra. According to TVC, the suspected IPOB members were said to have attempted to disrupt the electoral process at the Ozugbe axis of Anambra East local government area. It was further reported that the duo, who had no [...]

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]]> 42 Suspected Armed Robbers Break Free In Bayelsa State https://www.theinfostride.com/42-suspected-armed-robbers-break-free-in-bayelsa-state/ Thu, 09 Nov 2017 06:30:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=188186 About 42 suspected armed robbers and cultists detained by the Special Anti Robbery Squad cell (SARS) in Yenagoa on Tuesday broke loose from detention and escaped. A Policeman attached to the SARS who was brought in to cordon off the facility said that they were still taking stock of the number of inmates that had [...]

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]]> Suspected Lassa Fever Patient Under Medical Observation In Ogun State https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-lassa-fever-patient-under-medical-observation-in-ogun-state/ Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:25:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178318 A 22-year-old man in Abeokuta, who has allegedly contacted Lassa Fever, is under medical observation at the State General Hospital, Ijaiye, Abeokuta. The patient, whose name was not mentioned, was said to have returned from a trip to Lagos when he succumbed to the symptoms. He said the patient had been placed under watch. “He [...]

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]]> NSCDC Arrests 16 Suspected Burglars In Sokoto State https://www.theinfostride.com/nscdc-arrests-16-suspected-burglars-in-sokoto-state/ Sun, 11 Jun 2017 02:15:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=167360 The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence, (NSCDC), Sokoto State Command, has arrested sixteen suspected burglars, who allegedly broke into some shops at the Sokoto Central Market. Presenting the suspects before newsmen in Sokoto, on Friday, the State Commandant of the corps, Mr Babangida Abdullahi, said the age of the suspects ranges between 11 and 30 [...]

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]]> Nigerian Navy Arrest Suspected Oil Thieves In Akwa Ibom https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-navy-arrest-suspected-oil-thieves-in-akwa-ibom/ Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:09:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=167030 The Nigerian Navy on Thursday said it had arrested five suspected oil thieves in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. The Commander, NNS Jubilee, Commodore Saidu Garba, disclosed this to newsmen while handing over the suspects to the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Garba said that men of [...]

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]]> Tukur Buratai Clamps Down On Suspected Soldiers https://www.theinfostride.com/tukur-buratai-clamps-down-on-suspected-soldiers/ Sun, 21 May 2017 11:25:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=165750 Officers suspected to be involved the alleged coup plot are currently under watch as the Nigerian Army is reported to have begun an internal search. In a report by Punch, soldiers and officers suspected to be engaging in political meetings with politicians are on the radar of the military’s watch. The report further alleged that [...]

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]]> DSS Arrest Suspected Terrorist In Ekiti State https://www.theinfostride.com/dss-arrest-suspected-terrorist-in-ekiti-state/ Wed, 22 Mar 2017 21:01:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=159662 The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a Boko Haram suspect in Ekiti State. The DSS also announced that it had arrested the kidnappers of two German nationals in Kaduna State. The agency made the disclosure via a statement released by spokesman, Tony Opuiyo. The statement reads: Recent operations carried out by the DSS [...]

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]]> 2 Suspected Suicide Bombers Killed In Maiduguri https://www.theinfostride.com/2-suspected-suicide-bombers-killed-in-maiduguri/ Sun, 12 Mar 2017 10:45:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=158813 Two suspected female suicide bombers were shot dead by security agents in Maiduguri on Saturday. A statement by the spokesman of the Police Command in Borno, Victor Isuku, disclosed that the bombers were shot when they attempted to enter Maiduguri through the Umarari in Molai, near Damboa road. “On Saturday at about 20:45hrs, two female [...]

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]]> DSS Arrests 3 Suspected Terrorists In Kano State https://www.theinfostride.com/dss-arrests-3-suspected-terrorists-in-kano-state/ Sat, 31 Dec 2016 03:35:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=152807 The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has arrested three suspected members of the Boko Haram terrorists sect in Dirbunde village of Takai LGA in Kano State. In a statement issued by the spokesman for the DSS, Tony Opuiyo, on Friday, December 30, 2016, three suspected terrorists are Samaila Muhammadu, Sanusi Musa and Hudu [...]

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]]> Fayose Unhappy With Suspected Herdsmen Attack On Oke-Ako https://www.theinfostride.com/fayose-unhappy-with-suspected-herdsmen-attack-on-oke-ako/ Sun, 22 May 2016 22:59:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=129491 Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti on Sunday urged the people of Oke-Ako to remain calm as security agents try to fish out those who killed two persons in the community on Friday. This is contained in a statement by the governor’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, Mr Lere Olayinka. The statement condemned the attack by [...]

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]]> Police Arrest 3 Suspected Child Traffickers In Bauchi https://www.theinfostride.com/police-arrest-3-suspected-child-traffickers-in-bauchi/ Sun, 27 Mar 2016 19:00:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=124113 Bauchi State Police Command has arrested three women suspected to be “specialists” in child trafficking. DSP Haruna Mohammed, Public Relation Officer (PPRO) of the command, disclosed this on Sunday in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi. He said the suspects were arrested by detectives of the command on [...]

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]]> Military Arrest Suspected Boko Haram Members In Sapele https://www.theinfostride.com/military-arrest-suspected-boko-haram-members-in-sapele/ Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:46:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=119418 A middle-aged man suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram sect has been apprehended in Sapele , Delta, by officers of the 19 Battalion of Nigerian Army. The suspect, Bukar Abacha, was arrested shortly after he arrived the popular Hausa quarters in Sapele. A senior army officer who did not want his name [...]

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]]> Nigerian Navy Hands Over 6 Vessels, 15 Suspected Oil Thieves To NSCDC https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-navy-hands-over-6-vessels-15-suspected-oil-thieves-to-nscdc/ Mon, 09 Nov 2015 08:51:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=106647 The Nigerian Navy in Port Harcourt on Sunday handed over six vessels and fifteen suspected oil thieves to the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for prosecution. Speaking at the handover, Olusegun Soyemi, Executive Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, said that the suspects were arrested for their alleged involvement in illegal bunkering. He said [...]

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]]> Nigeria Customs Arrest Suspected Poultry Product Smuggler In Lagos https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-customs-arrest-suspected-poultry-product-smuggler-in-lagos/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-customs-arrest-suspected-poultry-product-smuggler-in-lagos/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2015 08:47:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=104405 The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested a suspected smuggler with 206 cartons of banned poultry products worth N1.2 million. Parading the suspect, Jephiter John, the Comptroller, Yusuf Umar, said he was arrested on Oct. 28 at about 10.30 p.m. on Badagry waterways. According to Umar, the suspect was caught [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-customs-arrest-suspected-poultry-product-smuggler-in-lagos/feed/ 1 Suspected Boko Haram Members Taken Away From Ekwulobia Prison – Report https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-boko-haram-members-taken-away-from-ekwulobia-prison-report/ Thu, 29 Oct 2015 11:09:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=104140 The 47 suspected members of Boko Haram who were transferred to the medium security prison located in Ekwulobia in Aguata local government area of Anambra State in June this year have been taken away from the prison to the relief of the people of the town. According to Vanguard, the prisoners were removed on Tuesday [...]

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]]> Nigerian Troops Apprehend Boko Haram Financier https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-troops-apprehend-boko-haram-financier/ Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:31:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=102144 Nigerian army have arrested one Mohammed Maina, alleged to be a suspected financier and stimulants’ dealer for members of the terrorists group, Boko Haram. Maina was arrested in Bama, Bama Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State. The Boko Haram financier, who hails from Shuari village in Bama Local Government Area, was arrested with one [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Robbers Attack Hospital In Ogun, Defile Patients, Nurses https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-robbers-attack-hospital-in-ogun-rpe-patients-nurses/ Mon, 07 Sep 2015 09:30:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-robbers-attack-hospital-in-ogun-rpe-patients-nurses/ Ogun State Police Command has arrested suspected armed robbers, who allegedly robbed and defiled patients and nurses at a private hospital in Ijebu-Ode. The suspects were also said to have been responsible for the killing of one Alayande Oladipupo after dispossessing him of his belongings in Ijebu-Ode. According to Police Public Relations Officer in the [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Army Recovers 97 Cows and 41 Sheep From Rustlers In Niger State https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-army-recovers-97-cows-41-sheep-from-rustlers-in-niger/ Sat, 05 Sep 2015 19:30:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-army-recovers-97-cows-41-sheep-from-rustlers-in-niger/ The 31 Artillery Brigade, Minna, said it had arrested a suspected cattle rustler and recovered 97 cows and 41 sheep in Sarkin Pawa, Munya Local Government Area of Niger. Capt. Agwu Njideka, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of the Nigerian Army, Minna, said this while briefing newsmen in Minna on Saturday. “A total of 97 [...]

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]]> Suicide Bomber Apprehended While Trying To Enter Busy Motor Park In Bauchi | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/suicide-bomber-apprehended-while-trying-to-enter-busy-motor-park-in-bauchi-news/ Wed, 02 Sep 2015 19:30:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/suicide-bomber-apprehended-while-trying-to-enter-busy-motor-park-in-bauchi-news/ A suspected suicide bomber who was on the move to detonate his explosive device at the Yankari motor park in Bauchi, Bauchi State, has been apprehended. A security source, who confirmed the arrest to TheCable, said the suspect was trying to gain entry into the park when the explosives on him were spotted by metal [...]

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]]> Unidentified Sea Pirates Attack Boat, Abduct Three In Bayelsa State | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-sea-pirates-attack-boat-abduct-three-in-bayelsa-nigeria/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 14:32:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/suspected-sea-pirates-attack-boat-abduct-three-in-bayelsa-nigeria/ Suspected gunmen suspected to be sea pirates on Wednesday, attacked two passenger boats and kidnapped three persons along the Ogbia to Brass waterways in Bayelsa. Asinim Butswat, Police Spokesman for Bayelsa Command, confirmed the development on Thursday but said that details were still sketchy, “I am waiting for details”, Butswat said. It was learnt that [...]

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]]> Insurgency: Chief Of Air Staff Coordinates Air Strike Against Boko Haram Transport Trucks | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/chief-of-air-staff-coordinates-air-strike-against-boko-haram-transport-trucks-nigeria/ Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:30:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/chief-of-air-staff-coordinates-air-strike-against-boko-haram-transport-trucks-nigeria/ Two trailers suspected to be carrying logistics support to members of the Boko Haram Terrorist sect have been intercepted and destroyed by the Nigerian Air Force. An Augusta helicopter of the Nigerian Air Force, which was on an armed reconnaissance mission around the Nigeria-Cameroon border, carried out the strike. According to a statement signed by [...]

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]]> Police Kill Two MASSOB Members In Onitsha | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/police-kill-two-massob-members-in-onitsha-nigeria/ Sun, 23 Aug 2015 13:30:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/police-kill-two-massob-members-in-onitsha-nigeria/ Two persons, suspected to be members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) have been feared dead in Onitsha, Anambra State, while four others, including a policeman, were critically injured in a bloody clash between some members of the group and policemen. The incident occured along Oguta Road when [...]

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]]> Suspected Fulani Gunmen Kill 4, Torch 15 houses In Kaduna Village https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-fulani-gunmen-kill-4-torch-15-houses-in-kaduna-village/ Sun, 10 Aug 2014 03:15:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/08/suspected-fulani-gunmen-kill-4-torch-15-houses-in-kaduna-village/ file photo A fresh attack by suspected Fulani gunmen on Gimi Dogara village in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has claimed four lives with 15 houses burnt down. The attack, which was launched around 11 p.m. on Thursday night, left the villagers scampering to different directions for safety. The Chairman of the Local [...]

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]]> EFCC Arraigns Two Suspected Fraudster for $60,000 Contract Scam https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arraigns-two-suspected-fraudster-for-60000-contract-scam/ Mon, 16 Jun 2014 20:45:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/06/efcc-arraigns-two-suspected-fraudster-for-60000-contract-scam/ The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday June 16, 2014, arraigned Clifford Nduka Nwachukwu and Jethrow Nigeria Limited before Justice Kudirat Jose of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja on one- count charge bordering on stealing. Nwachukwu’s problems began, sometime in January 2013, when Jethrow Limited, a company owned by him , was awarded [...]

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]]> #BokoHaram: Nigeria’s Maiduguri preachers kill dozens [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/bokoharam-nigerias-maiduguri-preachers-kill-dozens-video/ Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:17:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=46945   Nigeria’s Boko Haram : Maiduguri ‘preachers kill dozens’ Jun 5, 2014 Suspected Boko Haram militants have launched an attack on a village near the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing about 45 people. The attackers told villagers…

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]]> Suspected Al-Qaeda suicide car bomb kills 12 soldiers, civilian in Yemen https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-al-qaeda-suicide-car-bomb-kills-12-soldiers-civilian-in-yemen/ Sun, 11 May 2014 15:04:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41878 A suspected Al-Qaeda suicide bomber Sunday killed 12 soldiers and a civilian in an attack on a military base in southeast Yemen, officials said, as government forces pursued jihadists in three restive provinces. The bombing came just hours after three…

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]]> Suspected Al-Qaeda militants attack Yemen presidential palace https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-al-qaeda-militants-attack-yemen-presidential-palace/ Fri, 09 May 2014 21:36:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41556 Suspected Al-Qaeda militants attacked Yemen's presidential palace Friday, killing five guards and triggering a fierce gunfight as the jihadists hit back at an army offensive aimed at crushing them. President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi was not at the palace…

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]]> At least 60 killed by suspected Boko Haram members in Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/at-least-60-killed-by-suspected-boko-haram-members-in-nigeria/ Mon, 14 Apr 2014 07:17:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35619 Suspected Boko Haram Islamists killed at least 60 people in Nigeria's troubled northeastern Borno state close to the border with Cameroon, a local official said. "The attackers, who are no doubt Boko Haram insurgents, attacked Amchaka and nearby villages…

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]]> Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill thirty in Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-fulani-herdsmen-kill-thirty-in-nigeria/ Sun, 06 Apr 2014 18:27:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33675 Gunmen believed to be Fulani herdsmen stormed a meeting in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state and killed 30 people, police said Sunday. "Thirty people were killed and several others injured," Zamfara state police spokesman Lawal Abdullahi told AFP. "The…

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]]> Eight Yemeni soldiers killed in ‘Qaeda attack’ https://www.theinfostride.com/eight-yemeni-soldiers-killed-in-qaeda-attack/ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:48:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33105 Suspected Al-Qaeda militants riding in a convoy of vehicles attacked an army post in Hadramawt province in southeast Yemen on Friday, killing eight soldiers and wounding 11, a military source said. "The attackers approached the position on board several…

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]]> Suspected Boko Haram kill five police, three civilians https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-boko-haram-kill-five-police-three-civilians/ Wed, 26 Mar 2014 07:19:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30991 Suspected Boko Haram militants on Tuesday hurled explosives in Nigeria's troubled northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing five police officers, while a separate blast killed three. The attacks were the latest to hit the Borno state capital, which is…

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]]> Suspected Violent Thugs Set Ablaze Ekiti State PDP Secretariat https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-violent-thugs-set-ablaze-ekiti-state-pdp-secretariat/ Tue, 25 Mar 2014 18:09:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30816 The crisis rocking Ekiti State wing of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Tuesday took a new turn as the party’s state secretariat was set ablaze by people suspected to be political thugs. . The arson which was said to have been committed at about 5.30 am on Tuesday, badly affected the office of the Chairman, Mr [...]

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]]> Militants Launch Brazen Daytime Attack in Nigeria [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/militants-launch-brazen-daytime-attack-in-nigeria-video/ Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:54:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29176 Suspected Islamist militants launched a brazen daytime attack in the northeastern city of Maiduguri on Friday. Witnesses say gunmen armed with explosives stormed the Giwa military barracks, triggering a fierce gun battle with soldiers. The assailants…

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]]> Suspected Hoodlums Cause Disorder In NUJ Meeting https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-hoodlums-cause-disorder-in-nuj-meeting/ https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-hoodlums-cause-disorder-in-nuj-meeting/#comments Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:44:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=23286 No fewer than 15 hoodlums on Thursday invaded the conference hall of the Bayelsa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Yenagoa and disrupted the union’s planned emergency meeting. . But the intervention of the police prevented the situation from degenerating into bloodbath as four of the hoodlums were arrested. . The union [...]

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