Police nab suspected cult leader in Ogun, recover two pistols

Police nab suspected cult leader in Ogun, recover two pistols

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 25-year-old suspected leader of the Alora cult, Abiodun John, with an illegal firearm during a routine stop-and-search duty along the Akute/Olambe Road in the Ifo Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, Omolola Odutola disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists on Friday. Odutola said John was reportedly arrested on Thursday at about 3:30 p.m. following a […]

January 10, 2025 65

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Police hunt killers of Anambra native doctor’s three sons

The Anambra State Police Command said it has begun a manhunt for the killers of three children of a native doctor murdered at their home in Nise community in the Awka South Local Government Area of the state. The yet-to-be-identified murderers were said to have scaled the fence of the building where they gained entry into the compound to carry out the act and subsequently left the compound unnoticed. It […]

January 6, 2025 30

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Kwara family accuses police of torturing son to death in custody

The death of 35-year-old Jimoh AbdulQodir Tunji while in the custody of the Kwara State Police Command on Friday, has left his family and loved ones in shock. This incident becomes even more horrifying as the family of the 35-year-old farmer has accused officers of the police command of torturing him to death over an alleged debt of N220,000. Although the state police command announced on Sunday that it had […]

December 23, 2024 28

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Police detain Lagos teacher for alleged sodomy

A 22-year-old schoolteacher at the Blessed Peace School in Egbeda, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, identified only as Prosper, has been arrested and detained by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly sodomising a 10-year-old boy at the school. Our correspondent’s investigation also revealed that the suspect had enticed the survivor to the location on October 18, 2024, by claiming he intended to take him to a spelling […]

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Retired Customs officer tackles police over vehicle seizure

Retired Customs officer tackles police over vehicle seizureA retired Nigeria Customs Service officer, Akeem Sanyaolu, has raised the alarm over alleged harassment and unlawful seizure of property by officers of the Nigeria Police Force from the Zone 2 headquarters covering Lagos and Ogun states.

October 24, 2024 25

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Police nab wanted armed robber, rape suspect in Ogun

The Ogun State police command on Monday said that its Igbeba Division, Ijebu-Ode, arrested one Shedrack Olawale Olayemi, who had been on the police wanted list for armed robbery and alleged rape of some female students of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, in July. The spokesperson for the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists on Monday. Odutola said that Olayemi was […]

October 7, 2024 48

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October 1 protest: Police man flashpoints, APC, opposition clash

State commands of the Nigeria Police Force have deployed men in flashpoints as organisers of the October 1 protest insist on going ahead with the demonstration on Independence Day as planned, If the protest holds, it will be the second time in two months that angry Nigerians would hit the streets in disapproval of the hardship in the country occasioned by the hike in petrol price and electricity tariff and […]

September 30, 2024 82

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Edo: APC dismisses poll fraud, police recover stolen BVAS

Following the Peoples Democratic Party’s rejection of the results of the Edo governorship poll on Saturday, the All Progressives Congress warned the opposition party to reconsider its decision to contest the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election, saying it would be a sheer waste of time and resources. Senator Monday Okpebholo, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, was declared the winner of the tightly contested election on Sunday. The […]

September 25, 2024 72

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Police arrest tea vendor for killing 20-year-old man in Jigawa

A tea vendor identified as Abdulrashidu Ya’u in Jigawa State has allegedly killed a 20-year-old man named Hassan Garba, over accusations of stealing bread, milk, noodles, and petrol. The suspect, who resides in Sararai village, Jigawar Tsada town in Dutse Local Government Area is said to have committed the crime on August 19, 2024, at around 5:00 am. The Police Public Relations Officer for the Jigawa State Command, DSP Lawan […]

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