70-year-old arrested for defiling 7-year-old girl in Bauchi The suspect was caught red-handed defiling the seven-year-old girl Ekohotblog reports that a 70-year-old man, Alhaji Umaru Daura, was detained by police officers assigned to the Nigeria Police Zone 12 Command headquarters in Bauchi State for defiling his neighbour’s seven-year-old daughter. This was revealed in a press … Read more
Police detain, name officers involved in Kogi alleged bribery incident A commuter was allegedly extorted N25,000 by the personnel, while another was physically attacked by one of the men in uniform. Ekohotblog reports that the Kogi State Police Command, four policemen were arrested and jailed after being videotaped accepting bribes and beating passengers. According to … Read more
Six Nigerians have reportedly been arrested for hoarding premium motor spirit, otherwise known as fuel in Jerry cans and selling at outrageous prices in the United Kingdom. Their arrests follows the scarcity of petroleum products across the United Kingdom about UK police spokesman, Greg Smith gave names of the arrested Nigerians to include Kenneth Obiora … Read more
Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested a notorious kidnapper who is reportedly fond of abducting children of much young age. The culprit whose name is identified simply as Umaru reportedly confessed to selling the children he abducted for N1000 each. Read Also: Ogun Govt Inaugurates Amotekun To Tackle Herdsmen Crisis Linus … Read more
Italian police on Wednesday arrested 74 alleged members of a notorious Nigerian mafia group in the Turin and Ferrara areas of Italy. The mafia group, called Arobaga Vikings or Norsemen Kclub International, which is notorious for dealing in prostitution and trafficking of hard drugs, is organised in many Italian cities in form of cells. More … Read more
Yusuf Abdullahi, chairman of a Makurdi Market Traders Association, has been arrested for selling out COVID-19 palliatives meant for Benue traders union. The palliatives were said to have been handed over to the market union leader for distribution to traders at Wurukum market, but he diverted it to Kano where they were sold. It would … Read more
Following the breaking in and looting of government owned facilities in the city of Jos by hoodlums, security operatives have arrested and paraded over 100 suspected looters in the state. Major General Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, the Commander of Operation Safe Haven, on Sunday in Jos, the state capital, disclosed this to newsmen. He said security operatives … Read more
Some Nigerians protesting against police brutality in their home country were arrested in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday. However, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri, denied the Nigerian government involvement in the Nigerians’ arrest. She also explained that the Nigerians were not arrested at the Nigerian Embassy but at another location. In a video that … Read more
The Kaduna state police command has arrested James Clement, a pastor, who allegedly kidnapped himself and sought N5 million ransom from his family. This was confirmed in a statement issued by the spokesperson of the police in the state, DSP Yakubu Sabo, on Wednesday. According to the statement, the pastor, James Clement of Nasarawa Trikaniya of Chikun Local Government Area and another … Read more
– Joint Effort of Security Agencies led to the arrest of Notorious Kidnappers in ondo – The kidnappers were arrested after abducting a 45-year old graduate teacher and Muslim Cleric, Alhaji Jamiu Zakariyahu at gunpoint last Wednesday night – They demanded a ransom of N10m which was later reduced to N5m The Joint effort of … Read more
-Troops of the Nigerian Army arrested armourers and suppliers of rifles and ammunition. Two of the suspects arrested by the troops of Operation Whirl Stroke operating in Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states, have confessed that they supplied at least four AK-47 rifles and 2,000 rounds of ammunition to politicians. Force Commander of OPWS, Maj.-Gen. Adeyemi … Read more
A 14-year-old boy was arrested on Monday in connection with the rape of a young woman in Germany. The prosecutor said that the boy was arrested, due to concerns he could become a repeat offender, adding that the boy was known to police for sexual harassment on two other occasions but under German law, he … Read more
A senior protocol officer in the Ministry of Power, Works, and Housing, Maikudi Haruna, has been arrested for allegedly forging the official Identity Card and signature of the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola. According to a statement by Sunday James, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Haruna had forged the … Read more
A pastor and two men in their 50s have been nabbed by the police in Delta State for alleged involvement in rape and defilement. A police source in Sapele stated that the pastor, who is identified as Collins, was arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl. Collins, a senior pastor with the new generation church … Read more
Ghanaweb.com has disclosed that four Nigerians, which are yet identified, were allegedly responsible for the kidnap of two Canadian ladies in Kumasi last week. The Canadians were Bailen Chitty, 19 years and Lauren Patricia Catherine, 20 years, all charity volunteers for Youth Challenge International. They were taken as they came out of a taxi … Read more