Police have dragged 12 women to court for using juju to disrupt road project. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Bayelsa State Police Command on Wednesday dragged 12 women from Agobiri community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state before a Magistrates Court for allegedly using charms to disrupt an ongoing road project. … Read more
Balogun had denied being the victim’s biological father, saying he slept with her once at a time her mother travelled EKO HOT BLOG reports that one 65-year-old Rojaiye Balogun has been arrested by the Ogun State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), for allegedly raping his 17-year-old daughter. The Ogun NSCDC … Read more
Kano Police Arrest 13 Notorious Thugs Over Attack on Senator’s Campaign Office, Recover Dangerous Weapons EKO HOT BLOG reports that thirteen suspected thugs (Yan Daba) have been detained in connection with the attack on the campaign office of Senator Barau Jibril of Kano North Senatorial District. According to reports, hundreds of thugs armed with lethal … Read more
…Yola North and Yola South LGAs which form the nucleus of the Yola capital city, as well as neighbouring Girei LGA are infested with the young criminal elements… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 16-year-old boy has been caught with a revolver pistol in Adamawa State. The state Police Command arrested the boy, Sunza Samuel, … Read more
Police have rescued six-year-old girl locked up for months in Osun. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Osun State Police Command has rescued a six-year-old girl locked up, malnourished, and maltreated for months by her guardian at Isale-Osun, Osogbo. This was revealed in a statement signed by the Police spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, on Tuesday. She … Read more
…the suspect was said to have confessed to having shot and killed Okosun with his Dane gun. EKO HOT BLOG reports that police authorities in Ogun State have arrested seven suspected ritualists from different parts of Abeokuta, the state capital. Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed this via a statement issued on Wednesday. He … Read more
Okada riders have allegedly beaten police officers and damaged patrol van in Lagos. EKO HOT BLOG reports that two commercial motorcyclists, Jimoh Lasisi and Femi Ajayi, were on Wednesday dragged before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos State, for allegedly beating up two police officers and damaging two police patrol vans. Lasisi, 43, and … Read more
A man has killed his wife and four children. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 35-year-old man, Paul Murage Njuki of Kathata village in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County in Kenya, has been arrested for the gruesome murder of his wife and four children. Gichugu sub-county Police Commander, Anthony Mbogo, who confirmed the incident said the suspect … Read more
Two top officers have been missing as gunmen ambushed police convoy. EKO HOT BLOG reports that two police officers have been missing while three others were injured during an attack on a convoy in Effium Community, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Sunday. The officers were attacked alongside Ebonyi lawmaker, Chinedu Awo, who … Read more
…the police immediately began a stop and search operation which led to the rearrest of seven escapees. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Police have rearrested seven inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Jos, authorities at the Plateau State Command have said. This followed the attack on the correction facility in … Read more
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has begun 2021 recruitment of police officers. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it is looking to recruit qualified persons as constables in the force. Frank Mba, force public relations officer, announced the recruitment in a statement on Monday. According to him, the online application … Read more
Police Arrest 18-Year-Old Wanted Notorious Armed Robber, 4 Others In Kano EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kano State Police Command officers apprehended a wanted notorious armed robber, Sabitu Ibrahim, also known as Aljan, and recovered six stolen motorcycles and tricycles from him. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said in a statement on … Read more
…the immigration officer is expected to be arraigned this week alongside a journalist, banker, lawyer, a fake policeman and seven others EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Police Force has arrested a senior immigration officer, Abdullahi Usman, for his alleged role in the raid on the home of Justice Mary Odili, the second most … Read more
Adedoyin’s lawyer has made new demand from police over death of OAU student. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Abiodun Williams, counsel to the owner of Hilton Hotels and Resort, Ile-Ife, Chief Ramon Adedoyin has demanded that the police to beam searchlight on how and who buried late Timothy Adegoke, whose death occurred in the hotel. … Read more
The suspect blamed the devil for the unprintable act EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 34-year-old man, Godwin Iroro, has been arrested by police detectives attached to the Ajegunle Division in Lagos State for defiling his friend’s 10-year-old daughter. The suspect, who was arrested on November 25, 2021, blamed the devil for the unprintable act. … Read more
According to the suspect, she decided to plan her own abduction in order to get money from her husband and relatives… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a housewife identified as Sule Nana has been arrested by the Ekiti State Police Command for allegedly staging her own kidnap and demanding a ransom from her husband. ASP … Read more
Ojodu Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, has donated three patrol vehicles to Ojodu, Area G and Pen Cinema police divisions. EKO HOT BLOG reportd that it was a way of marking council’s Chairman David Odunmbaku’s 100 days in office. Odunmbaku told the police to use the vehicles for the safety of residents. The council … Read more
…police tactical operatives rescued the abducted victims from different locations in the state EKO HOT BLOG reports that police authorities in Zamfara say they have rescued 24 people abducted by bandits in Shinkafi and Tsafe Local Government Areas of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ayuba Elkana, disclosed this while briefing reporters … Read more
#EndSARS: Germany offers to train police in protest management EKO HOT BLOG reports that the German Government has offered to train men of the Nigeria Police Force in the management of protests without the use of lethal weapons. To this end, a high-level delegation from Germany on Tuesday visited the Chairman of the Police Service … Read more
Police Arrest Officer Who Shot Abia Graduate to Death Over Alleged N50 Bribe EKO HOT BLOG reports that Inspector Ukeme Etuk, a police officer, has been arrested for allegedly murdering Chinyere Ugochukwu, a graduate of the Abia State Polytechnic, over an alleged N50 bribe. On Friday, Ugochukwu was alleged to be riding a motorbike when … Read more