“The suspect has made a confessional statement to that effect.” The Lagos State Police Command has rescued two pregnant ladies at a baby factory discovered in the state. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the baby factory was discovered in the Isolo area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, made the … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed the number of suspects arrested in the state in the last two months. EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than 1320 suspects have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for various crimes within the metropolis between May and July 2021. The Lagos State Commissioner of … Read more
“We have established a case of conspiracy in the murder and we have arrested more suspects.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Police Command has arrested more suspects in connection with the murder of late Super TV CEO, Usifo Atata. Lagos Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, made this known during a briefing and parade … Read more
Contrary to her initial statements that she had stabbed Ataga as a way of self-defense, she now claims she had nothing to do with his death The House of Representatives has asked the police to ensure that Chidinma Ojukwu, the alleged killer of Super TV’s CEO, Usifo Ataga, does not die in police custody. Representative … Read more
The police boss urged the media to help disseminate the information so that people are better informed on the issue of tinted permits for vehicles. Usman Alkali Baba the Inspector-General of Police (IG) has said vehicles with factory-fitted tinted glasses are exempted from getting police permits. While speaking to journalists on Monday during a virtual … Read more
“That is the trait of an active criminal; she was here, we recorded her. The night she was arrested, we recorded her at the state CIID, even the lady that rented the place to her, we recorded her and we have all that. If she now has an afterthought, an investigation will prove that.” The … Read more
The arrested suspect, identified as 63-year-old Christian Emmanuel Sanon, entered the country on a private jet in June… Haitian authorities have arrested a man they say helped orchestrate the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, the country’s police chief announced on Sunday. Moise was killed Wednesday in his Port-au-Prince home, in an attack that has shaken … Read more
…the five suspects conspired to kidnap and collect ₦3.5m from Mohammed. Police operatives in Ogun State have arrested five suspected kidnappers while the gang attempted collecting a ₦3.5m ransom for an eight-year-old boy, Sadiq Abass. The suspects were identified as Abdul-Raman Umar, Falalu Abubakar, Danjuma Bako, Idris Lawal and Fauziya Falalu . The state Police … Read more
The tragic incident was confirmed by the Osun State Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Yemisi Opalola. Tragedy struck at Oke-Baale area in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Sunday, as a truck crushed two persons riding on a motorcycle to death. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the tragic incident occurred when the rider of the … Read more
A cousin of the deceased, Zainab Sani, said that he was never asthmatic, adding that he was hale and hearty at the time of his arrest by the police The family of a 33-year-old man allegedly arrested and tortured to death by a combined team of policemen attached to the Yelwa division and a vigilance … Read more
A resident of the area disclosed that one of the suspected Fulani herdsmen has been arrested. EKO HOT BLOG reports that unknown gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have allegedly killed a village youth leader and injured two others in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It was gathered that the youth leader, who is popularly … Read more
“They forced the back door after they scaled the fence and went straight into the man’s bedroom to whisk him away alongside his wife at gunpoint.” Unknown gunmen have abducted a couple at the Ukya Sabo community in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The man, Yohana Isheme, and his wife, Noami Yohana, EKO … Read more
He was said to have been taken to the Yelwa Division, where he was allegedly tortured to death A 33-year old man has allegedly been tortured to death by a combined team of policemen attached to the Yelwa Division and a vigilante group in Bauchi State. It learnt that the deceased, Dauda Danladi, was arrested … Read more
Three suspects were killed by police and eight are still being sought A group of 28 foreign mercenaries, including retired Colombian soldiers, assassinated Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse earlier this week, the police have said. After a gun battle in the capital Port-au-Prince, 17 were detained, some at the house they were using, others after entering … Read more
Pleading anonymity, a police officer told newsmen that they were deployed to Kastina state in January, and the special duty was supposed to last for 3 months; but sadly, this is the 7th month, and they’ve yet to get any allowance. Some officers of the Counter-Terrorism Unit of the Nigerian Police Force in Katsina … Read more
Unknown gunmen have killed a popular politician at a rally in Lagos State on Thursday. Unknown gunmen have killed a politician, identified simply as Ekpo, in the Agboju area of Lagos State, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. It was gathered that the politician, until his death, was a member of the National Union of Road … Read more
He said that the incident happened on Monday and the suspect was currently undergoing interrogation. The Police in Delta have prevented a robbery operation from happening and apprehended one of the gang members. Acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Edafe Bright, disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Warri. Bright … Read more
She further alleged that the girl had been sexually abused in the school before being taken to the hospital on June 19 for treatment. The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says investigation into the alleged rape and death of a 14-year-old student of Premiere Academy, Lugbe, is still ongoing. ASP Mariam Yusuf, the … Read more
Tension mounts as Deputy Inspector General, DIG Joseph O. Egbunike and other top police officers may be committed to prison following the alleged disobedience of the order of the Federal High Court, Enugu Judicial Division presided over by Hon. Justice I.N Buba, made on July 1, 2021, directing the first to third respondents, Inspector General … Read more
The panel was inaugurated on Oct. 28, 2020 after the #EndSARS nationwide protest. The Bayelsa Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality and other Related Offences has directed the police to pay a total of ₦21 billion to victims of extra-judicial killings. Chairman of the Panel, Justice Young Ogola (rtd.), disclosed this while submitting the … Read more