The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command successfully rescued Suleiman Sabo, an abducted victim, and apprehended a suspect, Muhammad Abel, hailing from Kogi State. The spokesperson for the command, SP Josephine Adeh, announced this development in a statement, revealing that the rescue operation took place at Sauka, along Airport Road, Abuja, on Sunday, January 21,…
Benue State Police Command operatives have successfully neutralized two bandits and thwarted an attack on Tse Gaagum village in Ukemberegya council ward, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. The armed bandits launched the attack on the village during the early hours of Wednesday, January 17, 2024, seizing motorcycles and other valuables. Responding promptly to…
On Wednesday, January 16, bandits carried out separate attacks in Garam town and Zhibi community, both situated in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State, resulting in the abduction of about 17 residents. According to reports by Daily Trust, 14 individuals were taken from Garam, located along the Sabon-Wuse-Bwari road, while three others were abducted…
The Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested Chinana Telpesa Solomon Tali for attempting to sell his 8-year-old son, Ushafa Tali, for N20 million. The accomplice, Pius Aondoakaa, was also apprehended. The suspects were paraded by the FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Odumosu…
Lagos police have detained a suspected thug, 28-year-old Michael Desmond, for attempting to extort money from a motorist whose car had broken down. According to a statement from the command, the arrest was made after the distressed motorist reported the incident to the police. The suspect boldly claimed entitlement to what is colloquially known as…
Kidnappers, who abducted 10 individuals from Sagwari Estate Layout in Dutse, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on January 7, 2024, and tragically killed three, have reportedly raised the ransom for the remaining captives to N700 million. According to reports from Leadership, the bandits initially demanded N60 million per person but escalated…
The Jigawa State Police Command has taken into custody a 17-year-old boy, Abdulmuminu Tasi’u, for defrauding a Point of Sale (POS) vendor of the sum of N900,000 in the Maigatari Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed the arrest in a statement over the weekend, stating…
Suspected bandits have allegedly taken the life of a man and abducted his wife in Kaduna State. According to a Facebook post by a family member, Ruth Onetemize Suowari, on Saturday, January 13, 2024, the abductors are demanding an N80 million ransom for the release of the deceased man’s wife. In her post, Suowari revealed,…
Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna, has handed down a ten-year prison sentence to Idris Musa for Automated Teller Machine (ATM) fraud. The conviction took place on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, following Musa’s guilty plea to a one-count charge of cheating during his arraignment by the Kaduna Zonal Command…
In Ogun State, a tragic incident unfolded as Philip Fiama, a shuttle bus driver residing at Sobande Close, Alagbole, Ajuwon, Ifo Local Government Area, lost his life in a fatal stabbing by his neighbor, Ikem Emmanuel. The dreadful event occurred around 6:30 pm on Sunday, January 7. The confrontation arose when Fiama, originally from Adamawa…
