Category: Crime

A 28-year-old man, Misbahu Salisu, was arrested by the Kano State Hisbah Board for allegedly poisoning his day-old baby girl to death, expressing a preference for a male child instead. Salisu, who resides in Doka Baici, Tofa Local Government Area, reportedly confessed to administering a local insect killer, Otapiapia, to the baby. He also drugged the baby’s mother, Sa’ade, with a cup of tea containing sleeping tablets before committing this heinous act. The Deputy Commander General of Operations, Dr. Mujahid Aminudeen, revealed that the suspect admitted to the crime, citing…

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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Osun has apprehended six individuals suspected of stealing energy. These suspects were caught during a joint operation with the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) in the Ota-Efun area of Osogbo. They have reportedly admitted to the theft. The NSCDC’s state commandant, Mr. Sunday Agboola, has urged the public to support their efforts in protecting critical national assets by reporting any vandalism activities to the corps. In addition to these energy theft suspects, the command also arrested a 40-year-old man, Sodiq Ayanleye,…

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The Kebbi State Police Command announced that it intercepted two trucks loaded with cannabis and 7,500 boxes of live cartridges, valued at N6 million, in Kebbi State. Three individuals were apprehended in connection with this illegal shipment near the Tsamiyya border in Bagudo Local Government Area. The suspects, Emmanuel Chukwuma, Kanta Bisa, and Shola Olufon, were en route from Ghana through Benin to Lagos when they were arrested. They managed to evade nine checkpoints in Ghana and Benin before their capture. Chukwuma claimed he was hired in Ghana and paid…

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A banditry attack was confirmed in Giyawa village, Goronyo Local Government Area of the state, resulting in the tragic death of four individuals. According to Ahmed Rufai, the State Police Command Public Relations Officer, 18 people were kidnapped by the attackers, who also stole valuables, including livestock. Fortunately, seven of the initially abducted individuals managed to escape from their captors and returned to the community, which had already seen many residents flee for safety. While some sources claim that over 30 people were abducted, the police assert that only 11…

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Joseph Nwakpe and others are currently being pursued by the Ogun State Police Command for their alleged involvement in the theft and diversion of Knorr seasoning goods worth N40.6 million. This incident unfolded when Pedro Okanlawon, a transport manager at Lap Global Resource, hired them to transport 2,085 cases of Knorr seasoning from Agbara to Onitsha and Port Harcourt. The transportation was carried out using a customised Mercedes Benz truck with the registration number 3364N244722, featuring the inscriptions “Never give up” and “Ifeomachukwu” at the front. Despite Okanlawon’s efforts to…

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A yet-to-be-identified man was electrocuted near the Faculty of Education building, close to the Department of Economics at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State. The man, suspected of being a cable thief, had finished cutting a cable from a high-tension pole when he was electrocuted due to a sudden power restoration by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company. His lifeless body was discovered dangling from the pole on Wednesday morning, and officials from the electricity distribution company, the police, and the university’s safety department were involved in retrieving the body.…

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In Odiemere community, Rivers State, three individuals tragically lost their lives. These victims were reportedly killed by security personnel who had been deployed to Akoh Kingdom to apprehend the culprits responsible for the murder of Superintendent of Police Bako Angbashim, who was killed by local cultists. The security personnel responsible for the trio’s deaths were part of the team dispatched to find those behind SP Angbashim’s murder, following orders from Governor Siminalaye Fubara. Although the DPO was killed in Odiemudie, the search operation extended to Odiemere in the same Akoh…

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On Thursday, in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, unknown gunmen tragically killed three individuals. Among the victims were two members of the Benue State Volunteer Guards, who were targeted in Ugba. The third victim, a female, was fatally shot in Abeda-Shitile, also within Logo LGA. In addition to these fatalities, several others sustained injuries as the gunmen opened fire on villagers during the Thursday afternoon incident. Terser Agber, the former chairman of the local government, confirmed the incident, revealing that two individuals, who were part of the present…

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