The Niger State Police Command has arrested a suspected drug addict for culpable homicide in Bangi, Mariga Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement at the weekend said the suspect, Hashimu Sani, stabbed one Musa Bala, to death with a knife. According to …
Thai Woman Arrested at Lagos Airport with Boxes of Illicit Drugs
An Attempt by a 24-year-old Thai lady, Ms. Pattaphi Wimonnat, to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 46.60 kilograms into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos, has been thwarted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, who arrested her after discovering the …
Gunmen attack Delta church, shoot pastor and abduct six worshippers
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers attacked a church in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, shot a pastor and abducted six worshippers. According to Daily Trust, the gunmen stormed Elyon Paradise Ministry during a vigil on Friday, February 21, 2025. The attack, which occurred around 10 p.m. at the church near Delta State Polytechnic, left Apostle Divine Aigbedosa …
Police arrest two for murder of woman accused of witchcraft in Borno community
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of a 50-year-old woman accused of witchcraft practices in Biu Local Government Area of the state. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Yusuf Lawan, who confirmed the incident on Saturday, February 22, 2025 gave the names of the suspects as Ja’o …
Farmer found dead on his farm in Lagos
The police Command in Ogun says it has begun an investigation into the killing of a farmer, Alfa Mustapha, on his farm in Ageri Village, near Olodo, Odeda Local Government Area of the state In a statement released, the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, said the lifeless body of the 50-year-old farmer was found face-up with …
Lagos police arrest father, friend for defiling and impregnating stepdaughter
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old man alongside his friend for allegedly defiling and impregnating his 14-year-old stepdaughter. In a statement released, the spokesperson of the command, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the suspects allegedly conspired to sexually defile the girl in Okokomaiko area of the state. He mentioned that the survivor’s mother …
Two reverend fathers abducted in Adamawa
Suspected gunmen have kidnapped two Reverend fathers at Gweda Mallam in Numan Local Government Area Adamawa state. The gunmen abducted Reverend Father Mathew David Dusami of Yola Catholic Diocese and Reverend Father Abraham Samman of Jalingo Diocese, in the early hours of Saturday, February 22. The Adamawa State Police Command’s spokesman, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, …
Bandit Leader Bello Turji Imposes ₦22 Million Levy on Sokoto Villages After Militant’s Death
Notorious bandit leader Bello Turji has reportedly levied four villages in Sokoto State ₦22 million following the death of one of his men during a military operation. The affected villages include Garin Idi, the hometown of Deputy Governor Idris Gobir. Turji, who has relocated to the eastern part of Isa Local Government Area, initially demanded …
Landlord locks female tenant in her room for turning him down
A 53-year-old landlord from Bulawayo has been sentenced to community service for kidnapping after locking his female tenant in her room when she rejected his advances. The incident occurred on the evening of February 5, 2025, when Esau Sibanda approached his 36-year-old tenant, Mrs. Estel Mwembe, at her residence. Sibanda, who had been harbouring inappropriate …
Motorist remanded for assaulting two Oyo traffic officers
Oke Ademola, a driver, has been remanded in prison by an Oyo State Mobile Court for allegedly assaulting two officers of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA). The incident took place at the Agodi Gate Bus Stop, where Ademola was accused of physically attacking OYRTMA officers Kareem Yakubu and Ogunjimi Ayotunde. Ademola, who …