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Lagos Maid, 14, Flees With Boss Two-Year-Old Son, Arrested In Ogun

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 14-year-old maid, Iwuozor, for allegedly abducting her mistress’ two-year-old son in Lagos State. The suspect was arrested on Monday in Sagamu, Ogun State, where she was accommodated by a good Samaritan who…

05/01/2022

Fleeing Rivers Ex-Vigilantes Commander Nabbed Over 2020 Killings

The former commander of a vigilance group, OSPAC, in Igwuruta, in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, Promise Nnawale, who was declared wanted for allegedly killing two indigenes, has been arrested. The police had said Nnawale was the prime suspect in…

05/01/2022

Rivers Police Investigate ‘Mob Attack’ on Artiste

The police in Rivers State have commenced an investigation into claims that a popular Nigerian artist, Teniola Akpata, aka Teni, allegedly escaped a mob attack while performing at an event in Buguma Town, Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered…

04/01/2022

31,963 Minor Offenders Served Sentences Through Non-Custodial Measures — NCoS

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has disclosed that from inception to date about 31,963 minor offenders have served their sentences through non-custodial measures. Spokesperson of NCoS, Mr Francis Enobore, who made this known on Monday in Abuja, said this has helped to reduce…

04/01/2022

Lagos CP Orders Arrest Of Estate Security Guards For ‘Delaying’ Him

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, ordered the arrest of private security guards at Brooks Estate, Magodo, Isheri for allegedly delaying and denying him entrance into the estate. It was gathered that the police boss had gone to the estate in…

03/01/2022

178,459 Police Arms, Ammunition Missing, Says AuGF

A report by the Auditor General of the Federation for 2019 says that about 178,459 different types of arms and ammunition got missing from the Police armory without being reported in 2019. It also says the police high command failed to keep a…

03/01/2022

NIS: Scarcity Of Passport Booklets Will End By March

Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Isa Idris, has said the delay in passport processing as a result of booklet scarcity will be over by March. Speaking yesterday during a media interaction, he blamed the challenge of delayed passport production on…

02/01/2022

The PUNCH Petitions IG over Alleged Brutal Attack of Staff by SFU Operatives

The Punch newspaper has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, over the attack on one of its Lagos staff, Toni Ufor, by policemen attached to the Special Fraud Unit (SFU). The journalist was said to have been attacked and harassed, while…

31/12/2021

Terrorists From Mali Planning To Infiltrate Borders, Attack Abuja, Immigration Alerts Officers

The presidency, yesterday, raised the alarm over an alleged planned terrorist attack in Abuja, this festive period. But the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), has, as a result, put its officers at various border posts across the country on red alert. The NIS said…

24/12/2021

Alleged AGF’s Influence: EFCC Investigates Trending Audio Tape

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reacted to an explosive tape suggesting Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami controls the agency. In the trending audio, Mohammed Idris, a lawyer and police officer attached to the EFCC, made serious…

24/12/2021

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