LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspected terrorist, Sanni Gafar, in the Ijora Badia area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a post on Twitter on Monday, said Gafar, who was alleged to…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 50-year-old Mgbeobuna Victor Eberechukwu for ingesting 77 pellets of cocaine at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu. The suspect was arrested on Saturday, August 6, following his arrival from Addis…

Five suspected kidnappers have been reportedly shot dead during exchange of gun shots with the police in Edo State. An abducted victim, Innocent Achebe, 38, was rescued unhurt by the security personnel, and he had since been reunited with his family. Men of Edo…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered, at the SAHCO shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, no fewer than 442 parcels of crystal methamphetamine concealed in heads of smoked fish. The drug-laden smoked fishes were packaged in…

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Akwa State command, on Friday arrested a newspaper distributor, Mr Chidi Ngadiubia, and detained him at Ikot-AkpanAbia, headquarters, allegedly on the order of the state government. It was gathered that Ngadiubia was picked up at his distribution…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested suspected car snatchers terrorising the Iba, Igando and Egbeda axis of the state. The state police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, said in a statement on Saturday the male suspects were arrested by detectives in the Igando axis…

A 27-year-old home help has been arrested by the police in Mai’ari Arewa village, Pali district in the Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State, for allegedly strangling his boss’ daughter after he impregnated her. The suspect, Munkaila Ado, was said to have…

The combined security Joint Task force of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) yesterday raided uncompleted buildings and undeveloped plots in Maitama and Wuse II areas of Abuja and arrested 480 suspected criminals. The commander in charge of the team, Bennett Igweh, said…