Malick Okorokporo who was arrested by a police patrol team at Udu/Orhuwhorun road with two AK 47 rifles , number 20613 and 13702 with over 60 rounds of live ammunition, which he was conveying to one Collins Egbara , Chairman of Agaga community, now on the run, allegedly at the instance of Ogbe Onokpite, spoke to Saturday Vanguard on his role.
Shock and disbelief could best describe the expression on the face of Pa Reuben Idowu Olukoya on discovering that his grandson masterminded the robbery operation in his apartment last Sunday.
Benue State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 121 suspected criminals across the state, in the last one week, in a renewed crackdown on criminals operating in the state.
FOR the family of Mr. Celestine Ozuruoha, the slain Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Uratta Police Station in Aba, Abia state, life will definitely not be the safe again as they are going to live the rest of their lives without their loved husband, father and brother.
It is horror in Ogun State where no fewer than 15 armed robbery incidents, some of which targeted banks, took place. In the annals of the Gateway State, no month is like last November. It was a month of terror, the month insecurity reared its ugly head and rendered security agencies almost helpless.
The police in Rivers State, Tuesday, foiled an attempt by gunmen to rob a popular petrol filling station in the state capital, Port Harcourt, killing one while another was arrested with bullet wounds.
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Wednesday presided over the meeting of the State Security Council with the Commander of the Army Brigade, Ikeja, Brigadier-General Nasiru Muazu, announcing a ban on the usage of Nigerian Army stickers of any form.
A 69-year-old man, Ochida Omale, was on Thursday arraigned before a Makurdi Chief Magistrate’s Court for robbery and gun running.
A suspected drug trafficker apprehended by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), vomited wraps of drugs shortly after arrest at the departure hall Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The suspect was among two Malaysia-bound passengers who tested positive for drug ingestion at the airport.
For 43-year-old Bartholomew Chimezie, the little help he claimed he rendered to a friend, an Indian, in delivering a set of cooking pots to his sister in Nigeria, has landed him in trouble, when over 4.1 kilogram of heroin was found in it.
Residents of Iragon village in Badagry area of Lagos State were thrown into mourning recently, when Brigadier-General Umai Jabil Uwurigbe (rtd), was hacked to death while his wife Mrs. Uwurigb sustained severe injuries after armed men invaded their home.
Dangote Group of Companies is a business of Alhaji Aliko Dangote, GCON. As President of the consortium of manufacturing companies, Alhaji Dangote is known for contributing to human welfare and social development among Nigerians.
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has disclosed that 124 policemen died in encounters with armed robbers between January 2007 and September 2011.
Police allege that a teenager is kidnapped on his way from school by a gang led by his friend and the victim dies. The friend corroborates the police story.
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