Police arrest four over murder of 50-year-old man in Nasarawa
By Edwin Philip, Lafia The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the alleged murder of a 50-year-old man, Jude Thaddeus, popularly known as Musa, whose decomposed remains were recovered from a dry well at his residence in Aku Village, Base 5, Karu Local Government Area of the state. The remains […]
Police arrest suspected killer of District Head in Katsina
The Police Command in Katsina State, has announced the arrest of one of the suspected bandits that attacked and killed the District Head of Yantumaki, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku and his watchman. The command Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah disclosed this while parading the suspect and others, on Tuesday in Katsina. The News Agency of […]
Police arrest kidnap suspect in Niger
The Police Command in Niger says it has arrested one Bala Mohammed of Wawa village in Burgu Local Government Area of the state over alleged kidnapping. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, made the disclosure in a statement in Minna on Tuesday. Abiodun said on Nov. 30 at about 7:00 a.m. the command […]
Navy seizes 265 bags of smuggled rice in Akwa Ibom
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, has seized 265 bags of smuggled rice and impounded boats used in smuggling them. The Commanding Officer, FOB, Navy Capt. Mohammed Abu, disclosed this to newsmen in Ibaka on Tuesday when he handed over the bags of rice to the […]
Man to spend 7 years in jail for human trafficking in Kano
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has sentenced one Ikenna Idananke, 27, to seven years imprisonment for trafficking two young girls from Port Harcourt to Libya. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, Justice Jane Inyang convicted Idananke after he pleaded guilty to the two-count preferred against him by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking […]
Mkpurummiri: NDLEA talks tough on use, decries consequences on mental health
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it is committed to clamping down on the consumption of methamphetamine, popularly known as mkpurummiri, noting that the consequences on mental health are worrisome to the society. Mr Isah Adoro, Commander of NDLEA, Ebonyi Command, made the remarks during a one-day security sensitisation campaign, organised by the […]
