Anxiety in Benue as criminal gang of late militia kingpin, Gana embark on killings, kidnapping
•Youths raise alarm, send SOS to IGP•Reports say 66 victims recorded so far By Ifeanyi Okolie There is anxiety in Benue state following the resurgence of massive killings and abductions by criminals suspected to be remnants of the dreaded gang members of late militia leader, Terwase Akwaza alias Gana. The bloodletting has gotten to the […]
Four nabbed in Akwa Ibom for beheading woman for ritual purpose
By Harris Emanuel Tragedy struck at the weekend at Oku Abak community in Abak Council Area of Akwa Ibom, as a woman simply identified as Eka Sammy was reportedly beheaded in her farm and the head dumped in front of her house. Vanguard gathered that the woman fondly called Mma Iko Mbakara was ambushed in […]
Notorious gang unleashes mayhem on Lagos residents
•Scores battered, wounded •Truck drivers threaten reprisal attack •Police helpless By Emma Nnadozie Residents of Oguntedo and old Ojo road in Satellite town, Oriade Local government Area, Lagos State have continued to live in fear following incessant attacks and clashes between members of a notorious gang, truck drivers and members of the community over extortion […]
Soldier supplies us arms, ammunition for operation — Robbery suspect reveals
By Esther Onyegbula A member of a nine-man armed robbery gang, Gambo Isa, who is currently being investigated by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Lagos State Police Command has revealed that he was part of the robbery operation that disarmed a police officer and took his AK47 riffle. According to the 20-year old […]
I watched my girlfriend die after stabbing her, says arrested fleeing lover
By Evelyn Usman Fleeing 22-year-old Daniel Okocha, who allegedly stabbed his lover, Nkechi Agwor, to death, over suspicion that she was cheating on him, has been arrested in his hideout by detectives at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Yaba Lagos. The incident, occurred last Sunday, at the live-in-lovers apartment in the Egbeda […]
Police arrest fake soldier, 43 others for robbery, rustling
By Ola Ajayi – Ibadan A 21-year-old carpenter who parades himself as a soldier has been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command. The suspect was paraded alongside 43 other criminals in Ibadan yesterday. In the course of his illegal activities, the suspect and his partner in crime were alleged to have a 17-year-old girl. […]
EFCC arrests suspected internet fraudsters with mini coffin
The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested six suspected internet fraudsters. This is contained in a statement issued by the commission’s acting spokesperson, Tony Orilade, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspects, made up of five […]
Suspected child trafficker intercepted with 23 children in Taraba
By Femi Bolaji – Jalingo A suspected child trafficker, Mary Yakubu have been arrested in Taraba state with 23 children by officers of the Nigerian Police. The infants who were between the ages of 4 and 7 comprise of 14 boys and 9 girls. They were intercepted by the police at a park in Bali […]
Police nab Abuja burglers
By Ifeanyi Okolie A five-man robbery gang which specialized in burgling building sites at the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, has been arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Responses Team, IRT. Saturday Vanguard gathered that the suspects who were identified as Emeka Emmanuel A.k.A Wiper, Chidi Offor, Kalu Chukwu, Ikechukwu Udeji, […]
Internet fraudster confesses on how he defrauded Cambodian woman $75,000
A 19-year-old internet fraudster, Chigemezu Arikibe, has been arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Responses Team, IRT, in Imo State, for defrauding a Cambodian woman of the sum of $75,000. Saturday Vanguard gathered that the suspect, Akiribe, opened a fake Facebook and Instagram accounts using the name and pictures of […]
Encounter with female police officer harassing motorists in Lagos
By Emma Nnadozie She stands proudly in full uniform at strategic highways and junctions in Lagos state, flagging down motorists and soliciting for money openly. The tall, elegant black lady clad in the blue black police uniform with a cap to match smartly parades the length and breadth of the major highways leading towards Apapa […]
