Woman arrested over alleged alcohol smuggling
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta ABEOKUTA — The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Ogun State Command, has arrested a woman identified as Shobowale Balikis for allegedly attempting to smuggle alcohol concealed in a bottled-water pack into the Ibara Custodial Centre, Abeokuta. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Odukoya, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. According […]
Bandits abduct 9 Kaduna villagers, demand N50 million
By Ibrahim Hassan Bandits struck at Dangilmi community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where they abducted 9 villagers. While confirming the incident, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria ( CAN) in Kaduna state, Rev Joseph John Hayab,said the bandits had demanded for a N50 million ransom on the abductees. The affected […]
Two drown in Kano
Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the drowning of an eight-year-old boy, Usman Nasiru, and Nafi’u Ahmad,10, at Bachirawa Yan Rake in Ungogo Local Government Area of the state. Spokesman of the Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, gave the confirmation in a statement issued in Kano on Saturday. He stated that: “on Saturday morning, we received […]
Police arrest 59 suspected armed robbers, drug dealers in Kano — PPRO
The Kano Police Command has announced the arrest of no fewer than 59 suspected armed robbers and drug dealers during the just concluded ‘Eid-Maulud’ celebrations, according to the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa .In a statement issued in Kano, Haruna-Kiyawa said 35 suspects were arrested for armed robbery, while the remaining 24 were […]
Police arrest mother, son in Ogun over alleged murder of neighbour
The Police in Ogun have arrested a 35-year-old woman, Mary Ogbeifu and her 17-year- old son over alleged murder of their 60-year-old neighbour, Iyabo Olasheinde. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Ogun Police command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Friday. Oyeyemi stated that the suspects […]
Boko Haram/ISWAP kill two Mopol, five others in Borno
By Ndahi Marama – Maiduguri Armed members of the dreaded Boko Haram/ISWAP group on Thursday evening sneaked into Damboa Local Government Area of Borno state, killing two Mobile Policemen (Mopol) after setting ablaze their head office located in the town with three operational vehicles. Also razed down is a grounded operational vehicle belonging to members […]
