The Kano State Police Command has arrested nineteen suspects in connection with armed robbery, cattle rustling, kidnapping, and other banditry-related crimes. Superintendent of Police, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the Command Police Public Relations Officer, who disclosed this to newsmen in Kano, attributed the success to robust crime prevention patrols and intelligence gathering. SP Kiyawa said the investigation is ongoing and the suspects will be charged in court, adding that two AK-47 rifles, one smoke pistol, one...

Justice H.I. Oshomah of the Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State has convicted and sentenced twenty-four internet fraudsters to two years imprisonment with an option of fine of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N150,000.00) each; the convicts also bagged six months Community Service. The judge also ordered that the mobile phones recovered from the fraudsters be auctioned through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and its proceeds paid into the Treasury...

The Force spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi says 3,078 suspected kidnappers have been arrested and 1,750 kidnap victims were rescued in the past one year. ACP Adejobi disclosed this while parading some suspects in Abuja on Tuesday, said: “Over the past year, we have made substantial progress in arresting individuals involved in crime, including 4,826 armed robbery suspects, 3,078 kidnapping suspects, 2,479 suspects for rape/sexual crimes, 1,243 for unlawful possession of...