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...

The Coalition of Ethnic Nationalities in Plateau State has accused the Fulani militants in the state of alleged forceful displacement and annexation of 151 indigenous hamlets and villages. The coalition which includes the people of Atakar, Berom, Irigwe, Mwaghavul, and Ron, in conjunction with the coalition of Plateau indigenous youth bodies, claimed while briefing newsmen in Jos, the Plateau State capital. The group also accused the militants of involvement in land grabbing in villages across...

Two students abducted from the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara in Kogi State on 9 May have been killed. The State police command confirmed the deaths on Sunday, stating that despite efforts to negotiate the release of the victims, the abductors tragically killed the students. Kogi State Police Commissioner Bertrand Onuoha who spoke to journalists kept mum on the specifics of the incident. The identities of the deceased students have been given as...

Six Boko Haram insurgents, including a young man identified as a commander of the terrorist group, have surrendered to troops in Borno state, according to a statement from the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF. The 22-year-old, named Adamu Muhammad, reportedly participated in attacks within Kukawa LGA in Borno, especially in Kangarwa, Alagarno, Doro Naira, and Dogon Chikwu villages. Military officials believe Adamu and others may have belonged to Boko Haram’s splinter faction Islamic State of...

Suspected armed robber and cultist, Mr. Anichede Akachukwu, has finally landed in police net in Anambra State after going into hiding due to many notorious criminal activities linked to him and his gang members, both within the state and its environs. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu announced the arrest in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday, adding that the suspect was a notorious and...