Category: Crime Watch
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Police rescue ASP, 2 kidnapped victims in Edo
Operatives of the Police Command in Edo have rescued three kidnapped victims, including a police officer, who were abducted while traveling from Abuja to Onitsha in Anambra. The command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses Yamu, said the victims, ASP Elisha Jeremiah, Oyedele Ebenezer, and Useni Malam Inusa, were rescued on Feb. 3.
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Ogun police neutralise 5 suspected kidnappers in gun duel
The police command in Ogun says it has neutralised five suspected kidnappers in a gun duel on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. CSP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s Spokesperson disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abeokuta.
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Police nabs suspect linked to kidnap of medical students in Benue
The Zone 7 Police Headquarters in Abuja said it has arrested a suspect linked with the Aug. 2024 kidnap of 21 medical students in Benue. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of zone 7, Mr Benneth Igweh said this during a media briefing on Tuesday in Abuja.
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Man bags 10 years imprisonment for robbing NYSC member
An Ikeja High Court on Monday sentenced a man, Ayomide Olayemi, to 10 years imprisonment for robbing an artisan and a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member of their belongings.
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How church member I accommodated defiled my daughter – Witness
A man (name withheld) on Thursday narrated before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a man, Blessing Adetula, allegedly defiled his nine-year-old daughter.
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Man to die by hanging in Abeokuta over murder
An Abeokuta High Court on Wednesday sentenced 22- year-old Jamiu Malomo to death by hanging for stabbing a sex worker to death.
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Police detain fake soldier for alleged abduction, robbery
Operatives of the Lagos Police’s Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have detained a 42-year-old suspected army impersonator, for allegedly abducting and robbing a man of his valuables.
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Owo alleged cult attack: Police arraign 8 suspects
Two sisters and six men were on Tuesday brought before an Akure Magistrates’ Court over alleged cult killings in Owo town.
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Police detain bandit’s kingpin, recover arms in Yobe
The Police Command in Yobe says it has arrested a suspected bandit’s kingpin in Ngalda, Fika Local Government Area of Yobe. SP Dungus Abdulkarim, the command’s Spokesman, who disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu on Tuesday, said a locally made pistol and three cartridges were recovered during the arrest.
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Police debunk report of high crime rates in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State has debunked a publication alleging high crime rates in the state.