Category: Crime Watch
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Police apprehend suspected kidnapper, recover weapon in Delta
The Police Command in Delta State has apprehended a suspected kidnapper and recovered a Beretta pistol from him.
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Armed robbery: 3 to die by hanging in Ekiti
Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced three persons to death by hanging for armed robbery and conspiracy.
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3 to die by hanging for armed robbery in Ekiti
Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced three persons to death by hanging for armed robbery and conspiracy. The convicts are Alexander Solomon (29), Desmond Peter (29), Eric Tile (30).
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Police neutralise suspected kidnappers, recover AK-47 riffles in Delta
The Police Command in Delta has neutralised three suspected kidnappers and armed robbers in Agbarho Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson of the command, SP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday in Warri, also said that four AK-47 riffles
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NDLEA arrests 2 wanted kingpins for alleged drug trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a wanted drug kingpin, Damilare Ajiboye aka “Na God” after 12 months of evading arrest. The arrest followed a raid on his warehouse in Akala, Mushin area of Lagos.
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EFCC arrests 13 suspected internet fraudsters in Sokoto
Operatives from the Sokoto Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have apprehended 13 individuals suspected of internet fraud in Sokoto State.
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Police detain ex-convict for alleged kidnapping, armed robbery in Edo
A 40-year-old ex-convict, Richard John, has been detained for alleged kidnapping and armed robbery in Edo. The ex-convict, alongside other suspects, were arrested for various crimes ranging from robbery, stealin
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Offa bank robbers to appeal de@th sentence
Lead defence counsel, Nathaniel Emeribe, has said the de@th sentence slammed on five men involved in the Offa robbery of 2018 would be appealed against. Emeribe said this on Thursday after a High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State on Thursday sentenced the five men charged with the Offa bank robbery incident to death by…
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Court sentences Offa bank robbers to death
Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court has found the five accused individuals involved in the Offa robbery guilty of unlawfull possession of firearms, armed robbery, and culpable homicide.
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Police probe video of officer in altercation with elderly woman
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has begun an investigation into circumstances leading to the altercation captured on video between a police officer and an elderly woman. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos.