Category: Crime Watch
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Kano housewife sentenced to death by hanging
A Kano State High Court on Friday, sentenced a housewife, Fadila Adamu, to death by hanging for kidnapping and throwing an eight-year-old girl into a well, causing her death.
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N289.5m concealed in carton of yogurt intercepted at Abuja airport
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted an undeclared sum of $193,000 (about N289.5 billion) concealed in a carton of yogurt at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. NCS’s spokesperson Abdullahi Maiwada disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja, revealing that the
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Kidnapping: Police deploy intervention squad on Sagamu-Benin Expressway
The Police Command in Ogun has deployed a Speciali Intervention Squad on the Sagamu–Ijebu Ode–Benin Expressway to check incidences of crime along the axis. CSP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s Spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement made available to
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Police apprehend 4 kidnap suspects in Delta, recover weapons
The Police Command in Delta says it has apprehended four robbery and kidnap suspects at Jeddo Community, Okpe Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman of the command, SP Bright Edafe disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Warri.
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Police arrest woman, brother for robbing boyfriend
The Police command in Lagos has detained a 25-year-old woman for allegedly conspiring with her brother and another accomplice to rob her boyfriend of three iPhones and bitcoins worth about N15 million.
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Police arrest 3 suspected gunrunners in Delta
The Police Command in Delta says it has detained a couple and one other suspect over alleged gunrunning in the state. SP Bright Edafe, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday
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Firearms recovered, vehicle intercepted by police in Akwa-Ibom
Akwa Ibom police intercepted a vehicle during a stop-and-search operation in Uyo, recovering a locally fabricated firearm and two live cartridges.
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Police seal church over alleged killing of LASU graduate
The Police Command in Lagos State has sealed a church over alleged killing of a 28-year-old graduate of Lagos State University (LASU), Adedamola Ogunbode. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin,
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Police neutralise notorious kidnap gang in A’Ibom
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has neutralised members of a notorious kidnap gang terrorising parts of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Timfon John, confirmed this in a statement on Monday.
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Police detain anti-cult operative over death of nurse in Delta
The Delta Police Command says it has detained an operative of an Anti-cult Vigilance Group in connection with the shooting to death of an auxiliary nurse in Okpanam Community, near Asaba. The victim, Isioma Nwayalani, 19, was allegedly killed by a stray bullet from the gun-wielding