Tag: Arrest
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Fleeing notorious kidnap kingpin arrested by Police in Ogun state
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a notorious kidnap kingpin said to have escaped from Oyo State after killing a kidnapped victim. In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect, Usman Hassan’s accomplices had earlier been arrested in Oyo State. He revealed that the suspect allegedly fled after kidnapping…
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Ugandan main opposition leader, Bobi Wine arrested again
Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine was arrested Monday while leading a protest against the detention of many of his supporters in the aftermath of a presidential election. Police arrested Wine near a public square in the capital and then drove him back to his home outside Kampala. “His home is now surrounded by police and…
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Police arrest 26-year-old man one year after ‘killing’ foreigner in Lagos
A young man, Adelaja Moses, has been arrested for the murder of a foreigner, more than one year after he was alleged to have committed the crime. The Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement on Friday. He noted that the 26-year-old…
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Insecurity: Makinde invites Oyo CP over arrest of Wakili, OPC members
Governor Seyi Makinde has invited the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko on the recent twist in the security situation in Kajola, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of the State. The Governor who said he is aware of the goings-on in the region assures that his administration is doing everything within its powers to…
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Yakassai: Buhari, El-Rufai, Tinubu, other APC bigwigs once asked Jonathan to resign without arrest, intimidation – Falana
Popular human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) on Sunday condemned the arrest of Salihu Yakasai, former special adviser on Media to Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). The legal luminary said it is no crime for any citizen to call for President Muhammadu Buhari’s resignation. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG…
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I was never invited by the Police-Sunday Igboho
Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo fondly called Sunday Igboho, has said he was never invited by the police.He noted that any attempt to arrest him on Yorubaland will fail. Igboho made the statement in an encounter with Punch. The activist who has been in the spotlight for serving a quit notice on Fulani…
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DSS speaks on alleged attempted arrest of Sunday Igboho
The Department of State Services (DSS) said the service has not made any attempt to arrest Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as “Igboho”, contrary to publications in some sections of the media. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Afunanya said the publication that…
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TRENDING VIDEO: DSS, other security operatives ‘attack’ Sunday Igboho on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway
An agitator for Oodua Republic, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Friday raised an alarm over an attempt by security operatives who attempted to arrest him on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway In a viral video shared by former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, Sunday Igboho, who was surrounded by some of his supporters was barely dressed…
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TRENDING: Amotekun arrests secondary students for ‘behaving’ like Naira Marley [VIDEO]
A viral video of some secondary school students arrested by the Western Nigeria Security Network (Amotekun) has surfaced online. According to the narrator in the video, the students were caught in their school bush by the Amotekun corps. The narrator said the students were arrested for behaving like popular controversial artiste, Naira Marley. However, TheNewsGuru.com,…
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Amnesty International condemns arrest, asks FG to drop charges against Sowore, others
Global human rights organisation, Amnesty International has condemned the arrest of the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, and four others. In a series of tweets on Saturday, it called for the immediate release of the activists and demanded that the charges against them be dropped. The group said Sowore and others were unlawfully…