Tag: Arrest
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Police arrest four men for allegedly gang raping 2 minors in Yobe
The Police Command in Yobe on Monday said it had arrested four men for allegedly gang raping minors in various parts of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu. He said three of the alleged rapists, Musa Mohammed,…
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Falana to sue police, over arrest, torture of Sowore
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has said the Publisher, Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore has asked him to sue the Nigerian Police for torturing and violating his fundamental human right. Sowore was arrested along with his friends for leading a “crossover protest” in Abuja. He accused Nigerian police of violating his human right. In…
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Troops murder 12 bandits, arrest 26 others in Katsina
Troops of the Operation Sahel Sanity based in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, in their various operations from 12 to 29, November 2020, killed no fewer than twelve bandits and arrested twenty-six others. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier Benard Onyeuko, represented by Colonel Aminu Iliyasu, made the disclosure in Faskari at…
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Court orders immediate arrest of Atiku’s son over failure to obey judgment
The Upper Area Court, Kubwa, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the immediate arrest of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, son of Nigeria’s former Vice President. The order was made by the judge, Hon Bashir Danmaisule, following Abubakar’s failure to comply with a judgment that he should hand over their three sons to his divorced wife, Maryam Sherif. Sherif…
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BREAKING: Court revokes Abdulrasheed Maina’s bail, orders his arrest
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the revocation of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT)’s bail. Justice Okon Abang, who gave the order in a ruling, also issued a bench warrant for Maina’s arrest anywhere he is sighted. The EFCC’s Lawyer, Mohammed Abubakar, while making the applications, had told…
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#EndSARS: Police arrest suspected looters, recover stolen items in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom Police Command have arrested 10 persons suspected to have participated in the vandalization, looting and burning of public and private properties during the EndSARS protest in Uyo on Thursday. The police also recovered some items worth millions of Naira which were allegedly stolen by the hoodlums from supermarkets, electronic and phone shops.…
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JUST IN: Embattled ex-minister, Kenneth Gbagi runs to Abuja court, to restrain Police from arresting him
Information reaching TheNewsGuru.com, TNG, has it that embattled former Minister of Education (State), Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi has approached Abuja Division of the Federal High Court to seek protection against police investigation over alleged molestation of his hotel staff in Warri, Delta State. TNG reports that this is sequel to the Inspector General of Police’s order…
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Photo: Manchester United captain Harry Maguire arrested on Greek Island
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire and two other unidentified persons arrested in the Greek Island of Mykonos for assaulting policemen, will face the state prosecutor today. Maguire, 27, spent the night in a cell along with two other men thought to be fellow players aged 28 and 29. The trio will face the state prosecutor…
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#RevolutionProtest: Buhari has taken Nigeria back to military era – Concerned Nigerians Group
Pro-democracy and Human rights group, Concerned Nigerians have condemned the arrest, harassment and dehumanization of #RevolutionNow protesters in Abuja and other parts of the country. The group in a press statement by its spokesperson, Agada Abu Theophilus, condemned the high-handedness and unprofessional handling of protesters by security forces. “We condemn in its entirety, the arrest…
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Viral video: Police arrest two officers, over maltreatment of lady arrested with boyfriend
Two Police Officers attached to Area ‘A’ Command, Lion Building, Lagos, ASP Tijani Olatunji and Inspector Gboyega Oyeniyi, have been arrested in connecting with the viral video in which a lady was dehumanised after her arrest with a suspected armed robber and kidnapper in Ibadan, Oyo State. The Force Public Relations Officer, Deputy Commissioner of…