Tag: Arrest
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15 Nigerian cultists arrested in Italy
No fewer than 15 Nigerian cultists have been arrested by the Italian Police, known as Polizia di Stato. Those arrested reportedly belonged to members of the deadly ‘Eiye’ confraternity. A statement from the Italian police said the suspected cultists were arrested on Tuesday in an operation dubbed “Pesha.” Members of the gang were also accused…
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COVID-19 guidelines: FRSC arrest 1,460 drivers in Lagos
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Sector Command, said it impounded 1,460 vehicles for violating COVID-19 guidelines against overloading in the state between April and June. The Sector Commander, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. Ogungbemide said the command had started the tour…
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Hushpuppi alledgedly hires Michael Jackson’s former lawyer to represent him in court
There are unconfirmed reports that Ray Hushpuppi has hired a former lawyer to Michael Jackson, Mark Geragos, to represent him in court. Though Hushpuppi is yet to confirm the rumour, however, members of his inner circle have brought it to the limelight. The producer and singer Samklef confirmed the news via his official Instagram. He…
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DSS clears air on alleged arrest of acting EFCC chair, Ibrahim Magu
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday said its officials did not arrest the acting Chairman of the conomic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The DSS said this in a terse statement by its Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya. “The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to inform the public that it did not…
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Police arrest NUJ chairman
The Chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ebonyi State chapter, Comrade Tony Nwizi, has been reportedly arrested by the Police. Details of his arrest, which are still sketchy at the time of this report, indicated that he was allegedly arrested following directives issued by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. But reacting to…
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Dubai Police: Hushpuppi, Woodberry planning $435m cyber heist before arrest [Other messy deals revealed]
Brigadier Jamal Salem Al Jallaf, Director of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Dubai Police said Hushpuppi and his gang were planning a $435million cyber fraud on a global scale, before they were busted. Al Jallaf told Gulf Today, that the simultaneous raids of Hushpuppi and his gang yielded incriminating documents, which have since been confiscated.…
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LASU undergraduate kissing three-year-old step sister in viral video arrested [Photo/Video]
The police command in Lagos has arrested a young man, Adeyeye Oluwatosin Babatunde, who was captured kissing a minor. Adeyeye recently went viral and triggered the wrath of so many Nigerians after a video of him sucking the lips of his three-year-old step-sister surfaced online. He, however, apologized. But that is definitely not enough for…
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Nnamdi Kanu heads to court over arrest of IPOB members in Delta
The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday said he would sue the Federal Government and Inspector-General of Police for illegal arrest of the IPOB members in Delta State. Police in the state arrested about 10 members of the organisation on Wednesday allegedly in possession of 15 AK47 rifles said to…
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Police arrest nine suspected IPOB members in Delta
Delta State Police Command on Wednesday said it had arrested nine suspected members of the outlawed group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and recovered 13 police service rifles from them. Mr Hafiz Inuwa, the state’s Commissioner of Police alleged that the men who were arrested in April were behind the numerous deadly attacks on policemen…
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Court orders arrest of council chairman over diversion of COVID-19 palliatives
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano on Wednesday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Malam Kabiru Ado-Panshekara, the Chairman of Kumbotso Local Government Council in the state for failure to appear before it. The Presiding Judge, Magistrate Musa Ibrahim, issued the warrant following the refusal of the defendant to appear in court to…