Tag: Arrest
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Army arrest 23 suspected cultists, 15 pipeline vandals
The Nigerian Army said on Saturday that it arrested 23 suspected cultists, who were conducting physical training for new recruits, initiation, robbery and kidnapping. The army also said that it arrested 15 other persons suspected to be pipeline vandals and recovered 31 jerry cans of refined petroleum products in the process. Maj.-Gen. Enobong Udoh, the…
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Video of Sen Omo Agege being led into police hilux van
The Senator representing Delta Central, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege who allegedly led hoodlums to cart away the national assembly’s mace has been arrested by the Nigerian Police. Recall that the senate through its spokesman, Abdullahi Sabi, has described the incident as a treasonable felony and vows the incident will be treated as such. Watch video:
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PHOTOS: Police arrest Senator Ovie Omo-Agege over invasion of senate
The police have arrested Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who was accused of leading thugs to steal the mace at the Senate. According to reports reaching TheNewsguru, Omo-Agege was whisked away in a waiting police van. A source who spoke to TheNewsGuru.com on the incident said about 10 suspected thugs who came to the venue with the…
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BREAKING: Police arrest Senator Ovie Omo-Agege over invasion of senate
The police have arrested Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who was accused of leading thugs to steal the mace at the Senate. According to reports reaching TheNewsguru, Omo-Agege was whisked away in a waiting police van. A source who spoke to TheNewsGuru.com on the incident said about 10 suspected thugs who came to the venue with the…
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Shiite Abuja protest : Police denies reports of deaths, arrest 115
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday, said it arrested 115 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria ( IMN) during a violent protest in Abuja. The police also debunked stories in the social media that some lives were lost. “No life was lost in the violent protest as the police…
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Police arrest 19 suspects for kidnapping, cattle rustling, other offences in Niger
The Police Command in Niger have announced the arrest of 16 suspected cattle rustlers, kidnappers and armed robbers that have been terrorising residents of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Muhammadu Abubakar, said this in a statement on Monday in Minna. He said that two suspected kidnappers were arrested with three AK 47…
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Troops arrest Boko Haram spy, kill 7 insurgents in Borno
The Nigerian Army yesterday said its troops killed seven Boko Haram insurgents in the ongoing clearance operation in separate ambushes in Borno. The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, made the disclosure in a statement in Maiduguri. Nwachukwu disclosed the troops also arrested a suspected Boko Haram insurgents’ spy, Modu…
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EFCC, ONSA arrest Boroh, recover $9m cash from Abuja home
Operatives of EFCC and ONSA, have discovered $9 million cash at the residence of the sacked Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, retired Brig.-Gen. Paul Tarelah Boroh. Boroh, who was Special Adviser on Niger Delta to President Muhammadu Buhari has also been arrested. The discovery of the cash was made a few hours after his…
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Constituency projects: EFCC secures order to arrest House Minority Leader, Leo Ogor
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured a warrant from a court to arrest the Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, Leo Ogor, over alleged 20 constituency projects, which were tagged as “suspiciously unexecuted”. According to a report by The Nation, the anti-graft agency may effect the arrest of the Minority Leader…
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Boko Haram leader, Shekau escapes arrest
The leader of insurgent group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has again escaped from being captured by men of the Nigerian Army. According to the BBC, Shekau escaped from his hideout inside the Sambisa Forest, leaving behind some of his clothing, chewing stick and a pistol. A source from the vigilante force working with the Army…