Tag: Arrest
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Seun Kuti: Police action violates Sec 5 of the Admin of Criminal Justice Law -Lawyer
Counsel to Seun Kuti, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, SAN has said the action so far by the police on his client violates Section 5 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law. In a statement he said: “Following his encounter with a policeman on the Third Mainland Bridge on Saturday the 13th May, 2023, my client, Mr. Seun…
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Seun Kuti handcuffed, detained; Police release statement
The Police Command in Lagos State said the Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, who allegedly assaulted a police officer, turned in himself to the police on Monday. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin.
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Three arrested after seven men allegedly gang-rape 14-Year- Old girl in Oshogbo
Three young men who allegedly gang-raped a teenage girl and threatened to kill her have been arrested in Oshogbo, the Osun State Capital. The 14-year-old victim was reportedly on her way to the tailoring shop were she was an apprentice on 12 February 2023 when one of the suspects identified as Usman Abiodun Alowonle, accosted…
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Controversial singer, Portable to enjoy weekend in police cell
After the expiration of a 72-hour ultimatum given to controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, by the police, he has been arrested and would be charged to court. Recall that the police had asked the ‘Zazoo Zehh’ crooner to turn himself in following allegations of assault. The singer would now remain in police custody till…
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Police invade Portable’s bar, singer resists arrest (VIDEO)
Nigerian controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, a.k.a Portable, has resisted an arrest attempt on him by some police officers at his Ogun State bar. The Zazu crooner seen in a live video on Tuesday, challenged the authority of the policemen as they tried to cart him away with his people. In a video, the singer claimed…
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Interpol arrests corps member behind ‘Gistlover’
A member of the National Youths Service Corps, Mr. Emeh Nnamdi, who was declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force for impersonation and defamation of character, has been arrested. Nnamdi was reported to have been arrested during a joint operation by INTERPOL
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Just In: Simon Ekpa arrested by Finnish govt
Finnish authorities have arrested pro-Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa. According to a Finland news outlet HS, the police escorted the separatist out of his apartment in Lahti on Thursday.
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Naira scarcity: Gbajabiamila regrets not signing warrant to arrest CBN gov, Emefiele
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has expressed regret for not signing a warrant for the arrest of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. Gbajabiamila also said that the House would have no option but to reconvene
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DSS intercepts syndicates allegedly selling new Naira notes
The Department of State Services (DSS) said it has intercepted some syndicates in parts of the country for allegedly selling the newly redesigned Naira notes. This is contained in a statement issued by Dr. Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer of the DSS on Monday in Abuja.
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ICPC re-arrest former JAMB registrar, Ojerinde at court premises
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), on Thursday, re-arrested Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The operatives of ICPC made the arrest shortly after