The Bauchi police command says it has arrested two students for allegedly stealing 100 mobile phones and other electronics from Wunti market. In a statement on Friday, Ahmed Wakil, Bauchi police spokesperson, said the suspects, both aged 15, are Hamza Sadiq and Adamu Ahmadu. Wakil said officers from the Operation Restore Peace (ORP) unit acted […]
Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court has found the five suspects involved in the Offa robbery incidents guilty of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery, and culpable homicide. According to the judge, the offences are punishable by death. The incident happened in April 2018. Delivering the judgement which lasted three and half […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has revoked the banking licence of Heritage Bank Plc, effective immediately. This decision was made due to the bank’s failure to improve its financial performance, posing a threat to financial stability. The apex bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communication Department, Sidi Ali, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. […]
The Nigerian Army has arrested two soldiers for alleged involvement in the stealing of armoured cable at Dangote refinery in Lagos Army spokesperson, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, April 17. Nwachukwu said the army was “deeply concerned” about the incident, but the criminal act of the two soldiers was […]
A man has lost his life while attempting to vandalise a BEDC Electricity transformer along Airport Road, Benin City. The unidentified man had managed to sever some cables before being fatally electrocuted. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of the morning, drew the attention of bystanders who were shocked by what they […]
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has said that Police operatives have finally arrested four robbery kingpins who raided three new-generation banks in Otukpo, Benue State. The IGP disclosed this during his last press briefing for the year and meeting with senior field commanders at the police headquarters in Abuja. According to […]
Troops of Sector 1 of the Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA II on Friday, arrested one Mr Chimezie Chukwu AKA Biggi an escapee of Jos Prison Break during a raid in the hideout of unknown gunmen in Ugbakwa Village in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. A statement by […]
The Nigeria Police Force has revealed that two suspects were killed during a chase of armed robbers who robbed a bank, attacked a police station and killed some police officers in Benue State on Friday. The PUNCH reports that the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Otukpo, Chief Superintendent John Adikwu, three other police […]
Daredevil armed robbers on Friday stormed three banks in the Otukpo area of Benue State and carted away money several millions of naira. The suspected robbers were said to have driven into the town around 3:15 p.m. and used dynamites to force the door open. Seven people, including policemen and a former councillor transacting […]
The Abia State Police Command has arrested several suspects including an armed robbery suspect, an alleged electricity transformer thief, and eight accused of engaging in illegal drug trade. The Abia State Police Command has arrested several suspects including an armed robbery suspect, an alleged electricity transformer thief, and eight accused of engaging in illegal […]
