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Police arrest two men with 125 rounds of live ammunition in Bayelsa
Operatives of the Anti-kidnapping Unit of Police Command in Bayelsa have arrested one Solomon Ibe, 43 years, and Chris Amuka 23 years at Ovom Waterside, Yenagoa, for the alleged possession of 125 rounds of live ammunition.
Police rescue kidnap, robbery victim in Delta
Police in Delta rescued one Mr James Emmanuel from suspected kidnappers/robbers on Saturday in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state.
FCT: Police arrest 17 suspects for cultism
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested 17 suspects over cultism along Gwagwalada, Gwagwa, Lugbe and Kurudma axis of the territory.
Police arrest three, recover stolen household items in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested three criminal suspects allegedly involved in attempted murder, armed robbery and receiving of stolen property in the state.
Police arraign two over ‘smoking’ of Indian hemp
The police in Osun, on Wednesday, arraigned two persons, Abiodun Aleko, 20 and Abubakar Ali, 22, before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court for allegedly smoking Indian hemp.
Police arrest ‘robbers’ with 11 phones, N139, 000
“The combined team of policemen and local Vigilante men on patrol sighted the suspects at the Ikorodu Round About while allegedly robbing innocent commuters and passers by in the area, and were arrested.
Police confirm arrest of man with 47 wraps of Indian hemp, codeine syrup
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a man identified simply as Mr. Lucky Afejuku with 47 wraps of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp, 10 pieces of skunk weeds popularly known as SK in transparent plastic containers and five bottles of codeine syrup of 100 milligrams each.
Court remands two for ‘fighting’ police officer
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun, on Monday, remanded two persons: Omotayo Damilola, 24 and Lekan Aderibigbe, 25, for allegedly fighting a police officer while performing his lawful duty.
Police arrest 10 suspected armed robbers, drug peddlers, recover exhibits
The FCT Police Command has arrested 10 suspects for armed robbery and drug peddling along Mpape, Kado-Biko and Life-Camp axis of Abuja.
Police collaborate with AFRIPOL, INTERPOL to check influx of arms
Worried by the influx of arms and ammunitions into Nigeria, the Nigeria Police Force said it is collaborating with the African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL); the International Police, (INTERPOL) and other regional security bodies to check the menace.
Police recover decomposing bodies of two missing children in Delta
Police have recovered decomposing remains of two missing children, Kelvin Izakpa (10) and Fega Izakpa (7) inside an abandoned car in Abraka community of Delta State.
Three nabbed with 50 wraps of cocaine in Delta
Police operatives of the Delta State Command yesterday nabbed three men with 50 wraps of drugs suspected to be cocaine.
Troops kill bandits in night ambush in Kaduna
Troops of Operation Thunder Strike have neutralized two bandits during a night ambush operation along the Gwagwada-Chikun road in Chikun local government area.
Local hunters arrest, disarm bandits in Kwara
Arms and ammunition have been recovered from suspected bandits by professional local hunters and vigilante groups at a location between Femite and Masudo in Igbaja District of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.
‘Car snatchers, drug peddlers’ arrested at Abuja
The FCT Police Command has arrested 40 suspects for car snatching, drug peddling, armed robbery and public nuisance, along Abaji, Gwarinpa, Asokoro, Jabi-Daki Biyu and Mabushi axis
NDLEA seizes Tramadol capsules worth N50 million in Adamawa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 46.8 kilograms of suspected Tramadol capsules worth N50 million in Mubi, Mubi North Local Government area of Adamawa.
Cross River schoolgirl: I had no plan to shoot my teacher
Promise Idorenyin, an SS2 student of Community Secondary School, Ikot Ewa, in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state was paraded alongside her 38-year old lover, Okon Effiom Edet, who owns the locally-made double barrel pistol.
Four held for ‘gang-raping’ teenager in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command attached to Ejigbo Division on 16th February 2021, at about 10 pm arrested four suspects for gang-raping a teenager in Ejigbo area of Lagos.
Ondo: Amotekun arrests four suspects over killing of vigilantes
Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps, have arrested four suspects over the Thursday’s killing of two officers of the outfit and burning of its operational vehicle and motorcycles at Ago Sanusi in Owo Local Government Area of the state.
NDLEA arraigns man for allegedly dealing in Indian hemp
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Wednesday, arraigned a 20-year-old man, Olarewaju Oderinde, before a Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti, over alleged dealing in 500g of cannabis sativa (Indian hemp).
Police arraign nine men for smoking Indian hemp
The police charged Ibrahim Jelili, 42; Emmanuel Christian, 28; Peter Teniola, 41; Lateef Akodun, 27; Olufemi Falola, 47; Damilare Ayeitan, 22; Olawale Fashokun, 32; Ibrahim Giwa, 32 and Daniel Ohonme, 25 with breach of peace, conspiracy and unlawful possession of India hemp.
Police arrest 19 suspects over cult clash in Lagos
Following the cult clashes at Alakuko, Dalemo and Kola areas of Lagos State, the police said they had arrested 19 suspects and restored normalcy to the areas.
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