•Yusuf Mahmuda with his cut finger The Kano State Police Command has arrested five suspects, including a young man who cut off his own finger after being promised ₦80 million in an alleged occult arrangement. ‎Police spokesman, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said the incident happened on August 29, 2026, when 27‑year‑old Yusuf Mahmuda of Rano [&...
The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested one Bello Abubakar over an attempt to kill a commercial motorcycle rider, Bello Umar, and steal his motorcycle in Wasagu area of the state. The police said the victim was found with a serious head injury at Tungar Dariya Bush, near Makera Village in Shanga area of the […]
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have paraded a 42-year-old man, identified as Oji Okoro, for allegedly sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy. Okoro was paraded alongside 15 other suspects arrested for various offences, including alleged kidnapping, vandalism, staged kidnapping and unlawful possession of firearms, reports Daily Sun. Par...
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old man, Samuel Akoade, for allegedly killing his mother, Mrs. Olufunke Amoo, in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The Command disclosed this in a brief made available to our correspondent, stating that the tragic incident occurred yesterday, Sunday, August 16, 2026, reports Da...
An unidentified man has been found dead in an uncompleted building at Albishiri Area in Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger. The community leader, Dangana Abubakar, said residents discovered the body hanging inside the uncompleted building in the morning yesterday, reports NAN. According to him, it was the second time that a dead body was...
The Kano State government has arraigned one Ali Sulaiman Adam of Gadon Kaya before Kano State High Court No. 15 over the alleged murder of his wife, Maryam Nababa Badamasi. The state counsel filed a two-count charge against the defendant, bordering on culpable homicide and arson, alleging that he set the room where the incident […]
A 30-year-old Rivers resident identified as Richard Emmanuel has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his female lover, Caroline Sunday, over infidelity accusation. The incident happened at Abraham Street, Eneka community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, reports Daily Trust. Residents told our correspondent tha...
Residents of Ukehe and Agu-Ekwegbe communities, in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State, have been thrown into shock and mourning, following two gruesome murder incidents involving family members. The Enugu State Police Command confirmed that the incidents occurred on May 15, 2026, and involved alleged beheadings carried out by two ...
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man, Sagir Muntari, over an alleged attempted witchcraft-related offence at the General Hospital, Funtua, in Katsina State. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists today in Katsina. According to the statem...
The Police have arrested Idrisu Musa, a 25-year-old resident of Kebbi State, who reportedly attacked a couple, Muhammed Haruna and his wife, Habiba with a cutlas at Asarara, a village in Kimba District, Jega Local Government Area of the state. A statement by the police said the suspect had reportedly intimidated the couple with a […]
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