The Police Command in Ebonyi has detained a middle-aged-man, Chukwuma Onwe, for allegedly selling his 5-day-old son for N1.5 million. Onwe, a native of Nwezenyi-Igbeagu Community in Izzi Local Government Area of the state, was apprehended when his would-be wife, Philomena Iroko, alerted her neighbour, who informed the police of the husband’s a...
Eighteen people have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command after a protest at Tejuosho Market, Surulere, turned violent yesterday. The suspects, along with others still at large, were said to have vandalised a bank branch in the market while claiming to protest a power outage, reports Nigerian Tribune. The Deputy Public Relations Off...
The Niger State Police Command has apprehended nine suspects involved in a staged self-kidnap and a fraudulent demand for a ₦7 million ransom. The command’s spokesperson, Wasiu Abiodun, revealed this in a statement released today, explaining that the suspects were participants in a Ponzi scheme. According to Abiodun, one of the suspects conspi...
The Police Command in Lagos State has detained a self-proclaimed traditional ruler who attempted to deceive the public by unlawfully parading himself as the ‘Obi of Lagos’ during an unauthorised installation ceremony. The Command deputy spokesperson, DSP Babaseyi Oluseyi, confirmed this in a statement yesterday in Lagos. He said that the suspe...
•N1million fake currency The Police Command in Oyo State says it has arrested a male driver, (name withheld), allegedly in possession of N1,000,000 fake currency. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Adewale Osifeso, made this known in a statement he issued in Ibadan yesterday. Osifeso stated that the suspect was arrested b...
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old woman, Mrs. Sanmori Taiwo, and her husband, 62-year-old Pastor Sanmori Joshua, for allegedly faking her abduction to extort a ₦10 million ransom from her relatives residing abroad. According to a statement from the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, the inciden...
•A newborn baby The Cross River Police Force have arrested two nurses and a soldier over allegations and theft of a newborn baby in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State. Zagazola Makama, a security expert reports that the suspects were apprehended after the baby’s mother, 19-year-old Justina Valentine Boniface of Aningeje village...
The Imo State Police Command has arrested Pastor Ikenna Emmanuel and one Franklin Chizoba for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman in Orlu. Police spokesperson Henry Okoye, in a statement this evening, said the suspects lured the victim to the pastor’s residence on June 30, 2025, under the guise of offering prayers for her. Upon arrival, [&hel...
The police have arrested the Director of Investigation and Prosecution with the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Mr Joseph Eriki, and one Boniface Agwu over allegations of forgery. While Agwu is the first defendant in a nine-count charge filed by the Federal Government, marked FCT/HC/CR/87/2025, bordering on alleged criminal co...
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two men for allegedly sodomising a 12-year-old boy. The spokesperson of the Command, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement today. He said police have arrested the suspects, Lukman Mohammed and Musa Halilu, following a complaint by the victim’s father. According to the Police Public...
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