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...
Operatives of the Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cybercrime Squad, attached to the Delta State Police Command, have arrested a 47-year-old native doctor, Okonji Chimeze, in connection with two automatic pump-action guns and one cutlass. The police spokesperson, Bright Edafe, confirmed the arrest to our correspondent in Asaba today, reports The Gu...
The Tactical Squad operatives of the Lagos state Police Command said they have trailed and arrested a suspected hired killer and alleged head of a killer gang and cultist kingpin, who has been terrorising the Mushin area of Lagos State and its environs, Wasiu Akinwande, also known as Olori Eso. A statement by the command […]
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a suspected murderer, who is a member of a cult group responsible for the death of a former DPO of Ahoada Police Division, SP Bako Angbashim. In a statement released by the command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, it was revealed that the cult group, which the arrested […]
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