Category: Crime

Ondo Police Arrest Four Officers Over Viral Stop-and-Search Video, Launch Probe

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The Ondo State Police Command has arrested four police officers captured in a viral social media video allegedly making unprofessional and ethnically insensitive remarks to a member of the public during a stop-and-search operation along the Lagos–Benin Expressway. Addressing journalists in Akure on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abayomi Jimoh, said the officers had been identified and taken into custody on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Felix Ohagwu. The officers were identified as AP/No. 207454 ASP Elomore Sodayo, AP/No. 332012 Inspector Adefila Adewale, AP/No.…

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Delta Police Nab Wanted Cultist, Recover Four Locally-Made Guns

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The Delta State Police Command has recorded another breakthrough in its sustained crackdown on cultism with the arrest of a suspected notorious cultist and the recovery of four locally fabricated firearms in Jesse, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state.   The Command said the suspect, Oghenebuba Mamatime, 28, who is allegedly a member of the Eiye Confraternity, was arrested on July 21, 2026, by operatives of the Jesse Division in collaboration with community youths.   According to a statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer,…

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Fake Facebook, WhatsApp Accounts: Delta Health Commissioner Warns Public Against Job Scam

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  The Delta State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, has alerted members of the public to the activities of fraudsters impersonating him on Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media platforms to extort money from unsuspecting job seekers with false promises of securing employment in the Delta State Civil Service.   In a disclaimer issued on Wednesday, the Commissioner said the syndicate had been using fake social media accounts and the WhatsApp phone number 07055502867 to falsely present themselves as him while demanding financial payments from victims in exchange for…

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Police Arrest Three Bayelsa Ministry Staff Over Alleged N500 Million Equipment Theft

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By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa   The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested three staff members of the State Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity over the alleged theft of government equipment valued at more than N500 million.   The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Musa Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement issued in Yenagoa.   The arrested suspects were identified as Wadi Igiran, 51, from Biseni community in Yenagoa LGA, a hairdressing instructor; Nikade Sunday, 59, from Agbere community in Sagbama LGA; and Azabia Yakie, 59, from…

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Police Foil Suspected Cult Initiation in Delta, Recover Guns, Seven Vehicles

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The Delta State Police Command says it has foiled a suspected cult initiation ceremony in Orogun Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state, recovering firearms, ammunition, seven vehicles and other items. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Asaba. According to the statement, the operation followed credible intelligence that members of the Black Axe Confraternity, also known as Aye, were conducting an initiation ceremony in a forest in Orogun. Edafe said operatives of the Command’s…

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Police Arrest Four Suspected Kidnappers recover Pistol, Ammunition In South East

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Four suspected kidnappers have been arrested in separate operations at various locations across Anambra state, recovering a locally fabricated pistol, live ammunition, an axe and other items believed to be linked to their criminal activities. The command said the arrests followed sustained intelligence-led operations by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, as part of efforts to tackle violent crimes in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Awka. Ikenga said one of the suspects, identified as Okoye…

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Teacher Accused Of Flogging 12-Year-Old Boy To Death Surrenders As Anambra Police Intensify Probe

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The woman accused of flogging a 12-year-old boy to death in Adazi-Ani, Anambra State, has surrendered to the police following days of intensive manhunt by security operatives. The Anambra State Police Command said the suspect, identified as Mrs. Dim Ebere, 47, voluntarily reported at the Neni Divisional Police Headquarters after sustained operations by the Command’s Safe School Protection Squad, working alongside officers of the Neni Division and with the support of community leaders and stakeholders. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday,…

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Police Launch Manhunt For Anambra Teacher Over Alleged Flogging Death Of 12-year-old

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The Anambra State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a teacher alleged to have flogged a 12-year-old pupil to death at a school in Adazi-Ani, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state. The Command said it has activated its Safe School Initiative Operatives, led by the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, ACP Harrison Oruruo, to track down the suspect and ensure justice for the deceased. A statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that police operatives attached to the…

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POCACOV Seeks Anambra Govt Support For Statewide Anti-Cultism Campaign

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The Anambra State chapter of the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) has engaged the state government ahead of a statewide advocacy and sensitization campaign aimed at tackling cultism, substance abuse, cybercrime and other social vices. The engagement, held on Friday at the Office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), forms part of preparations for the visit of the National Coordinator of POCACOV and the commencement of the campaign across the state. The delegation, led by the state coordinator of POCACOV, HRM Igwe Daniel Obelle of…

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Troops Rescue Nine Kidnap Victims, Recover 56 Rustled Livestock, Arrest Terror Suspect In Katsina

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  Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued nine kidnapped victims, recovered 56 rustled livestock and arrested a suspected terrorist in separate operations across Katsina State. The operations, carried out through intelligence-driven missions, are part of ongoing efforts by the military to sustain pressure on terrorists and other criminal elements operating in the North-West. In a statement obtained from the verified Facebook handle, HQ Nigerian Army , on Friday, the Media Information Officer of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, said troops of…

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