Delta police arrest 20-year-old kidnapper, cultist, others
The Delta State Police Command has arrested five suspects involved in kidnapping, robbery, and cultism.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Edafe Bright, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
The...
Police rescue additional seven abducted varsity students
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued an additional seven abducted students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Kogi State.
PUNCH Online reported that...
Police parade ex-Oyo motor park boss, Auxiliary for murder, others
Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Hamzat Adebola, on Thursday, paraded the former Chairman, Park Management System, Lamidi Mukaila fondly called Auxiliary.
It was reported that the Department of...
70-year-old butcher beaten to death in Ibadan
A 70-year-old butcher, simply identified as Yekeen Alaja has been reportedly beaten to death in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday.
Investigations by PUNCH Metro revealed that Alaja was...
Man remanded for alleged abduction, rape of minor in Ekiti
An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti on Thursday ordered the remand of a 25-year-old man, Olamide Oni, in correctional custody for alleged abduction and...
36 Assembly Speakers back state police
The Speakers of the Houses of Assembly across 36 states in the country, on Thursday, backed the ongoing constitution review exercise for the creation of state police.
The...
Convicted drug baron laundered N400m using illicit trade –NDLEA official
An official of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Uduo Achu, on Wednesday, narrated to the Federal High Court in Lagos how a convicted drug baron, Steve...
IG unveils new police response unit in Ogun
The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has unveiled the Complaint Response Unit and Technical Intelligence Unit in the Ogun State Police Command.
The gesture was to improve...
NCoS to probe alleged fraudulent activities by Ogun inmate
The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Correctional Service says it will investigate an allegation by a Lagos-based businesswoman, Grace Ogunrinde, that an inmate, Ismalia Amaduli, allegedly...
Customs Board confirms appointment of 5 DCGs, 8 ACGs
Nigeria Customs Service Board has confirmed the appointment of five Deputy Comptrollers general and eight Assistant Comptrollers general.
Customs spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada disclosed this in a statement on...