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THE police, on Friday, arraigned Oladimeji Timothy, 20, and Shola Emmanuel, 23 before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun for alleged fraud. The prosecutor, Insp Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the court that the defendants committed the…

President Muhamadu Buhari has directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to work with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to produce modalities for the implementation of recommendations of the commission’s panel among which is…

The Anambra State police command on Friday said it has arrested one suspected members of a cult group during their nocturnal meeting on how to launch an attack on their perceived rivals in the state. The cultists were holding their…

A Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced two farmers to seven years in prison for cattle rustling. Delivering judgment, Magistrate Hauwa Yusuf, sentenced Abdullahi Abubakar and Musa Shehu, after they pleaded guilty to three counts…

Twelve persons in Jigawa have been arrested over alleged kidnapping, armed robbery and illegal possession of firearms, Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Bala Senchi, has said. Senchi told newsmen in Dutse on Friday, said that seven…

The Police in Enugu State says it has arrested two notorious armed robbery suspects and recovered arms as part of efforts to curb criminal activities in the state. The command said that it recovered one locally-made chief revolver pistol…

Men of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested some armed syndicate who specialise in robbing bank customers in Akure metropolis. Nemesis caught up with one of the hoodlums in Ayedun area of the state capital, after trailing a…

The Sokoto state police Commissioner, CP. Ibrahim Kaoje has declared Sokoto state a no go area for criminals, saying his mission is to get the state rid of illegal activities. The Commissioner stated this while parading an Islamic…

A Grade 1 Area Court at Mpape, Abuja on Monday granted bail to one Lucky Osagie in the sum N500, 000, accused of cheating a businessman, Emmanuel Akpan. Osagie, who resides in Jahi II area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is being…

The police on Wednesday arraigned 25-year-old staff of ‘May bands Limited”, Ejiroghene Dafe, who allegedly stole N5.5 million realised from the sale of wristwatches, in an Upper Area Court, Mpape, Abuja. Dafe is charged with three counts…