The Anambra State Police Command has arrested four men over an alleged plot to murder a businessman and take over his landed properties in Ukwulu, Dunukofia Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, identified as Obiora Nwankwo (38), Chiadikobi Okoye (36), Emmanuel Mboko (42), and Ifeanyi Obi (37), were arrested at different locations in…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued five underage children from suspected traffickers in Edo State. The children were allegedly being taken to the Benin Republic under the guise of securing better educational opportunities for them. The NAPTIP Kebbi State Command rescued the children from a suspected gang leader…
Seventeen armed bandits have been killed while 10 police officers lost their lives during a gun battle at Makuku village in Kebbi State. The clash took place in Zuru Emirate, along the Kebbi-Zamfara border, after the bandits reportedly stormed the community with plans to attack residents and possibly abduct some of them. The Kebbi State…
Tupac’s Long-Unsolved Murder Returns to Court Almost 30 years after Tupac Shakur’s death, his murder case is finally heading to trial in Las Vegas. Jury selection began on Monday for Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former gang leader accused of helping organise the rapper’s killing. Davis, 63, faces one count of murder with a deadly…
Police in Ogun State have rescued seven kidnap victims and neutralised three suspected kidnappers during coordinated security operations. The operation was carried out by the Ogun State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Army and other security agencies. Police spokesperson Oluseyi Babaseyi disclosed the development in a…
A former Thai lawmaker has allegedly shot dead a local government official in Nonthaburi province before confessing to the killing during a YouTube livestream. Former Nonthaburi MP Chalong Reawraeng allegedly shot Thongchai Yenprasert outside Thongchai’s office on Monday. Thongchai, a retired police colonel, was president of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO). He was shot…
Operatives of the Nigerian Police Special Tactical Squad have shot dead a suspected bandit kingpin identified as Ojiogu Elumah Martin, widely known as “Acid.” This followed a gun battle at his hideout in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The operation was launched on the direct orders of Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Rilwan Disu,…
The Kogi State Police Command and the Nigerian Army have launched a large-scale joint operation across forest corridors in the Okene-Auchi axis. Deploying tactical teams, drones, and cross-state security personnel in an ongoing search for victims of a kidnapping along the Okene-Auchi Road. Police spokesperson ASP Afusat Salisu confirmed the operation in a statement on…
The Benue State Police Command has arrested five Pakistani nationals following intelligence-led operations in rural areas of Otukpo and Okpokwu local government areas. This raises questions about the purpose and nature of their presence in the state. Police Public Relations Officer DSP Peter Aondongu confirmed the arrests in a statement on Saturday. He said the…
The Department of State Services has arrested three additional suspects connected to the kidnapping of Professor Samuel Avengbe Okunsebor, Dean of Agriculture at Nasarawa State University. This brings the total number of people held in connection with the case to five. According to a security source, DSS operatives apprehended the three men on Friday night….
