Crime
Police Probe Adamawa DPO over bail extortion allegations
The command orders a discreet investigation after residents accused the divisional officer of arbitrary arrests, unlawful detention and bail extortion...
Read moreDetailsOyo police arrest 10 over alleged human parts trade
Suspects were arrested in Iseyin and Saki after months of surveillance, with suspected human remains and charms recovered The Oyo...
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EFCC Arraigns Man Over N56.4m Hajj Fraud
Lawal Musa faces 57 counts after allegedly collecting pilgrimage funds from 10 cattle breeders and failing to secure their 2023...
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Benue bus attack leaves 14 passengers kidnapped, five rescued
The Benue State Police Command, led by Commissioner of Police Cletus Nwadiogbu, confirmed the rescue of five of 14 passengers...
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₦3.57bn smuggling haul seized as Ogun customs tighten border control
ABUJA, Nigeria, August 14, 2026: Oladapo Afeni, Acting Customs Area Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service Ogun I Area Command,...
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Kwara police foil N1.6m AK-47 bid by suspect
Sanda Aliyu allegedly sought the rifle to rise within a kidnapping gang and eventually form his own criminal group The...
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Four arrested over alleged plot to kill Anambra businessman for land
The Anambra State Police Command on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, arrested four men in Ukwulu and Amichi, Anambra State, over...
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Nigerian man faces 10-year US jail term over $2.7m fraud
Babajide Adesayo was convicted of laundering money linked to romance scams targeting elderly victims and is due to be sentenced...
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Police arrest suspected kidnapper withdrawing ransom at Kwara POS
Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command arrested suspected kidnapper Muhamodu Sanni at a Point-of-Sale terminal around the Obudu/Woru axis...
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Pastor arrested in Lagos over alleged defilement of church member’s teenage daughters
A Lagos church founder was arrested in Isolo, Lagos State, on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, after the father of two...
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