Category: Crime

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of a 50-year-old woman accused of witchcraft practices in Biu Local Government Area of the state. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Yusuf Lawan, who confirmed the incident on Saturday, February 22, 2025 gave the names of the suspects as Ja’o …

The police Command in Ogun says it has begun an investigation into the killing of a farmer, Alfa Mustapha, on his farm in Ageri Village, near Olodo, Odeda Local Government Area of the state In a statement released, the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, said the lifeless body of the 50-year-old farmer was found face-up with …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old man alongside his friend for allegedly defiling and impregnating his 14-year-old stepdaughter. In a statement released, the spokesperson of the command, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the suspects allegedly conspired to sexually defile the girl in Okokomaiko area of the state. He mentioned that the survivor’s mother …

Suspected gunmen have kidnapped two Reverend fathers at Gweda Mallam in Numan Local Government Area Adamawa state. The gunmen abducted Reverend Father Mathew David Dusami of Yola Catholic Diocese and Reverend Father Abraham Samman of Jalingo Diocese, in the early hours of Saturday, February 22. The Adamawa State Police Command’s spokesman, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, …

Notorious bandit leader Bello Turji has reportedly levied four villages in Sokoto State ₦22 million following the death of one of his men during a military operation. The affected villages include Garin Idi, the hometown of Deputy Governor Idris Gobir. Turji, who has relocated to the eastern part of Isa Local Government Area, initially demanded …

A 53-year-old landlord from Bulawayo has been sentenced to community service for kidnapping after locking his female tenant in her room when she rejected his advances. The incident occurred on the evening of February 5, 2025, when Esau Sibanda approached his 36-year-old tenant, Mrs. Estel Mwembe, at her residence. Sibanda, who had been harbouring inappropriate …

Oke Ademola, a driver, has been remanded in prison by an Oyo State Mobile Court for allegedly assaulting two officers of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA). The incident took place at the Agodi Gate Bus Stop, where Ademola was accused of physically attacking OYRTMA officers Kareem Yakubu and Ogunjimi Ayotunde. Ademola, who …

Christian Oladimeji, an assistant superintendent of immigration (ASI), has reportedly been shot by a police officer in Minna, Niger State, in what has been described as an accident. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication covering the Lake Chad region, the incident happened around 12:30 p.m. on February 21 when hoodlums launched an attack on …

The Anambra state police command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, says the principal suspects in connection to the kidnap and murder of Anambra lawmaker and member representing Onitsha North I State Constituency, Honourable Justice Azuka, are still in police custody. Briefing journalists while parading one Tochukwu Akolisa who is said to be the car receiver, Dr Orutugu …

A final year student of Delta State College of Nursing, Agbor, Awele Agatha Eluemunor was accidentally killed by a learner driver in Ika South Local Government Area of the state. The accident occurred at about 10pm on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 when the suspect, said to be a 100-level student of University of Delta (Unidel) …