Police arrest notorious armed robbery suspect in Enugu

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Police arrest notorious armed robbery suspect in Enugu

 

The Police Command in Enugu State says it has arrested a notorious armed robbery suspect, name withheld, terrorising residents of Holy Ghost and Rail-line axis of Enugu metropolis.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement in Enugu on Friday, that the suspect was arrested on June 13 by police operatives attached to the Central Police Station, Enugu.

He said the police also recovered phones, bag containing some amount of money and a black plastic pistol which the suspect used to inflict fear on unsuspecting victims.

Amaraizu said that the suspect was nabbed following a distress call received after he allegedly robbed his victim of Infinix 5 phone on gun point.

According to Amaraizu, the suspect is a resident of number 28 Mbanugo Street, Coal Camp in Enugu.

He said that the suspect had been helping operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, of the command in their investigation into his nefarious activities.

“Police operatives have commenced raiding of all suspected criminal hideouts within Holy Ghost and Rail-Line axis and other black spots through its Operation Puff Adder,” he said.

He said the effort was to ensure that “our environment continue to remain safe and secured.“

“The raid operations have become necessary, following the directive issued to police operatives by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Sulaiman Balarabe.”

 

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Oyo police arrest fraudsters who hypnotised girl, raped her and collected N1.4m from her

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Oyo police arrest fraudsters who hypnotised girl, raped her and collected N1.4m from her

 

The Oyo State Police Command have arrested two suspected fraudsters, Taiwo Salami (39) and Kamorudeen Amusat (63), who hypnotised a sales girl and collected the N1.4 million her boss sent her to deposit in a bank. They raped her multiple times after hypnotizing her and then collected the money found on her.

Parading the suspects before newsmen yesterday Thursday June 13th, the state Commissioner of Police, Shina Olukolu, said the victim (names withheld), was sent by her boss on May 6th at about 11:30 a.m. to deposit N1.4 million at a bank in Dugbe area of the city.

“On her way, she was accosted by one of the suspects, Taiwo Salami, who hypnotised her, and having lost her senses, she was taken to an abandoned house at Inalende area of the city, where the cash was collected from her, while the suspects also inflicted several injuries on her.  On May 8th, the victim’s family members reported her disappearance at the divisional police headquarters at Mokola. She was later rescued and taken to the hospital for medical attention.

“The case was then transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, and on June 7th, following a tip-off, the suspects were arrested around Eleyele, and upon interrogation, they confessed to the crime,” Olukolu said.

One of the suspects, Salami, said when he saw the victim, he sensed she had money and that was how he approached her and hyponotised her.

“She then followed me to Inalende area, where she was kept in a room in an abandoned building and the money collected from her.”

The police commissioner said the suspects would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigation into their crime.

 

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Rivers: Police speak on Port Harcourt mall explosion

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Rivers: Police speak on Port Harcourt mall explosion

 

The Police in Rivers State have ruled out terrorist attack in the explosion that occurred at a Port Harcourt mall.

We reported that some persons were on Wednesday feared injured following a gas explosion that occurred at the Port Harcourt shopping mall in Rivers State on Wednesday.

Eyewitnesses said the incident caused a stampede as many customers who were on the holiday visit tried to escape from the building.

But reacting, the Rivers Police Command spokesman, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, said no life was lost to the explosion which occurred on Wednesday and injured five shoppers.

Omoni said, “The explosion occurred at 5.50pm at the kitchen section with five persons sustaining various degrees of burns.

“They (victims) are currently receiving medical attention at the Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital in Port Harcourt,” he said in a statement.

Omoni said the police had launched full investigation with a view to unravelling the cause of the incident.

“However, preliminary investigation conducted revealed that the explosion has no semblance of a terrorist attack.

“Also, no life was lost as being speculated in some quarters. There is no cause for alarm,” NAN quoted him as saying.

The spokesman added that normal business activities had since resumed at the plaza.

 

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Activist narrates the shocking reaction of healthcare workers, police, and pastors to domestic violence and sexual abuse victims

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Activist narrates the shocking reaction of healthcare workers, police, and pastors to domestic violence and sexual abuse victims

 

An activist has narrated specific events to show how healthcare workers, police officers, and pastors in Nigeria react to victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

@ChiefWitxh's post reveals people in position of authorities who should provide help for victims, are the ones who seem to shame them the most.

Read her tweets below..

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Man strangles seven-month-old daughter in Niger (photo)

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Man strangles seven-month-old daughter in Niger (photo)

 

30 year Nasiru Musa, pictured above, has been arrested by men of the Niger state police command for allegedly strangling his seven months old daughter on May 20th.

According to reports, Musa had taken the baby from the mother while she was sleeping to an uncompleted building where he strangled her. His evil deed was discovered when the mother of the baby woke up and could not find her child by her side. She raised an alarm and the matter was reported to the Nasko police division.

After much investigation, the police arrested Musa who confessed to killing his own child. According to him, he was hypnotized into killing her because he doesn't understand why he would kill his flesh and blood.

“I gave birth to my daughter out of wedlock and the mother and I are preparing for our wedding before this happened. I cannot explain why I took her life. People will not believe me. It is like somebody hypnotised me. I find it very difficult to explain. How am I going to explain to my fiancé what transpired? I know that is the end of (preparations for) the marriage. She will never forgive me and my friends will desert me.” he said.

He denied allegations of planning to use his baby for rituals.

“God forbid. Magama people don’t use their children for rituals and that is why I cannot explain how I killed my own daughter.”

The police say he will be charged to court soon.

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Biafra: Abia police commissioner talks tough, vows to arrest Nnamdi Kanu

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Biafra: Abia police commissioner talks tough, vows to arrest Nnamdi Kanu

 

The Abia State Police Commissioner, Ene Okon has vowed to arrest the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, if he ever returns to the state.

Kanu has been on the run since he was granted bail by the Justice Binta Nyako-led Federal High Court in Abuja few years back.

The IPOB leader had escaped out of Nigeria shortly before men of the Nigerian Army invaded his residence in Afaraukwu in Abia State few years ago.

However, the Abia commissioner of police, in a chat with The Sun, said if Kanu stepped into the state he would be apprehended and handed over the court for his trial.

Okon also rubbished Kanu’s style of struggle for secession, stressing that the IPOB leader was “carrying out hard, subversive tendencies”.

According to Okon: “Kanu? Those ones were merely nationalists, Nelson Mandela fought apartheid, which apartheid is Nnamdi Kanu fighting in Nigeria?

” There are no bases for comparison what happened in India and South Africa with what Nnamdi Kanu is doing. Mandela fought against apartheid, but Kanu is carrying out hard, subversive tendencies.

“He is already a wanted man. You and I knew how he escaped; he is standing trial already, so, any time he steps in here and he is seen, he has to be arrested and handed over to the court to face his trial.”

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Why we went after Shi’ites, arrested IMN members in Kaduna – Police

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Why we went after Shi’ites, arrested IMN members in Kaduna – Police

 

The Nigeria Police Force, Kaduna State Command has given reason why it arrested Shi’ites followers in Kaduna Friday, saying that members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shi’ites attacked its personnel in Kaduna on Friday.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Kaduna State Command, DSP Yakubu A. Sabo, made available to newsmen late Friday evening.

It reads, “Today at about 2:30pm some group of suspected members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria were sighted staging a procession along the Central area of Kaduna Metropolis baring the official ban on procession by the Kaduna State Government.

“The Command mobilized Operatives to disperse the unlawful assembly. However, on sighting the Police, they (processionists) instantly became riotous and started pelting the security agents with Catapults using some sharp lethal iron bolts to attack our operatives.

” This gives the impression that, the procession was planned to be violent from the onset.

“The Police succeeded in dispersing the group and have arrested about a dozen who are now being investigated at the Command’s SCIID.

“We have maintained normalcy and will not allow any person or group of persons to take law into their hands.

” It should be noted that the Kaduna State laws have proscribed the organisation accordingly and it is the responsibility of Police as an enforcement agency to ensure compliance in accordance with the extant laws.

“The operation was successful. Update will follow accordingly please.”

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Fulani herdsmen allegedly kill one farmer in Kogi

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Fulani herdsmen allegedly kill one farmer in Kogi

Suspected Fulani herdsmen have allegedly killed a 35-year-old farmer, Mr. Ariyo Aina, on his way to the farm at Ogga community, in Yagba West Council of Kogi State.

National president of Ogga Progressive Union (OPU) Mr. Bamidele Olure, told journalists yesterday in Lokoja that Aina was murdered on Saturday.

According to him, Aina left home for the farm about 9 a.m. on Saturday, but his lifeless body was later found by other farmers.

“There were several machete cuts on his head and body, and we believe it is the handiwork of Fulani herdsmen, because they are known for such killings in the area.

“Aina had had several altercations with Fulani herdsmen in his farm over the destruction of his crops by cattle.

“The deceased had reported the matter to the police up to 11 times, but the police had insisted that he provided an evidence to show that destruction in his farm was done by cattle.

“However, last year, Aina was able to capture one calf in his farm and took it to the police station as evidence. That was when the police arrested the Fulani herders and they were made to pay compensation to the late Aina,” he said.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP William Aya, has confirmed the alleged murder.

“The incident was reported at the police division in Odo-Ere on Saturday,” he said.

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15 killed, many injured in a fresh cult clash in Rivers

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15 killed, many injured in a fresh cult clash in Rivers

 

At least, 15 persons have been killed and some beheaded by suspected cultists in Kono Bo-ue community in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State in a fresh cult clash in the area.

Rampaging armed cultists invaded the community, raiding the homes of rival cult members, killing at random.

A source in the community, who confirmed the killing, said the community have been witnessing cult related attacks as result of supremacy battle among rival gangs.

The source, who is a youth leader in the community identified as, Ana Hyacinth, said the incident has forced inhabitants to desert the community.

He called on government at all levels to urgently intervene in the situation to rescue the people.

“We woke up to a very gory situation in Kono Bo-ue Community to the fact that over 15 fifteen people were shot and killed by an armed cult group.

“It is unfortunate that despite moves by the governor to put an end to these killings, cultists have continued to carry out attacks,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Rivers State police command has been contacted and were yet to react to the killing in Kono Bo-ue community in Khana Local Government Area at the time of this report.

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Gunmen kidnap three persons in Ondo

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Gunmen kidnap three persons in Ondo

 

Three persons, who were on transit on Auga-Ise Akoko road in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State, were over the weekend kidnapped.

It was gathered that two vehicles, a Toyota Corolla car and a Mitsubushi pick-up whose occupants were going for a ceremony at Ikare-Akoko, were waylaid by gunmen who abducted three of the passengers.

According to some of the residents of Auga-Akoko where the incident happened, they said kidnappings along Auga-Ise road of Akoko North-East Local Government Area, which had been a thing of past, had suddenly resurfaced with the latest abduction.

Narrating the incident, a source stated that the three victims, who are males were abducted on the same spot where the wife of the Alauga of Auga, Olori Agunloye and her driver, were kidnapped last year.

He added that among those kidnapped was the head of the family traveling in the Corolla car.

According to him, the hoodlums released the wife and his two children to inform their people of the kidnap in order to look for ransom.

In his reaction, the Alauga of Auga, Oba Samuel Agunloye, advised that in order to stop the scourge, there must be an Army formation, as well as constant police patrol in the area.

The monarch disclosed that Ipele-Isua Auga-Akunu-Kabba federal highway needed to be rehabilitated for free flow of vehicles.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Femi Joseph, said investigation had begun to arrest the hoodlums and secure the release of the captives.

Meanwhile, the kidnappers are yet to establish contact with the families of the victims.

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Court orders Kano CP to arrest popular Kannywood actress, Hadiza Gabon

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Court orders Kano CP to arrest popular Kannywood actress, Hadiza Gabon

 

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Kano, on Thursday ordered the state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Wakili to arrest popular Kannywood actress, Hadiza Aliyu Gabon.

This followed her failure to honour the court’s invitation.

Chief Magistrate Muntari Dandago, who gave the order, also charged the police boss to investigate the allegation of assault leveled against Hadiza by Mustapha Badamasi Naburaska.

“Since the invitee is not willing to respect the order of this court, I hereby order the C.O.P [Commissioner of Police] to cause the arrest of the invitee”, he said.

“I further order the C.O.P to investigate the allegation of the complainant and if there is an iota of truth, to charge the suspect before any court of law for prosecution,” the court held.

Hadiza Gabon was dragged to the Chief Magistrate Court 15, sitting at Nomansland, Kano, by Naburaska, a well known comedian in the North.

Naburaska had filed a direct complaint to the court over fears that police may not file charges against her.

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Here is what police did to a man caught dumping refuse on the streets of Lagos (Photos)

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Here is what police did to a man caught dumping refuse on the streets of Lagos (Photos)

The police and waste management agency in Lagos state caught the man pictured above, dumping refuse on the median in Ejigbo LCDA.

As punishment for his improper act, he was made to clear all the refuse on that spot with his car and led to his house where he explained his nefarious act to members of his community.

He was also reportedly made to keep the refuse within his premises for a while, and was later asked to seek the assistance of an assigned waste operator to remove the refuse and register the premises for patronage.

See more photos below.

 

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