Police have arrested five suspects, including two women, over the alleged kidnapping and rape of a 25-year-old e-hailing driver. South African Police Service said this in a statement posted on its X handle on Sunday. “Steenberg police rescued a 25-year-old e-hailing driver after he was raped and held at ransom by two female suspects and…
A suspect, Hafsat Abubakar, has been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) for allegedly circulating a viral false notice announcing the shutdown of OPay Digital Services Limited in Nigeria. Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Ani Iniedu disclosed this in a Thursday statement. The police said the 27-year-old suspect was arrested…
By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to B Division, Amansea, in Awka North Local Government Area, has arrested a 16-year old male suspected accomplice, Udochukwu Nwankwo, in connection with an alleged armed robbery incident in the Amansea area. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this…
By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 20-year-old man in Cross River. According to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, the victim, identified as Uwem Daniel Akpan, was allegedly stabbed during a misunderstanding at…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 70-year-old man, Usman Abubakar, for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl in the Tsakanin Bayara area of Bauchi metropolis. The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday by its Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib. According to the statement, the incident was reported at the…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a popular public announcer and commentator in Awka, Isaac Nwosu, also known as “Azia Nwosu and one other unidentified person at the evening of Sunday, August 30th, 2026 by suspected gunmen. It was gathered that late Nwosu was on Sunday shot dead…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, has commended the prompt response and community support that contributed to the arrest of a 20-year-old man, identified as Pascal Ogbogu, who is alleged to have murdered his 56-year-old father with a machete in Abatete, Idemili North Local Government Area of the…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command, said it has sustained its intelligence-led and joint security operations aimed at dismantling criminal networks and violent non-state actors across the State, recording a significant operational breakthrough in the early hours of Saturday, 22nd August 2026, at Amiyi, Ogbaru Local Government Area of the State. According to…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has uncovered the circumstances surrounding the death of a 56-year-old man, Mr. Kelechi Madu, who was reported missing in Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area of the State, with the arrest of four suspects, including a friend of the deceased who allegedly masterminded the killing. The development is…
Ecuadorian police have seized 369kg of cocaine from a truck near the Colombian border, with the packages bearing the image of Norwegian football star Erling Haaland. CNN reported on Thursday that anti-narcotics officers recovered the cocaine on Wednesday after acting on an anonymous tip and stopping a suspicious truck on the Pan-American Highway. A police…
