By Kelvin Obambon Officers of the Cross River State Police Command have arrested a 35-year-old man, Okputu Bright, following allegations of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in Yala Local Government Area of the state. The arrest was confirmed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Sunday Eitokpah. According…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a male suspect, Chima Ofoeke, in connection with the suspected murder of 23-year-old Mmesoma Umeorini in Uga, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. The arrest according to the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka…
By Ovat Abeng A traditionalist identified as Ozoekwe Ezeudu has reportedly died after allegedly stabbing his wife multiple times and ingesting a pesticide in Mgbakwu, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The incident, which reportedly occurred around 10 p.m. on Friday, left his wife seriously injured and residents of the community in shock….
The Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force has foiled an alleged plot to kidnap a prophetess and assistant pastor in Abuja, arresting four suspects and recovering a locally made firearm and a vehicle allegedly prepared for the operation. The suspects were paraded by the IRT as part of the unit’s recent operations against…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspect, Adewale Arojah, identified as a prophet’s son, for allegedly impersonating a renowned cleric on Facebook and defrauding multiple victims of over N18m under the guise of offering prayers and spiritual assistance. According to a statement by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, on Thursday,…
A Nigerian teenager, Gift Ayoola, has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for recording the sexual abuses of children and selling them to paedophiles in the United Kingdom. He was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to making and distributing indecent images, possessing extreme pornography, and causing and inciting children to…
A Nigerian man and registered sex offender, Babatunde Odutola has been jailed in the UK after exposing himself and masturbating in front of a woman on a train travelling towards Manchester. Odutola, 36, of no fixed address, was sentenced to 44 weeks in prison at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Monday, September 14, after pleading guilty to outraging…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command, has intensified efforts to apprehend a suspected criminal gang following the rescue of a 16-year-old boy, Favour Ayogu, who was allegedly abducted in Igboeze South Local Government Area of Enugu State and later abandoned near a security checkpoint in Onitsha. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu…
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…
