Man wrongfully detained by DSS gets N2 million

Man wrongfully detained by DSS gets N2 million

The Department of State Services (DSS), under the leadership of Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi, has released a young man, Mr. Ya’u Mohammed from Gashua town in Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State, after investigations confirmed that he had no connection to any wrongdoing. In what has been described as a rare humanitarian gesture, the DSS…

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Police dismiss three inspectors for engaging in armed robbery, kidnapping

Police dismiss three inspectors for engaging in armed robbery, kidnapping

The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed Inspectors Ayanniyi Jelili, Durojaye Francis, and Olayemi Titus, attached to Zone 16 Headquarters, Yenagoa, who allegedly engaged in armed robbery, kidnapping, and extortion while operating illegal patrols within Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Anthony Placid disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on…

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Rape suspect escapes from Police custody

Rape suspect escapes from Police custody

A male suspect simply identified as Goodnews who allegedly defiled a 16- year-old girl in Rupokwu community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State last week has escaped from Police custody. The case was being investigated by the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department in Port Harcourt. It was gathered the suspect escaped when the…

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Police recover sophisticated firearms, ammunition, explosive devices in Anambra forest

Police recover sophisticated firearms, ammunition, explosive devices in Anambra forest

By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have again recorded another major breakthrough in the ongoing crackdown on violent criminal gangs in the state, following the recovery of sophisticated firearms, explosive devices, and large cache of ammunition from a suspected criminal hideout in a forest in Owerre-Ezukala community, Orumba South Local Government…

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Magistrate jailed over 1 million naira bribery

Magistrate jailed over 1 million naira bribery

Justice H.H. Kereng of the Gombe State High Court has convicted and sentenced a magistrate, Mohammad Kumo, to two years and six months imprisonment for bribery. Kumo was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on a three-count charge bordering on corruption. A statement on Wednesday by the EFCC’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said the…

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Cultist kill five people in Obosi community

Cultist kill five people in Obosi community

By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a notorious cultist, Mr Favour Izunna, aged 22 years over the gruesome killing of five persons at Obosi community in Idemili North Local Government Area of the State. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed the arrest in a statement signed and…

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