Tag: arrest
Bloody Rivers: Army, police confirm 4 dead, 22 arrested
The Commander of 2 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Brig.-Gen. Stephenson Olabanji, has confirmed the arrest of the Secretary to…
Tompolo appeals against order for his arrest
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former Niger Delta warlord, Chief Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo has filed an appeal against the order of…
Saraki’s henchman sues EFCC to prevent arrest
Akin Kuponiyi In a bid to forestall his arrest and detention, Dr Kennedy Izuagbe, the managing director of Carlisle Properties…
Arrest me if I drive against traffic, Amosun tells new TRACE boss
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has charged the new TRACE Commander in the state, Fatai Olaseni Ogunyemi,…
PDP condemns Olisa Metuh’s arrest
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the arrest of its spokesman, Chief Olisa Metuh by officials of…
Diezani ties suspended indefinitely by Caribbean country
The Prime Minister of Dominican Republic, Roosevelt Skerrit, has suspended his country’s ties with Diezani Alison-Madueke following are arrest in…
Police arrest 980 crime suspects in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun state Police Command have arrested 980 suspects for various alleged criminal offences ranging from armed robbery,…
DPO arrests 13 suspected cultists in Ikoyi
Paul Iyoghojie The Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of Ikoyi division, Ikoyi, Lagos, western Nigeria, SP Mustapha Tijani, has…
We arrested 17 suspects during Bayelsa poll —Military
Brig.-Gen. Stephenson Olabanji, the Commander, 2 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, on Sunday said the military apprehended 17 suspects for…
Police woman battered while arresting suspect
Cyriacus Izuekwe A police woman attached to human rights section of Idimu Divison, Chinyere Dike, has been attacked and brutally…
Police shoots man dead for resisting arrest
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A young man in his late 30s, Saheed Bamiro, was Wednesday morning shot dead by a policeman, simply…
EFCC didn’t arrest me over treasury looting, says Akpabio
Former Governor of Akwa Ibom, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invited him and…
We place priority on safety, not arrests – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says it does not derive fulfillment in arresting motorists but in creating road safety…
Police arrest fake soldier, Man,37, for defiling girl, 7
Yusuf Muhammed Police Detectives attached to Onipanun Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested Ayodele Adedeji of Jackross,…
Court refuses to stop Saraki’s arrest
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has rejected the prayers by Senator Bukola Saraki to stop…
Arrest of Saraki will divide APC, says Wada Nas
Femi Adi/Kaduna The President of Arewa Youth Development Associate, AYDA Alhaji Imrana Wada Nas has said if the Senate President,…
Vigilance group kills kidnap suspect, arrest colleague
Two kidnap suspects were intercepted by members of a vigilance group in Kogi, who killed one of them and arrested…
Police to arrest unauthorised users of siren nationwide
The Nigeria Police Force said in Abuja on Tuesday that it would arrest any person not listed in the categories…
Court orders arrest of socialite, Folasade Omotade
A Lagos High Court, sitting in Ikeja, has issued a bench warrant for arrest of society lady, Princess Abiodun Folasade…
Police arrest 14 suspected cult members in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State on Tuesday said that it arrested 14 suspected cult members for allegedly terrorising Mushin…
Police arrest masquerades for robbery
The Police in Nsukka on Saturday arrested two men who wore masquerade costume in Ovoko community in Nsukka LGA for…
Vigilance group member shoots cop dead for violating motorcycle ban
A member of a vigilance group on Thursday shot dead a policeman for allegedly violating the ban on use of…
China arrests 15,000 people for internet crimes
Chinese authorities have arrested 15,000 people for crimes that jeopardised internet security as they intensify a campaign to clean the…
EFCC can arrest Nyako, court says after striking out application
An Abuja Federal High Court on Monday refused to grant an application filed by ex-Adamawa Governor, Murtala Nyako, seeking to…
‘I Didn’t Order LASTMA To Stop Arrest Of Contravened Vehicles, Motorists’
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode says he did not at any time direct the stoppage of arrests of…
APC’s INEC agent nabbed in Rivers
The All Progressives Congress has reported the arrest of its agent in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State. In a…
‘Arresting Tinubu, Others Won’t Stop Buhari From Winning’
Eromosele Ebhomele The lawmaker representing Alimosho Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Bisi Yusuf, has said the…
Boko Haram Member Escapes Arrest At Buni Yadi
A suspected Boko Haram member, who feigned madness, narrowly escaped arrest at Buni Yadi town in Gujba Local Government Area…
Arrest, investigate Obasanjo now, says Buruji Kashamu
Prince Buruji Kashamu, Chairman, Organisation and Mobilisation Committee of the PDP South West has called for the arrest and investigation…
Tambuwal to police IG: I’m ready for your arrest
Eromosele Ebhomele Embattled Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has told the country’s police boss, Suleiman Abba, that…