Tag: arrest
One-legged robber arrested in Delta State
JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba A 21-year-old disabled armed robbery suspect, John Okue, has been arrested by the Delta state police command in…
SSS arrests kidnapper whose 5-year-old victim died
Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS) in Abuja, the capital, has arrested a 43-year-old man, Saturday Dewakei, said to have abducted…
Police charge man for taking ‘offensive photograph’
The Nigerian Police in Lagos on Monday charged Abraham Oshoko, 33, before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly taking “offensive“…
Cameroonian, 11 Nigerians arrested for oil theft
The Central Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy on Sunday transferred a Cameroonian and 11 Nigerians suspected to be oil…
Farmer, 47, kills wife over missing bank, land documents
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin A 47-year-old farmer, Mr. Godwin Idon, has been arrested by the Nigerian Police in Edo state, for allegedly…
Police arrest trigger-happy cop
The Lagos State Police Command in western Nigeria said on Wednesday that it has arrested the policeman, who allegedly pulled…
Lagos Taskforce Impounds Police Bullion Van
Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit have impounded a police bullion…
Police arrest 2 quack doctors
Ayodeji Dedeigbo & Ekene Obidike Two suspected quack medical doctors were on Friday paraded by the Lagos State Police Command…
Bricklayer with 2kg cocaine in stomach arrested
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) today arrested a 46-year-old bricklayer from Anambra, who attempted to smuggle 2.07kg of…
MASSOB leader, 3 other members arrested
JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba Fifty-two year-old coordinator of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Anioma/Ndokwa East…
Killer driver arrested as Plateau buries the dead
Nigeria’s Plateau State Police Command said it has arrested the driver who killed 14 children at Mazat village in Barkin…
Presidential candidate arrested over N66m scam
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Presidential candidate of Hope Democratic Party, HDP, at the 2011 Presidential election in Nigeria, Chief…
166 Suspects Arrested
At least 166 suspected hoodlums have been arrested in Oshodi, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, by the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental…
138 Hoodlums Arrested, 66 Sent To Jail
At least 138 suspected hoodlums have been arrested in various parts of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, by officials of the…
Stadium Stampede: 12 Arested
Twelve people have been arrested after fans stormed a stadium hosting a Malaysian football championship semifinal and forced the game…
3 Friends Face Trial For Beating Another To Death
Three friends, who reside in Isolo, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, are facing trial before Ebute Metta Magistrates’Court, Lagos for allegedly…
Engineer Nabbed For Phantom Assassination Plot
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja It is a typical case of a deal gone bad. The long arms of the law…
Policeman shoots tanker driver over ‘too little bribe’
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/ Kano Two policemen may be dismissed from the Force for allegedly shooting a tanker driver for refusing to…
EFCC Questions Ubah over N43b subsidy scam
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arrested and quizzed Ifeanyi Ubah, Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas Industries…
Police Arrest Cow Over Murder
The police at Sango Ota, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested a cow following the killing of a 24-year old…
EFCC arrests bank official for serial fraud
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one Onyekachi Nwosu, the relationship/account officer of a bank in Enugu over…
EFCC Arrests Imo Finance Commissioner, Accountant General
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested two top officials of the Imo State Government. They are the…
Army Arrests Suspected Kidnapper
The Quick Response Group (QRG), under 9 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has arrested a 37-year old man who…
Woman Whips Maid With Wire
A housewife has been arrested by the police in Ikotun division, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, for allegedly maltreating her 10-year…
Man Held With Charms Inside Church
A man, Ali Haruna, 25, a native of Kano State, northwest Nigeria, has been arrested by the police at the…
Man Charged With Stealing Phone Inside Church
The police at the Maroko Division, Lekki, Eti Osa, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arrested a suspected fake pastor, Prince Kayode…
Lagos Airport Robbery: I Got N.5m, Pastor Confesses
Pastor John Ibikunle of the Way of Joy Ministry, Lagos, who was arrested by the police in connection with the…
X-Squad Arrests 2 Police Officers For Extortion
The Federal X-Squad, Force Criminal Investigation Department, CID, Alagbon, Ikoyi,Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has arrested two police officers for alleged extortion…
Man, 40, Defiles 10-Month Old Girl In Church
A 40-year old man, Kingsley Ndubisi, has been arrested and charged to court for allegedly defiling a 10-month old girl…
Woman Arrested With Stolen Child
A 28-year old woman, Mrs Kelechi Amadi who allegedly stole a baby, has been arrested by the police in Lagos…