Tag: arrests
10,290 suspects arrested on drug charges in 2017 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says no fewer than 10,290 arrests were made for drug-related offences at various ports…
Shariah Police arrests 17 over immoral acts
The Kano State Hisbah Board on Wednesday said it arrested 17 persons over immoral behaviours at different locations in the…
Military arrests two suspects for sneaking into IDPs’ camp
Nigerian military authorities said on Sunday that two suspects, who smuggled themselves among the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) brought from…
DSS in harvests of arrests, nabs ISIS recruiter, other suspects
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s secret police, the State Security Service said on Tuesday that it has arrested Abdussalam Enesi Yunusa, a…
RRS arrests 4, recovers 18 sacks of marijuana
Kazeem Ugbodaga As part of efforts to reduce crime rate in Lagos State, policemen attached to the Rapid Response Squad…
NDLEA arrests journalist, 5 other suspected drug traffickers at MMIA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said it has arrested a Brazil-based freelance journalist (names withheld) and…
India: 5 arrested over Japanese tourist gang rape
Five people have now been arrested for repeatedly gang-raping and extorting money from a young Japanese tourist held hostage for…
Indian protesters demand arrests in child rape case
Thousands of demonstrators marched Saturday to demand arrests in the case of a six-year-old girl allegedly raped in a school…
5 Suspects arrested over Abuja bombings
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The State Security Service (SSS) also known as Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday paraded five suspects…
2 Britons, 10 Nigerians arrested for crude oil theft
Two Britons and 10 Nigerians have been arrested on charges of trying to bribe a military officer to facilitate oil…
Sacked judge gets court shield from arrest
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Embattled former Federal High Court judge who was recently sacked by the National Judicial Council, NJC,…
22 Chinese arrested for illegal fishing in Nigeria’s waters
Chinese nationals held in Nigeria for illegal fishing 03/18/2014 16:09 GMT – NIGERIA-CHINA-IMMIGRATION-ARREST – World News (EAA) – AFP PORT…
US Navy arrests Korean ship carrying stolen Libyan crude
US Navy SEALs captured an oil tanker Monday that had loaded crude at a rebel-held port in eastern Libya and…
FIFA World Cup: Hundreds arrested in Brazil fresh protests
Brazilian police fired tear gas and arrested hundreds on Saturday as they dispersed a crowd in Sao Paulo that violently…
Nigeria arrests 4 Chadians on alleged robbery mission
A police patrol team attached to Ikoyi Division has arrested four Chadians along Lugard Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, while…