Tag: Crime
Adopted teen allegedly murders guardian over grudge
15-year-old boy, Gobri Yusuf, has been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command for allegedly killing his guardian, identified as…
Celebrity chef found guilty of murdering entire family on Christmas Day
Prosecutors said Ross’s violent act was triggered by his wife’s decision to file for divorce six months earlier. They also…
Tragic: 5-year-old throws newborn sister from fourth-floor window
A shocking tragedy has struck a small Russian community after a newborn baby was killed when her five-year-old sister allegedly…
Horror in Ibadan: Police bust syndicate selling human body parts for rituals
The case has been transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation, as police…
2,176 arrests in four months: Lagos Police uncover alarming crime wave
By Deborah Akpede The Lagos State Police Command has announced the arrest of 2,176 suspects for various crimes between September…
Criminals are dissuaded from crime by stripping them of anonymity
Crime is having a good run while counter-crime efforts are trudging behind, gasping for breath
Lagos and the Battle against Crime
With a population of over 21 million, Lagos, the third largest mega-city in the world, has lots of challenges to…
Robbery, kidnapping: FCT police parade 49 suspects
The FCT Police Command on Friday paraded 49 suspects in connection with alleged armed robbery, kidnapping, car snatching, drug peddling…
20 notorious flashpoints in Ikorodu to watch out for
Nigeria is gradually becoming an insecure nation with the rising wave of insecurity from north to south becoming the order…
See photos of ammunition, 202 suspected criminals paraded by Lagos police
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Zubairu Muazu, on Monday paraded 202 people, suspected of involvement in armed robbery,…
47 crime suspects arrested in Ondo
The Police Command in Ondo state said on Monday that it arrested no fewer than 47 suspects for various criminal…
Police restate commitment to crime-free society
Commissioner of Police in Borno, Mr Mohammed Abubukar, on Monday, restated the commitment of the command to fight against insurgency…
Crime: DIG appeals for public assistance
The Deputy Inspector General of Police, (DIG) Operation, Mr Abdulmajid Ali, has appealed to members of the public to continue…
Abia CP committed to crime reduction
Mr Ene Okon, the Commissioner of Police in Abia, has expressed his commitment to law enforcement and crime reduction in…
Self reliance: NASFAT President tasks youths on skill acquisition
The President of Nasrul-Lahil-l-Fath Society (NASFAT), Alhaji Kamil Bolarinwa, has urged idle youths to acquire one form of skill or…
Tailor in court for allegedly snatching cell phone from woman
A 19-year-old tailor, Oluwaseun Oladapo, who allegedly snatched a cell phone worth N25,000 from a woman, on Friday appeared in…
2 varsity dropouts arraigned for raping woman in Lagos hotel
Two university dropouts were arraigned before an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Thursday, for allegedly drugging and…
Lagos police detain motorcyclist for allegedly killing passenger
Sources at the SCIID told Reporters on Thursday that the suspect took the victim to Onireke area of Lagos from…
Court remands father for allegedly defiling 16-year-old daughter
The police charged Anifowose, who resides in Ikorodu area of Lagos, with rape. Chief Magistrate Mrs K.B. Ayeye, gave the…
334 rape cases, 337 major crimes recorded in Kano in 2018
The Kano State Police Command on Wednesday said it had recorded 337 major crimes from January to December 2018, as…
South Africa recorded 1.5m household crime
More than 1.5 million incidences of household crime recorded in South Africa in 2017/18 period, an increase of five per…
Crime: Nigerian Army calls for effective inter-agency cooperation
Brig.- Gen. Lasisi Adegboye, Garrison Commander of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, has called for effective inter-agency cooperation…
Police to partner with NYSC to fight crimes
The Nigeria Police Force says it will partner with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to fight crime, including drug…
Ondo, socio-cultural groups partner to curb crime in state
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State says his administration will partner with the members of the Yoruba Peoples Congress (YPC)…
Lagos Moves To Tackle Arms Proliferation, Gender-Based Crimes, Others
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said plans have been firmed up to convene a security summit where a comprehensive…
Crime: Cleric urges Nigerian Govt to increase security personnel
Rev Tamaraebi Siloko, the pastor of Newlife Baptist Church, Suncity, Abuja has urged the Federal Government to increase the number…
Unraveling Unresolved Crimes
The Lagos State Government has finally completed the construction and equipment of the first DNA and Forensic Centre in West…
Parents urged to bring up children to abhor crime
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has tasked parents and guardians to bring up their children and wards in a manner…
Union Advises Nigerians In South Africa To Tackle Crime
Mr Adetola Olubajo, the newly elected President of Nigeria Union in South Africa, has advised Nigerians in that country to…
Gov. canvasses for effective community policing to tackle crime
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) of Ondon on Monday canvassed for more effective community policing as one of the ways to…