Tag: Crime
Wanted criminal’s wife arraigned for aiding, abetting crime
The Benue Police Command on Wednesday arraigned Mrs Queen Akwaza, wife of a wanted criminal suspect, Terwase Akwaza, over alleged…
Mission to discourage Nigerians from crime in S/Africa – Consul General
Nigeria`s Consul General in South Africa, Mr Godwin Adama, says the mission is partnering with the Nigerian Union, security agencies…
Crime: NDLEA blames drug abuse in Zamfara
The Zamfara Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has attributed the rising crime rate in the state…
Police tasked on combating crime
The Police Community Relation Committee (PCRC) in Nasarawa State has called on the police command to sustain its efforts on…
Police, transport unions to fight crime in Lagos
The police in Lagos, the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria…
Nasarawa Police seeks support to tackle crime
The Nasarawa State Police Command has appealed for additional operational vehicles and other logistics to enable it tackle the rising…
Crime rate on Kogi road worries security expert
A security expert in Kabba, Kogi, Mr Olutola Obamero, has called on the state government to check the activities of…
Cleric urges government to create jobs to curb crimes
Rt. Rev. Tunde Adeleye, the Bishop, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Calabar Diocese, has advised government at all levels, to…
Parade of suspects unconstitutional- Lawyers
Some Lagos-based lawyers have condemned parading of arrested suspects by the police, saying it is unconstitutional and damaging to the…
FG, Lagos brainstorm on tackling crime
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Federal and Lagos State Governments are brainstorming on how to tackle rising wave of crime in the…
Poor forensic facilities responsible for poor analysis – Police
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Police inability to achieve 100 percent success in forensic analysis and detection of crime in the country, has…
2 remanded in prison for car theft
An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Thursday remanded two men, Kelechi Aniakor, 30, and Adewale Raji, 26, in Ilesa…
Land grabbing to become a criminal offence in Lagos
Eromosele Ebhomele A bill for a law to prohibit forceful entry and occupation of landed properties in Lagos state, western…
Nasarawa CJ pardons 18 inmates, urges them to shun crime
The Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, Justice Suleiman Dikko, has granted pardon to 18 inmates of federal prisons in Lafia,…
Playing golf will help reduce crime among youths – AIG Zone 2
Bala Hassan, the Assistant General-Inspector (AIG), Zone 2, says that engaging children early in sports, especially Golf has help to…
As Lagos Descends Into Crime
Lagosians are worried that criminals are gradually creeping back into the mega city after they were sent packing by law…
Lawmaker, police partner over cult clashes, crime reduction in Mushin
The perennial clashes between cult gangs and increasing crime rate in Mushin area of Lagos Statre, western Nigeria, will soon…
FCMB Manager Faces Criminal Charges
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Ngeria, has adjourned till 30 September continuation of trial of…
Corruption, EFCC And Conspiracy Theory
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The issue of corruption has over the years been a constant subject of discourse among Nigerians. To…
Patoranking: I’d Have Turned A Criminal
Funsho Arogundade Rave Dancehall act, Patoranking has revealed that save for music, he would have turned a criminal. The fast…
Attention! Lagos CP
By Segun Ojumatimi In the December 5, 2014 edition of Vanguard Newspaper, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kayode…
Solve your own crimes, British police tell citizens
Some victims of crime in England and Wales are being told to do their own detective work by the police,…
Taming The Tide Of Software Piracy
The prevailing software piracy in the country is very worrisome and alarming. Intellectual property thieves have, at an unprecedented rate,…
New IGP pledges to fight crime, insurgency
Nigeria’s new Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba resumed duties on Friday with promise to intensify the fight against crime…
Woman accused of baby theft remanded in prison
A Nigerian Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo state has ordered a petty trader to be remanded in…
Policeman arrested for stealing booze, meat
A South African police officer has been arrested for stealing meat and alcohol during a supermarket break-in last week, police…
Nigerians Decry Attempt To Free Ibori
Nigerians have condemned the planned attempt to free the former Delta State governor, James Ibori through prisoners’ transfer between the…
3 Men Gang-Rape Girl, 15
Three youths have allegedly gang-raped a 15-year old girl in Ikorodu area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria. Two of the youths…
4 Arraigned For Kidnapping
The police on Wednesday arraigned four men before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for alleged kidnapping. The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Ebenezer…
British schoolboy robs bank with fake gun
A British schoolboy described as a “model pupil” on Tuesday admitted robbing a bank while carrying a fake gun. The…