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Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man named Gafar Ademolake for allegedly smuggling Indian hemp worth N10 million into Nigeria from Ghana. The 38yr old who claimed to be a graduate of International Relations, UNILAG, said he took to the business when he couldn’t get an employment after...

Lagos Police command officials have arrested a 25-year-old cook, Kelechi Ugwu, for allegedly damaging the private parts of her neighbour, Emeka Egwu, in Ajiwe, in the Ajah area of the state. Ugwu reportedly burst Egwu’s scrotum for allegedly denying her … Read more via NaijaGistsBlog...

A suspected thief was, today, forced to surrender himself to the police in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, after a stolen bag of maize got stuck to his head. According to reports, the suspect stole a bag of maize from a farmer, not knowing that the man had … Read more via Gossip Mill Nigeria –...

The police have explained why Senator Dino Melaye was re-arrested today after his arraignment and subsequently meeting bail conditions. The lawmaker representing Kogi West was arraigned in court by the Police on Wednesday at Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Abuja. He was granted bail in the sum...

Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested 25 suspected cultists belonging to the Black Axe ‘Ayes’ secret society during an … Read more via The Sun News – https://ift.tt/2I7a5JM Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Senate has summoned the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to appear before the plenary on Thursday. Mr Idris is to appear by 11 a.m. Thursday morning, Mr Saraki announced. He said the IGP will be grilled on the arrest of Mr Melaye and recent insecurity challenges … Read...

Two bribe-seeking policemen have been reportedly crushed by a truck which experienced brake failure around Head bridge area of Asaba, Delta State. It was gathered that the accident victims were busy trying to forcefully receive a N100 bribe from oncoming vehiles, wen they met their untimely...

The Nigeria Police Force, Akwa Ibom Command, on Saturday said it recovered 47 illegal arms and 172 live ammunitiona and cartridges across the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Odiko Macdon, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen at the police headquarters Ikot...

The Proprietor of Xontec Hotel on Igosun Road, Offa, in the Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, Mr. Kadir Surajudeen, and members of his staff have been arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court in Ilorin, the state capital, for failing to give police credible information on the gunmen who...

A seven-year-old girl was raped and murdered during a wedding in India. A 23-year-old from the village of Etah was arrested after he was found lying drunk next to the victim’s body, police in the town of Kotwali Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, told The Independent. Click here to read more

There was apprehension among Assemblies of God Church members yesterday, as security men attached to the General Superintendent, Prof Paul Emeka, were withdrawn by the police without notice or explanation. When Vanguard visited the residence of Prof Emeka yesterday, the premises was deserted...

There was confusion in the Alapere area of Ketu on Sunday after the Divisional Crime Officer of Sagamu Road Police Division, Ikorodu, SP Opawoye Adetunji, allegedly shot a bus passenger. Adetunji was said to have been attacked by a mob, who beat him to a pulp. Click here to read more

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Abdulrahman Mohammed for allegedly impersonating a medical doctor and operating a clinic in the Idi-Araba area of the state. Mohammed, a primary school-leaver, had allegedly paraded himself as a doctor for four years before luck ran out on him on...

Scores of members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria were injured on Monday in Abuja during a clash with policemen at the Maitama area of the city. It was gathered that the police arrested about 115 Shiite members who were protesting against the continued incarceration of their leader, Sheik...

Plateau State Police Command has said it has recorded 19 rape cases from February to date. Commissioner Mr. Undie Adie, who briefed reporters in Jos at the weekend, lamented the increasing rate of defilement, saying 24 suspects had been arraigned. Click here to read more

The Police have appealed to members of the public to be patient with them as the move to rescue the kidnapped twins of Oba Lekan Balogun. The twins were kidnapped in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, last week. The abductors, who demanded N100million, reduced it to N40milion. Click here to...

The Omu-Aran Youth Forum (OYF) in Omu-Aran, Kwara, has lauded the police for the arrest of 20 suspects in connection with the April 5 robbery attack in Offa, describing it as a major breakthrough. The forum made this commendation in a statement jointly signed by Pastor Adedoyin Lawal...

Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team have arrested two suspected members of the Amalgamated Niger Delta Avengers, Lovegod Chinuzioke and Justice Okolo. The suspects had reportedly written to an oil company, Niger Delta Petroleum Resources, at Obumeze...

Five policemen attached to the Nigeria Police Cooperative Multi-Purpose Society in Ikeja, Lagos State, have been arrested for alleged fraudulent conduct. The suspects, including senior officers and rank and file, were reportedly picked up by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police...

The Edo State Police Command, yesterday, paraded a notorious kidnapper, Muritala Umaru, who confessed to have made over N100 million from kidnapping. Umaru, who also is a herdsman, was apprehended with an AK-47 rifle, breech number KO340119 and 10 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition. Click here to...