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  • Police Rescue Former INEC Staff From Kidnappers, Arrest 4 Suspects

    *Fourth Suspect Arrested While Hiding In Girlfriend’s Ceiling

    The Police Command in Cross River State has rescued a former staff member of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) shortly after her abduction at her residence in Calabar on Saturday.

    The command’s spokesperson, Irene Ugbo who gave the confirmation on Sunday, said the commissioner commended the gallantry of the officers involved in the operation.

    She stated that four suspects were arrested during the operation while two vehicles were recovered in the process.

    She said that the command’s Anti Cultism and Kidnapping Squad (ACKS), led by SP Chukwuma Ogini, had swung into action following a distress call on her abduction at Mathias Oje Avenue in Calabar Municipality.

    Ugbo commended the bravery of Njangachang youths in the locality, who assisted in the apprehension of the suspects.

    The suspects had arms, ammunition and charms during the operation.

    She reiterated the Commissioner, Gyogon Grimah’s resolve to rid the state of crimes and criminalities.

    “We still want to state that no Kidnapper or criminal will find the state a safe haven for crimes and criminalities again.

    This is the resolve of the commissioner as directed by the Inspector General of Police,” she stated.

    Meanwhile, the fourth suspect was hiding in the ceiling of his girlfriend’s house in Calabar when he was arrested.

    According to the Police, he has confessed that the victim’s tenant initiated the abduction.

    Police spokesperson, SP Irene Ugbo, confirmed the arrest of the fourth suspect in the abduction of Mrs Caroline Bassey, who the police rescued hours after the abduction.

    “The suspect was unsuspicious that officers of the Anti-Cultism and Kidnapping Squad were on his trail until he was apprehended at about 5 a.m.

    “He has confessed to being the mastermind of Mrs Bassey’s kidnap. He identified Bassey’s tenant as the person who contracted him and his gang to kidnap the victim,’’ Ugbo said. 

  • Police Arrest Prime Suspect Of Murdered FUT Minna Lecturer

    The Police Command in Niger says it has arrested Joy Afekafe, the prime suspect in the killing of Dr Funmilola Adefolalu, a lecturer with the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna.

    This is contained in a statement in Minna by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Wasiu Abiodun.

    Abiodun stated that two other suspects connected to the crime were at large, adding that effort was ongoing to apprehend them.

    He recalled that on October 29, 2023 at about 10:00 a.m., some friends and church members of Adefolalu, visited her residence in Gbaiko area of Minna following their inability to get her on telephone.

    “Unfortunately, on getting to the house, the visitors met her lying in a pool of blood with marks of injury on her body.

    “Police operatives attached to Bosso Division visited the scene and two knives with blood stains suspected to have been used to stab her by unknown person(s) were recovered from the scene.

    “She was taken to the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Specialist (IBB) Hospital, Minna where she was confirmed dead,” Abiodun said.

    He noted that during investigation, the police arrested the deceased’s housemaid, 14-year-old Afekafe of Gbeganu, Minna on September 30 at about 9:00p.m.

    The PPRO said that during interrogation, the suspect confessed that she served as the deceased’s housemaid for about three weeks, adding that she was laid off due to her misdeed in the house.

    He stated that after she was laid off, she narrated her ordeal to her classmates called Walex and Smart and they conspired to attack the lecturer at her residence.

    He explained that they went to the residence on September 28 at about 4:00p.m., with a motorcycle and she surfaced at the gate, while the lecturer opened the gate for her.

    The PPRO said that Walex and Smart later entered, beat the deceased, hit her head with a stood and stabbed her with a knife brought by Walex while Smart took another knife from the deceased’s kitchen, and stabbed her severally.

    He said that the suspects also stole the deceased’s phone, laptop and the battery of a car parked in the compound and fled the scene.

    Abiodun said that the suspect would be transferred to State Crime Investigation Department for further investigation and diligent prosecution, while effort is ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects

  • Police arrest 10 suspects linked to FUOYE student’s death

    The Ekiti State Police Command has taken ten individuals into custody in connection with the tragic demise of Atanda Deborah, a second-year Nursing student at the Federal University, Oye Ekiti.

    Atanda Deborah had been reported missing, and her body was subsequently discovered in a shallow grave, approximately 30 meters behind the Nursing Lecture Hall of the university on September 5th.

    In a statement released on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti and signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Sunday Abutu, the police urged the public to remain calm.

    The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ogundare Dare, has ordered a comprehensive investigation to identify the culprits and ensure their prosecution.

    Dare encouraged anyone with pertinent information regarding the incident to visit the Oye Divisional Police Headquarters in Oye-Ekiti or contact the State CID.

    Useful information can also be relayed through phone calls to 09064050086 or 08053499199.

    The arrests signify a significant step towards obtaining justice for the late student and addressing the circumstances surrounding her untimely demise.

  • Kidnapping: Police arrest 32 suspects in Adamawa

    The Police Command in Adamawa, in synergy with some professional hunters, had arrested 32 suspects in connection with kidnapping activities in the state.

    SP Suleiman Nguroje, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Yola on Monday.

    Nguroje said that the command recorded the success with the support received from the Adamawa Government and the people in the state including media practitioners.

    He said exhibits recovered from the suspects included N1.6 million, four vehicles, 13 AK-47 rifles, five locally made pistols, 59 live ammunition, four ATM cards, two permanent voter cards, 10 dane guns, seven fabricated guns and charms.

    The police spokesman also said that the command equally succeeded in dislodging four identified hideouts where the kidnappers normally operate from.

    Nguroje said the suspects had all been charged to Courts and were awaiting trial, adding that investigations were still ongoing.

    He added that the command would redouble its efforts aimed at ensuring that residents in the state sleep with their two eyes closed.

    The Commissioner of Police in the state, Afolabi Babatola, had commended the officers and the hunters for their gallantry. 

  • Police arrest robbery suspects on 2nd Niger Bridge

    Operatives of Anambra State Police Command, attached to Harbour Division, have arrested two robbery suspects dispossessing unsuspecting citizens of their valuables on the recently inaugurated 2nd Niger Bridge.

    The Police team was on surveillance patrol on the Bridge when they apprehended the suspects who were about to steal expansion joints near the Obosi end of the bridge.

    A statement issued to journalists in Awka on Monday by DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, Anambra State Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), said the suspects are now helping police in further investigations.

    According to Ikenga, one of the suspects hails from Enugu State and the other from Ebonyi State.

    The PPRO said when searched, two daggers and five sim cards removed from previously stolen phones, were recovered from the suspects, aged between 20 and 22 years.

    He added that the Covert Police Team monitored the gang and swooped on them, arresting two of the gangsters while others fled.

    Ikenga quoted the Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, to have commended the Police Team for its vigilance and courage in confronting the gang.

    He stated that the CP had directed the owners of the recovered sim cards be located with a view to assembling evidence for successful prosecution of the arrested suspects.

  • Police arrest man with fresh human corpse in Ogun

    The Police Command in Ogun said one Babatunde Kolawole, allegedly found with a fresh male human corpse, was arrested and handed over to its personnel at Ado/Odo-Ota area of the state.

    SP Omolola Odutola, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Ota, Ogun, said the suspect was apprehended by Amotekun Corps.

    According to her, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Sango-Ota, CSP Saleh Dahiru, received a report by Amotekun and took the suspect, Kolawole, into custody.

    “Preliminary investigations have commenced into the incident.

    “Although the suspect did not deny the incident, he claims to be a native doctor who was attempting to revive the deceased.

     “However, it remains unclear how the suspect obtained the fresh corpse during the late hours of the night,” she said.

    The PPRO said that so far, no one had come forward to claim the body, and the suspect had not revealed any information about the origin of the corpse, to enable police to gather more information and solve the case.

    She added that the corpse had been transported to the Ifo General Hospital for an autopsy.

    Odutola enjoined members of the community to provide any useful information related to the incident to the police.

    She also said that the community members could assist the police in their investigation by helping to shed more light on the disturbing occurrence.

  • Police arrest 94-year-old man for defiling minor in Adamawa

    Police arrest 94-year-old man for defiling minor in Adamawa

    The Police Command in Adamawa has apprehended 94-year-old man for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl in Tappare ward, Ganye Local Government Area.

    SP Suleiman Nguroje, the command spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Yola on Wednesday.

    He said the suspect, who is a herbalist, was believed to be in the habit of deceiving young girls to defile them.

    “It happens that on August 12, while the victim was passing by the suspect’s house, he called her into the house and took advantage of her by having an unlawful carnal knowledge of her.

    “Investigation, so far reveals that the suspect while committing the act rubbed some concoction in the form of perfume on the victim which made the victim ill after the incident.

    “It was as a result of the illness when questioned by her mother, she opened up to her about what happened,” he said.

    Nguroye said that the victim’s mother reported the incident to the Divisional Police Headquarters, Ganye.

    He said that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Afolabi Babatola directed the officer-in-charge of Family Support Unit of the command to investigate and ensure diligent prosecution of the suspect.

    The commissioner called on members of the public particularly parents to monitor their wards against criminally minded elements.

    He also urged residents to report cases on Gender Based Violence. 

  • Police arrest 5 suspects for various crimes in Bauchi 

    The Police Command in Bauchi State has arrested five suspects of various crimes ranging from armed robbery, burglary to phone snatching in the state 

    The Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Wakil, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Bauchi.

    He said the five suspects were arrested for committing different offenses in different parts of the state.

    “Our operatives arrested 24 years old Umar Abubakar AKA (Barbertov) with a dangerous weapon, who trespassed into the victim’s house situated at Kandahar Area of Bauchi and attempted to steal the victim’s Jincheng motorcycle AX 100 model.

    “The police also arrested two suspects, all armed with Dane-gun and cutlass, who had stormed their victim’s residence on July 31 at about 2300 hrs and demanded money.

    “The command also arrested two suspects, Usman Musa, 18, aka Kan Daki of Gwallameji, and Usama Sulaiman, 18, aka Keya of Birshi Gandu for criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, causing grievous hurt and receiving stolen property,” Wakil said.

    He said the command recovered exhibits that included Jincheng motorcycle AX 100 model, machetes, Dane guns, axe, knives, cutlasses, stick laptops, and different models of phones, among others.

    The Spokesperson said the investigation revealed that the suspects belonged to a notorious group that specialized in terrorising innocent citizens’ houses within Bauchi metropolis and robbing them of valuables.

    Wakil said the suspects, during the investigation, confessed to their crimes, adding that they were currently cooperating with the detectives in mentioning some of their accomplices.

    He said the suspects would be profiled and charged in court without delay.

    Wakil said the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Auwal Muhammad, lauded the efforts of the operatives for their unrelenting commitment and professionalism in discharging their statutory duties to curb all forms of criminality in the state.

  • Operation Flush: Police arrest 88 suspected criminals in Lagos

    Operation Flush: Police arrest 88 suspected criminals in Lagos

    The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested no fewer than 88 suspected criminals 24 hours after the launch of “Operation Flush”.

    The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Idowu Owohunwa, made the disclosure when the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN) hosted him during its monthly congress in Ikeja.

    The “Operation Flush” was launched by the command on Thursday following security concerns by some residents.

    Owohunwa said that during the massive raid, some hard drugs and arms were recovered, stressing that in the following week, the suspects would be paraded.

    He said one of the locations of security concerns raised included Orile/Iganmu axis, stressing that the current tension in the area was linked to the bridge.

    “On Thursday, we held a meeting and we launched the Operation Flush. So, many divisions have undertaken raids of black spots.

    “We have taken some actions; if you pass through Orile, you will see it and we are going to have permanent police deployment along that stretch, but it didn’t stop there.

    “I had to call the local government chairman; the truth is that the place isn’t under construction.

    “So, I think the best way to manage it is to have palliatives, and then there will be some raids to complement it,” he said.

    The police boss, who commended CRAN members for the security feedback he always received, called for a stronger synergy between the association and the command.

    “You are helping me by partnering with me because you are on the ground. I have received quality information, criminal valuable information from some of my friends, even till this morning.

    “I will naturally act, it is a practical example here. So, it is in my interest that we partner, I will gain from it,” he said.

    On gender-based violence, the commissioner said that he has upscaled the capacity of the unit since he assumed office.

    He noted that gender-based violence, sexual abuse, and family-related violence remained one of the highest crimes in Lagos State.

    According to him, it was unfortunate that the crimes were not fully reported because of socio-cultural factors.

    The commissioner, therefore, called on CRAN members to be part of forces against the crimes.

    Owohunwa said the remodeling of the gender-based facility when completed, would have hostel facilities for complainants with about 40 wards.

    The commissioner said while developing the concept, he observed that some survivors of domestic violence may not want to return to the place they were violated.

    “We are now creating hostels for them, within the few days, it will take to resolve the issues, they will have both the children’s area and restaurant area.

    “They will have a recall centre, we have safe custody for those that would be held in there.

    “There will be case management offices, there will be a physio-socio support unit, there will be legal unit.

    “So, it is going to be national standard if not global standard, some NGOs are seeing to it,” he said.

    The police boss expressed the hope that with the gender unit capacity upstaged, there should be more complaints from survivors and families.

    Earlier, the CRAN President, Mr Olalekan Olabulor, expressed the association’s willingness to synergise with the commissioner in the fight against all forms of crime.

    Olabulor requested for regular briefings on the activities of the command.

  • Police arrest 4 men for cattle rustling, kidnapping in Adamawa

    The Police Command in Adamawa has arrested four suspects for alleged cattle rustling and kidnapping activities.
    The command’s Spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, who said this in a statement on Monday in Yola, stated that its Crack Squad team in collaboration with hunters made the arrest.
    Nguroje stated that the suspects were arrested at Amtasa Village along Hong Local Government Area (LGA) to ensure the safety and security of lives and property.
    He said that the exhibits recovered from the suspects included two AK-47 Rifles, 73 cows, 346 sheep, and two magazines loaded with 13 rounds of live ammunition.
    “The suspects during interrogation confessed to partaking in some cattle rustling and kidnapping activities, particularly in Song, Gombi, Maiha LGAs, and the Cameroon Republic.
    “The Commissioner of Police (CP), Afolabi Babatola, directed Commander, Crack Squad, SP Dibal Tijjani, and Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) around border axis to checkmate criminal activities in their areas and apprehend them.”
    Nguroje further noted that the CP directed that the matter be investigated and called on the general public, especially those around the border areas to report men of suspicious character to the police.
    According to him, they should report them via emergency lines: 08089671313, 08107364974, and 08053872326.
    He also called on members of the public especially those that lost their animals to report to police headquarters to claim them with evidence.