News as it breaks
Police in Bauchi State have arrested a 20-year-old man, Isiyaku Usman, over the alleged defilement of a seven-year-old girl and theft of two mobile phones in Darazo Local Government Area. The suspect was arrested after the victim’s 37-year-old father reported the incident to the police, according to the command’s…
Police in Kebbi State have arrested a 19-year-old woman, Khadija Ibrahim, for allegedly stealing a newborn baby in Zuru Local Government Area and presenting the child to her husband as her own. Ibrahim, a resident of Rikoto, Zuru LGA, was arrested after police launched an investigation into the incident, which…
The Adamawa State Police Command says it has arrested a suspect in connection with the kidnapping of three children in Yola North Local Government Area. Police spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said the arrest followed a complaint filed by a resident, Samaila Musa, whose three sons were allegedly abducted and…
The Kogi State Police Command has launched a large-scale search-and-rescue operation following a kidnapping incident along the Ayere–Kabba Road in Kabba Local Government Area, after armed attackers intercepted a commercial bus travelling from Lagos to Abuja. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Saliu Afusat,…
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) has arrested a man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident that claimed the life of a 23-year-old Nigerian graduate, Oluwalayomi Fadero, in the United States. According to local media reports by WSMV4, the suspect, identified as Ray Eugene Padgett, allegedly stole a…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a suspect, identified as Johnson Daniel, for allegedly stabbing an 18-year-old boy, Ariyo Timilehin, to death in Owo, Owo Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Akure, the Ondo…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a vigilante, Adekunle Agunbiade, for allegedly burning a suspected thief to death in the Itire area of the state. It was gathered that the victim was earlier arrested and handed over to the vigilante for allegedly vandalising a car parked on Shonde…
