Crime

A security guard assaulted by the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, in Abuja on Monday, has narrated his ordeal. The victim, Clement Sargwak, tracked down by Premium Times reporter on Wednesday, is a…
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A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State has ordered the remand of the three suspected persons arrested in connection with violence and murder of some indigenes of Omuo-Ekiti during the Bye-election held on Saturday in…
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The Zamfara Police Command has redeployed its Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Kaura-Namoda, following allegations of fraternizing and conniving with bandits terrorizing the area. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed…
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The Oyo State Police Command, on Monday, transferred the Ibarapa-based herdsman, Isikalu Wakili, to the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Iyaganku Ibadan, for further investigations. The command also refuted the assertion…
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Police operatives attached to Operation Puff Adder led by DPO Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State have facilitated the unconditional release of five people who were abducted near Namoda Secondary School and Zangon Danbade of Kaura Namoda Local…
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Unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have reportedly snatched N20m from accountants attached to Office of the Cabinet Department of the Ekiti Governor’s office on Wednesday during an attack. The accountants were said to have been…
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A notorious gunrunner, Haruna Yusuf of Sawarya village in Kaita Local Government Area of Katsina State, on Monday admitted before police authorities that he sold 20 AK-47 rifles to bandits terrorising communities in the state for N600,000…
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Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, and the leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), on Friday, converged in Abuja to address challenges confronting pastoralists in the country. Sultan, who is…
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Oyo State Police command has confirmed the killing of an Ibadan socialite, Mr. Teslim Akinpelu by suspected armed robbers. Police confirmed that the deceased, also known as Gatuso, was killed by four armed robbers on Saturday.…
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The Cross River Government security outfit, “Operation Akpakwu”, has demolished the “Save side hotel” at 8miles area in Calabar for harbouring suspected kidnappers that have been terrorising the state. Speaking after the exercise, Mr…
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