Lagos State Police has vowed to arrest residents who accused and killed mentally-challenged woman for possession of a stolen baby and AK-47 guns

The Lagos State Police Command says it has commenced an investigation into the killing  of a mentally challenged woman who was accused of being in possession of a stolen baby and three (3) AK 47 rifles at Abule Ado, under the bridge in the Festac area of Lagos State on Monday, May 24. According to CP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, …

Adamawa State: Police arrested 52 suspects and recovered arms, ammunition and illicit drugs worth N3m

Police arrested 52 suspects in Adamawa State for various offences ranging from kidnappings, armed robbery, rape and possession of illicit substances. The State Commissioner of Police in Adamawa state, Aliyu Adamu Alhaji, briefing newsmen on Tuesday, May 25, disclosed that the suspects were arrested between March to May 25, in raids carried out by Anti Kidnapping …

Akwa Ibom: Police arrested a soldier for alleged murder of man who gave him a lift

A soldier has been arrested by the Akwa Ibom state police for the alleged murder of a businessman in Ikot Abasi Local government area of the state. Reports gathered that the army officer allegedly killed the businessman and dispossessed him of his vehicle after the man gave him a ride on Sunday, May 23.  A …

The Late Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers to be buried today

The burial of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, and six other senior officers, who perished in the ill-fated military aircraft that crashed in Kaduna state on Friday, May 21, has been scheduled for today, May 22. The burial proceedings, according to a statement signed by the Director Army Public Relations, …

Senate spokesperson warns Malami to stop rubbishing the Buhari-led APC government

Ajibola Basiru, spokesman of the senate, has asked the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami to stop "rubbishing the Buhari-led APC government" with his utterances.  Basiru reacting to Malami comparing the ban on open grazing by Southern Governors to prohibition of spare parts trading in the North, stated that "anyone who cannot rise above …

Kaduna: One killed, 21 others abducted in fresh attack by bandits

Some group of Bandits on Tuesday May 18, killed one person and abducted 21 others in an attack carried out in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The armed bandits arrived in Batsari town at about 10:20 pm on Tuesday, shooting sporadically and eventually abducted 21 persons. Eyewitnesses told Channels Television that the bandits after …

Twin sisters ‘took their own lives after fearing police did not believe they had both been sexually abused’

An inquest has heard how twin sisters took their own lives four months apart, fearing their claims of long-term sexual abuse were ‘not believed’. Chris Gould, 17, and her twin sister Sam, from Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire were left feeling ‘invalidated’ after police said they would not be prosecuting in the wake of their sexual allegations.  The …

A 47 year old Film director murdered by his Iranian parents in an ‘honour killing’ for not getting married

Babak Khorranmdin, 47, a popular film director in Iran, has been murdered by his family in an honour killing over not getting married. Khorranmdin's body parts were found inside a suitcase and in bins outside his parents' home in Iran following an 'honour killing' for not getting married . The London-based film director, was sedated …