The operatives of the Delta State Police Command on Tuesday arrested over 100 gay suspects allegedly carrying out a gay wedding ceremony at a hotel in the state. Announcing their arrest on Facebook, the state police said it would parade the suspects shortly. “Delta State Command has arrested over a hundred gay suspects in a…
A 15-year-old Adamu Ibrahim of Jital village along Gombe road has been arrested by the operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly amputating a farmer’s hand following a disagreement. The Informant247 gathered that the suspect was said to have trespassed into the victim’s farmland on several occasions while rearing his cows, a development…
A group of 12 individuals, suspected to be engaged in internet fraud, have been apprehended by the Nigeria Police, PHALGA security, and Rivers State Neighbourhood Watch. The arrests were made in connection with an incident involving the alleged burial of a newborn baby alive in Rivers State. According to sources, more than 20 youths, believed…
The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday, arrested a female trader, Taye Abass, for allegedly trafficking a hard drug known as Colorado, through her niece (name withheld). The woman a resident of Oko Oba area of Lagos confessed to the offence while being paraded by the police at the state headquarters in Ikeja. Abass confessed…
No fewer than two persons have been arrested by the operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over a suspected case of defiling three minors in Auyo local government, Jigawa State. According to spokesman of the state’s NSCDC command, CSC Adamu Shehu, in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday, said those…
Fulani socio-cultural organization, pledged to take action against criminals posing as Fulanis and perpetuating violence in certain regions of the country
A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin recently handed down a death sentence to Mr. Mohammed Kazeem Beiwa for his involvement in the murder of his neighbor, Mr. Olokose Ojo Olushola, just days before his wedding in 2021. Alongside Beiwa, his two accomplices, Madu Jeremiah and Mohammed Chatta, received 10 years imprisonment and a N100,000…
A baby sitter has reportedly stolen a two-month-old baby (name withheld) from her mother during a school graduation ceremony in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. It was learned that the incident occurred around 3:00 pm on Saturday during the event held at the school premises located at Deeper Life area, Sawmill, Ilorin. The mother of…
No fewer than 13 suspected criminals were on Tuesday, paraded by the Kwara State Police Command for various offences committed in the state. Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, the state Commissioner of Police, while parading the suspects, mentioned among them, the suspected kidnappers, who killed three victims in the course of their operations during police rescue mission in…
No fewer than three persons have escaped being lynched over alleged missing private organs in Ilorin, Kwara state capital. It was gathered according to the state Police Command, the incident occurred on Thursday, at Tanke/Oke-Odo area of Ilorin metropolis. In a statement by SP Ajayi Okasanmi, the spokesman of the command, in Ilorin, said “three…
No fewer than eight persons have been nabbed by the operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, while transporting suspected stolen petroleum products in Ajah Beach in Lagos State on Tuesday. It was gathered that the suspects were said to have been arrested during a routine patrol of the Anti-vandal unit of…
The operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun, on Monday, arrested two secondary school students, who allegedly faked their own abduction to extort money from their mother. The Informant247 gathered that the two female teenagers, who were apprehended in Oka-Akoko, headquarters of Akoko South-West Local Council of the state, were…
Policemen attached to Aswani Division Lagos State Command have impounded an illicit drugs worth N13 Million. The Informant247 gathered that substances suspected to be Indian Hemp were intercepted along Mushin, Isolo road on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at about 11: 56pm during routine stop-and-search. Two suspects identified as Fidelis Otiga and Chukwuma Kennedy aged 49…
A 19-year-old girl has been rescued by the Anambra State Government who was allegedly gang raped by six boys in Anam, Anambra West Local Government Area of the state. According to Ify Obinabo, the state’s Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, while speaking with newsmen on Saturday, said that the suspects had been arrested. The…
No fewer than 13 Chinese nationals have by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities in Ilorin, Kwara State. The anti-graft agency, while disclosing this in a statement on Thursday, by its Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said the 12 male and one female…
No fewer than 12 suspected internet fraudsters on Tuesday, arrested by the Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The suspects, including two brothers, Maxwell Nwanno and Kingsley Nwanno, were arrested at different estates in Gwarimpa, Katampe and Karu, axes of Abuja, following credible intelligence on their alleged criminal activities. The other…
The operatives of the Osun State Police Command, have confiscated a cow allegedly meant for the celebration of the annual festival of a cult. According to a reliable security source, on Saturday, the incident occurred at the Egbatedo area of Osogbo on Friday. A picture obtained by newsmen showed that the cow was inscribed with…
The operatives of the Enugu State police command on Friday, dislodged a group of hoodlums enforcing the sit-at-home order in the state. According to Command’s spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement, said the hoodlums were intercepted while they were trying to snatch an ENTRACO branded minivan, adding that the operatives engaged the hoodlums in a…
Maimuna Suleiman, a 21-year-old woman, has been arrested by the operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly stabbing her husband, Aliyu Mohammed, to death in Bauchi State. The Command, while confirming the incident, said that the suspect had been taken into custody, adding that the victim was pronounced dead by medical professionals due…
The operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested the leader of a notorious criminal gang simply identified as Ojukwu and recovered a human skull during a raid of his hideouts in the Khana Local Government Area of the state, while also recovered two AK-47 rifles and a pump action in the operation. Dr…
