Category: POLICE & CRIME

The Enugu State Police Command has arraigned Tsehemba Joshua, a 30-year-old male suspect, for the alleged armed robbery and murder of a 19-year-old scrap scavenger, Yusuf Ibrahim. Joshua is accused of conspiring with two accomplices, who are currently at large, to rob and strangle the victim. He has been remanded at the Enugu Correctional Custodial Centre following his court appearance. The suspect was arrested by operatives of the Udenu Police Division after receiving a community alert about a shallow grave discovered in a bush at Ojo River in Ogbodu-Aba, Obollo…

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The arrested Chinese nationals and their Nigerian counterparts   About 130 foreigners have been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, for alleged high-level cybercrimes, hacking, and activities against national security. The foreign nationals who are mainly Chinese and Malaysian consisting of 87 males and 26 females were arrested in the Jahi area of Abuja. A statement by the Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Sunday, said 17 others arrested were identified as Nigerians. The statement reads partly: “This strategic operation was conducted through a coordinated raid on a building at the…

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A 70-year-old man, Mr Stephen Irobunda has escaped being lynched in Ohokobe Ndume, Umuahia North LGA of Abia State for allegedly killing a young man, Mr Bright Odizuru. The victim, Odizuru, was shot dead on Saturday by the suspect during an altercation between the aged man and some youths in the community. Community sources said that the victim, together with other youths, were playing football near Irobunda’s house during the local government election, which infuriated the suspect. It was gathered that the man fired in the air to scare away the…

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• Arrested suspects The Ebonyi State Police Command says it arrested 177 suspects for various offences including Kidnapping, organ harvesting, murder, unlawful possession of firearms, armed robbery among others in the month of October,2024. Briefing Newsmen on behalf of the commissioner of police, Anthonia A. Uche – Anya, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Joshua Ukandu said the suspects comprise 162 males and 15 females. According to him, Ninety-two suspects have already been charged in court while others will be arraigned once investigations are completed. Speaking on the…

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Arrested Suspect Rekiya Ya’u The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old housewife, Rakiya Ya’u, for the gruesome murder of her father-in-law, Damina Lamba, who she claimed to have been practicing witchcraft and had caused the death of her son. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Auwal Musa Muhammad, disclosed this on Friday, November 1, 2024, during a press briefing at the command headquarters in Yandora Road, Bauchi. According to the CP, two suspects, Abdu Lamba and Ruwa Aliyu, were arrested in connection with the murder of Damina Lamba,…

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The Nigeria Police on Monday, arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court 1, Police Inspector Joseph Ozonwanji, formerly of the Anti-Cultism Police Squad, Enugu, for the murder of an Igbo ogene musician, Okezie Mba, popularly known as Igbo-Jah, at the weekend. His arraignment followed his orderly room trial and approval of his dismissal and arraignment by the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 13, AIG Godwin Aghaulor. The police prosecution was led by the Officer-in-Charge of the Enugu State Police Command, SP Justice Attah and Emmanuel Ajogwu. The…

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…Says Investigation Concluded, Implicated Police Officer Undergoing Orderly Room Trial The Enugu State police command says it’s Criminal Investigation Department (State CID) has concluded investigation into the “tragic and unwarranted shooting and killing” of Enugu-based Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba “m” (a.k.a. Igbo-Jah). Though the finding by the investigation team especially on what led to the shooting of the musician inside the police station is yet to be disclosed, the command has ordered immediate redevelopment of the Officer in Charge of the Tactical Squad, SP Ekeleme Chidobe. The command said…

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…As The Identity Of The Police Inspector Involved Is Revealed By Tony Adibe The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr. Kanayo Uzuegbu, in the company of top officials of the State Government, today, October 26, 2024, visited the family of the slain Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba (a.k.a. Igbo-Jah), to console the family for the “unfortunate shooting and murder of the musician by a police officer.” Consoling the family, Uzuegbu reassured the family, relatives, friends, and good people of Enugu State that the ongoing investigation into the case will be…

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The Anambra State Police Command has firmly asserted that the shooting incident in Ifite Awka, which resulted in the deaths of five people and left three others seriously injured, was not aimed at any specific ethnic or religious group. This tragic incident occurred on Thursday, 24 October. The Spokesman for the Anambra Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement released on Friday evening. He said: “To set the records straight, preliminary information reveals that the armed men started shooting sporadically in an attempt to escape when police…

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