Tag: Crime

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Smugglers Kill Customs Officer In Ogun Ambush

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service has confirmed the killing of one of its officers during an ambush by suspected smugglers in Ogun State. The incident occurred on Tuesday, barely 48 hours after another attack in which two customs officers were shot and injured in a similar ambush in…

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Alleged Coup Plot: Full List Of 40 Detained Suspects

Forty Suspects Detained Over Alleged Coup Plot Against Tinubu’s Government Nigerian security agencies have detained 40 suspects over an alleged plot to violently overthrow the democratically elected government of President Bola Tinubu. Those arrested include senior military officers across the armed forces, a police officer, and civilians allegedly involved in reconnaissance, funding, and propaganda activities.…

Over 40 Terrorists Killed As Naf Airstrikes Disrupt Planned Attacks

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has killed more than 40 terrorists during airstrikes carried out in parts of Borno State. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the NAF spokesperson, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, the airstrikes targeted terrorist hideouts at Musarram in the Tumbuns general area and along the Azir axis. Ejodame said the…

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Three Arrested As Police Probe Killing Of Housewife And Six Children In Kano

The Kano State Police Command has arrested three key suspects linked to the brutal killing of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Kano. In a statement released on Sunday, the police said the arrests were made after intelligence-led operations ordered by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun. The operation was…

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Portable Denied Bail After Court Hearing In Ogun

The singer, Portable, is facing nine criminal charges, including assault, theft, causing harm, and resisting arrest. The judge refused to grant him bail because the police officer he allegedly assaulted was not in court. The judge said she needed to see the officer before making a decision on bail. Portable was therefore kept in custody,…

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Aisha Buhari: My Late Husband Once Thought I Wanted To Kill Him

Former First Lady Aisha Buhari has revealed that rumours inside the Presidential Villa once made her late husband, President Muhammadu Buhari, believe she wanted to harm him. She said this fear affected his eating habits and helped trigger the illness that kept him away from office for several months in 2017. Aisha Buhari shared this…

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Police Arrest Suspects For Alleged Ritual Killing Of Ogun Frsc Officer And Daughter

The Osun State Police Command has arrested three men connected to the suspected ritual killing of a 38-year-old FRSC officer, Lasisi Funmilayo Oluwamayokun, and her 12-year-old daughter, Sewa. The arrested suspects are: According to the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, the case started on November 10, 2025, when someone reported at the Ikoyi…

Ogun Police Dismiss Viral Security Alert, Caution Public Against Fake Information

The Ogun State Police Command has dismissed a viral security advisory circulating on social media, describing it as misleading, unauthorized, and capable of causing unnecessary panic. The advisory, which features the photograph of the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Ogunlowo, did not originate from the Command, authorities said. In a statement issued on Wednesday in…