Kebbi police arrest fake officer, accomplice in ₦7.5m mercury smuggling case By Jamil Gulma, Birnin Kebbi Police operatives attached to Dandi Local Government Division in Kebbi State have arrested one Yusuf M. Alhaji of Kano State, who claimed to be a special constabulary officer with the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police, attached to Rijiyar…
Kebbi police arrest four suspected transformer vandals By Jamil Gulma, Birnin Kebbi Four suspected vandals are cooling their heels in police custody after allegedly breaking into the premises of Government Girls Secondary School along Dakingari Road, Bunza, Kebbi State. Acting on a tip-off, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Bunza mobilised a combined team of…
We’re under siege, Dutse youths decry police extortion, harassment By Akintan Adeola Rachael Dutse Makaranta, a growing community on the fringes of Abuja, is gripped by tension as residents, particularly youths, accuse policemen of persistent harassment and extortion. Over the past few months, young men in the area have alleged being routinely profiled and arbitrarily…
Mystery deepens as Lagos police probe death of ex-SDP guber candidate, Bamidele Akingboye The Lagos State Police Command has opened an investigation into the mysterious death of Otunba Bamidele Akingboye, a former governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ondo State, amid growing controversy. Operatives were said to have stormed Akingboye’s Victoria Garden…
Mob Action: Residents beat Okada rider to death in Ondo Tension gripped residents of Ajipowo area of Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Thursday following the gruesome killing of a commercial motorcyclist, Tunde Ilesanmi, popularly known as “Dudu,” in a mob attack. Eyewitnesses said Ilesanmi, a middle-aged okada rider, was accused of taking part in…
Police nab suspect, recover stolen cows, vehicle in Kebbi From Jamil Gulma, Kebbi The Kebbi State Police Command has achieved another breakthrough in its relentless fight against banditry, kidnapping, and cattle rustling, with the arrest of a suspect and recovery of stolen livestock during a late-night operation in Suru Local Government Area. The operation, carried…
Wife accused as former SDP guber candidate Akingboye’s death sparks controversy Controversy has erupted over the sudden death of former Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Ondo State, Otunba Bamidele Akingboye, following allegations that one of his wives may have played a role in the tragedy. Akingboye reportedly passed away last Wednesday at his…
Controversy trails death of ex-Ondo SDP candidate Akingboye. As the death of former Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader, Otunba Bamidele Akingboye continues to generate reactions, there are also growing concerns that the former Ondo governorship candidate may not have died a natural death. A native of Okitipupa in Ondo state, Akingboye, popularly known as OBA,…
Police arrest 20 year-old woman for burying her new born baby alive in Kebbi By JAMIL GULMA- Kebbi Police in Kebbi arrested one Maryam Atiku aged 20 yrs of Nasarawa area Kamba in Dandi local government area of Kebbi State who delivered a newborn baby girl and tied the baby with three pieces of…
Ondo pastor rapes daughter, blames act on ‘generational curse’ A 42-year-old pastor, Samson Ajayi, has been arraigned before the Akure Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for allegedly raping his 17-year-old biological daughter. Ajayi, a father of five, was accused of committing the incestuous act repeatedly over the past four years at his residence in Igoba,…
