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Musk helps convince Iran to release Italian journalist arrested in Tehran
U.S. billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk helped convince Iran to release Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, arrested in Tehran in December, the New York Times reported, citing unnamed Iranian officials. Musk has discussed the issue with Iranian Permanent Representative to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, to help secure Sala’s release, the officials said. In late December, police in Tehran arrested the Italian…
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Crime
Lagos police command arrests 2,176 suspects in 4 months
The Lagos State Police Command says it arrested about 2,176 suspects between September 2024 and January 2025. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olanrewaju Ishola, confirmed this on Saturday, while briefing newsmen on the Command’s recent achievements. He said that the 2,176 suspects were arrested for various offences including murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, among others. He said that all…
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Police nab suspected drug peddler in Borno
The Police Command in Borno has arrested a suspected drug peddler in possession of 116 wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP, Nahum Daso, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Maiduguri. He said that the arrest was made by the command’s anti-virus squad following credible intelligence. “On Jan. 10, at…
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Police arrest 3 suspected kidnappers in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested three suspected kidnappers, who collected N3 million ransom from a victim’s family. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. Hundeyin said that the Isashi Police Division received a call from a concerned citizen on Tuesday at about 12:00 noon…
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Police confirm arrest of 97 Shiites over attack on officers in Abuja
The Nigeria Police Force said it has detained 97 members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), known as the Shi’ite group, for prosecution, following the clash with the group in Abuja on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the clash resulted in the death of two policemen and three sustaining serious injuries. NAN also reports…
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Police arrest woman for alleged diversion of company’s N3m
Operatives of Lagos State Police Command have arrested and detained a 25-year-old woman for allegedly diverting N3million belonging to a company into her personal account. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. Hundeyin alleged that the suspect (name withheld)and her other co-workers ,in…
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Police arrest prankster in Abuja
The Nigeria Police Force, National Cybercrime Centre, said it has arrested a Nigerian prankster, in Abuja over threatening video pranks. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Thursday in Abuja, said that the prankster was arrested at an apartment in Wuye area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to him, the arrest followed the…
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PDP demands arrest, prosecute of suspended Adamawa REC
The People Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Olukayode Egbetokun, to expiate efforts towards the arrest of and the prosecution of Malam Hudu Yunusa -Ari, the suspended INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Adamawa. The opposition party say arresting and prosecting Yunusa-Yari would in obedience to court order. The party National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made…
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Police uncover gang targeting, killing car-hire drivers in Rivers
The Police Command in Rivers has arrested some members of a criminal gang suspected to be murdering car-hire drivers and stealing their vehicles. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, in a statement in Port Harcourt on Monday, linked the group to multiple cases of drivers that got missing. She revealed that the arrest of one gang member, Anthony Chima, exposed…
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Police arrest 5 suspected armed robbers, kidnappers in Adamawa
The Police Command in Adamawa in collaboration with Hunters, have arrested five people allegedly linked with series of armed robbery and kidnapping in Numan Local Government Area of the state. SP Suleiman Nguroje, the command’s spokesperson disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Yola. Nguroje said that the suspects were arrested on May 10, following a timely response to distress calls…
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Defence
Police arrest 8 suspected cult members in Ekiti
The Police Command in Ekiti has arrested eight suspected members of four different secret cult groups on the campus of the Ekit State University on Tuesday. A statement on Wednesday by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Sunday Abutu, said that the arrest followed a report that members of some cult group were disturbing the peace on the…
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17 people in police net for allegedly operating illegal Bureau de Change
The police have arrested 17 suspected forex hawkers for illegal operation of Bureau de Change in Wapa area of Fagge Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Usaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in an interview on Wednesday. ” The operation which was led by the Police Command was carried out in Wapa Bureau…
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NMA reacts to arrest of alleged fake doctor in Lagos
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has commended the Nigerian Police Force for arresting an alleged fake medical doctor, saying it would strengthen its fight against quackery in the medical profession. Dr Benjamin Olowojebutu, Chairman, NMA Lagos, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. Olowojebutu noted that medical quackery was a dangerous…
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Police arrest 2 robbery suspects, recover 3 guns
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested two robbery suspects – Ademola Adeniyi, 38 and Anjorin Afeez, 41 – and recovered three locally-made pistols. Police spokesperson in the state, Mr Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a post he shared on his X (formerly Twitter) handle @benHundeyin, on Monday. He said that the suspects were arrested by…
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Police arrest 2 suspected fraudsters in Lagos
Police Command in Lagos State have arrested two fraud suspects, Seyi Demola, 26 and Wale Lawson, 27, who allegedly specialise in defrauding members of the public. Police spokesperson in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a post he shared on his X (formerly Twitter) handle @benHundeyin on Saturday. He said that the suspects were arrested on Saturday…
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Police arrest 195 suspects, rescue 19 abducted victims in Enugu
Mb The Police Command in Enugu State says it has arrested 195 suspects and rescued 19 abducted persons in the state within a month. The police also recovered 10 AK-47 rifles, one sub-machine gun, 37 locally fabricated and other firearms as well as 67 live ammunition of different calibres. Other items recovered were 78 live cartridges, 25 vehicles, 15 tricycles…
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Anti-graft agency arrests 3 govt officials aiding foreign nationals secure citizenship
The Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-corruption Agency, has arrested three senior officials of the state government for allegedly recommending illegal migrants to secure Nigerian citizenship. The Chairman of the agency, Muhuyi Magajiabb made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Kano. He alleged that the suspects collected bribe from the foreign nationals to write…
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