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The quiet of the early morning in Layeri Village, near Ikoyi-Ile in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, was shattered on September 24 when armed men reportedly invaded a family compound and abducted 38-year-old Nathaniel Peter. The incident, which occurred at about 4:20 a.m., has since triggered a police investigation and a wider security…
Kwara State Police Command has foiled an alleged kidnapping and extortion plot, arresting two foreign nationals accused of threatening to abduct a resident unless a ₦22 million ransom was paid. The Command said the suspects, identified as Yakubu Ismaila and Hadiza Kosia, both nationals of the Republic of Togo, were apprehended following an intelligence-led operation…
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The Kwara State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of the notorious Eiye Confraternity over the alleged abduction and murder of a student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, following what authorities described as an intensive investigation by the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU). According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police…
Residents of Iluke community in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State have been thrown into panic following the abduction of a community health worker and his wife by suspected gunmen during a midnight attack. The victims, identified by locals as a popular medical practitioner known as “Dr. Ebi,” and his wife, were reportedly kidnapped…
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A High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced six men to 10 years’ imprisonment each for cultism and other related offences, in a ruling that underscores the judiciary’s stance against violent crime in Kwara State. The convicts, led by Kale Bayero, were prosecuted on multiple charges including criminal conspiracy, cultism, mischief, and disturbance of public…
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The Kwara State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on kidnapping and violent crimes with the arrest of five suspected kidnappers and the recovery of arms and ammunition during a coordinated security operation. According to a press statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the breakthrough followed a targeted operation carried out on April…
Residents of Ohatekwe Ukawu in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have banished a 20-year-old man, Damian Oforbuike, following the alleged killing of his mother in a disturbing incident that has left the community in shock. According to multiple community sources, the tragic incident occurred over the weekend when Oforbuike reportedly attacked his mother,…
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Suspected kidnappers have again struck in Ondo State, abducting a woman and shooting her husband during a late-night attack in Akure. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday night in the Pelebe axis of Akure South Local Government Area, where the armed assailants invaded a residence and carried out the attack. Eyewitnesses said the gunmen stormed…
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The Kwara State Police Command has achieved another major security breakthrough after operatives, working alongside local vigilantes, successfully foiled an attempted bandit attack in Adekanbi village, near Bode-Saadu, in Moro Local Government Area of the state. According to a press release issued on Thursday, November 14, 2025, by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun…
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The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested Bishop Ndibueze Okorie Onyagoziri, the General Overseer of Champion the Truth Cathedral. The high profile Bishop was arrested for allegedly engaging in sexual activities with a 22-year-old female sickle-cell patient under the pretense of “changing her genotype” from SS to AA. According to multiple sources, operatives from the…