Police arrest 4-man car theft syndicate in Osun

Detectives of Osun State Police Command have arrested a four-man gang that specialises in snatching cars from their rightful owners at gunpoint. The suspects were arrested by a team of crime detectives attached to the Special  Anti-Kidnapping Squad (SAKS) who acted on a tip-off. According to the police First Information Report, FIR, the police intercepted the […]

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Police arrest three with two human hearts in Lagos

Three individuals suspected to be involved in dealing with human parts were apprehended by operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command in Onikan, Lagos State. SP Umma Ayuba, the new spokesperson for the zone, confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement issued on Wednesday. He stated, ‘Operatives from the Zone 2 Police Command, […]

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A combined photo of First Bank MD, Dr. Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan and Glory Omokaro An Italy-based Nigerian lady, simply known as Glory Omokaro, has narrated how the sum of N68 million was fraudulently withdrawn from her First Bank account domiciled in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Omokaro narrated her ordeal when she appeared on a […]

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Mohbad: Primeboy surrenders self to police for interrogation

Primeboy The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that Owodunni Ibrahim aka Primeboy has turned himself in for interrogation over the death of Afrobeats musician Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, known as Mohbad. The Lagos Police spokesperson, Ben Hundeyin, had on Wednesday declared Primeboy wanted following his failure to honour the invitation successfully sent to him since […]

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Mohbad: Court orders remand of Naira Marley, Sam Larry, two others

A Magistrate Court in Yaba, Lagos State, ordered on Wednesday that Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, Samson Balogun Eletu, alias Sam Larry and two others should be remanded over the death of Afrobeats musician Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, known as Mohbad. The Court wants Naira Marley and Sam Larry to remain in police custody for 21 […]

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Mohbad: Lagos Police arrest Sam Larry

Sam Larry Lagos State Police Command has arrested controversial Lagos socialite, Balogun Eletu, aka Sam Larry, for an ongoing investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of the singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development on Thursday night. “Yes, Balogun Eletu aka Sam Larry is […]

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Crude oil theft and imperative for due process

The recurring decimal of theft of Nigeria’s crude oil and the faulty policy of addressing it are certainly worrisome. First, oil successfully ferreted out of the country constitutes a permanent loss to the country; and when the theft attempt is thwarted by official security agencies, the vessel bearing the stolen crude is destroyed along with […]

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Police arrest 10 suspects over death of FUOYE missing student

Modupe • Management condoles with parents, shuts school The police in Ekiti State have arrested 10 suspects over the death of Modupe Deborah Atanda, a 200- level Nursing student of Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). Atanda was earlier reported missing but later found dead. Her lifeless body was discovered in a shallow grave a few metres […]

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FUOYE killing: CSOs write Oyebanji, police, demand justice

Incident has consequences on mental health of students, parents A coalition of civil society organisations has condemned the killing of a female student of Federal University Oye Ekiti, Modupe Deborah Atanda, and the burying of her body in a shallow grave on the campus by some persons. The coalition, which called for justice in the […]

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FUOYE students demand justice over colleague’s murder

The students of Federal University Oye Ekiti have demanded justice in the killing of one of their colleagues, Modupe Atanda, who was until her death, a student in the Nursing Department. The students, under the aegis of the Students’ Union Government, called on the security agencies to get to the root of the matter and […]

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