#Arrest Archives | FAMOUS REPORTERS

Dec

20

2023

Arrest turns bloody, as Policeman accidentally shoots colleague dead, kills self

METRO#Arrest, #NigeriaPolice, #Riversshooting

Arrest turns bloody, as Policeman accidentally shoots colleague dead, kills self A Rivers State Police Officer, Inspector Nelson Abuante has allegedly shot dead his colleague in an attempt to arrest a suspect in the State. A policeman, Inspector Nelson Abuante, has accidentally shot dead his colleague, one Inspector Monday Gbaramana. Abuante reportedly killed his contemporary during an attempt to arrest a suspect in Rivers State. The terrifying incident, as reported, occurred on Sunday's afternoon at Nyogor-Lueku, Khana Local Government Area of the state. He was said to have taking his own life too after his colleague gave up the ghost.…

Nov

14

2023

By Famous Reporters

Lagos Transport Ministry Condoles With LAWMA, Family Of Street Sweepers *Gives own account of Gbagada accident

METRO, NATIONAL NEWS#Arrest, #death, #LASTMA, #LAWMA

Lagos Transport Ministry Condoles With Lawma, Family Of Street Sweepers. *Gives own account of Gbagada accident The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation (MOT) says her attention has been drawn to the above captioned story circulating on social media alleging that LASTMA personnel were responsible for a fatal incident that claimed the lives of The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has expressed its profound condolences to the management of LAWMA and families oftwo LAWMA Street Sweepers who lost their lives yesterday around Charlie Boy at Gbagada inward Oworonsoki, Lagos. The ministry prayed for the repose of the departed souls. In the…

Nov

01

2023

By Famous Reporters

How Joe Ajaero, Labour President was arrested, whisked away by heavily armed officers

NEWS#Arrest, #JoeAjaero, #NigeriaLabourCongress

How Joe Ajaero, Labour President was arrested, whisked away by heavily armed officers Benson Upah, media head of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has confirmed that the President of the Union, was arrested bysecurity operatives in Owerri, the State's capital. According to Upah, Ajaero was picked up from the state council secretariat of the NLC by heavily armed police officers. “President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero was picked up a few minutes ago from NLC state council secretariat by heavily armed policemen in Owerri and taken to an unknown destination,” he said. On October 30, the NLC…

Jul

30

2023

By Famous Reporters

Sh0cking: How Farmer, 50 offered last child for money rituals to train other 9 children*His head is too strong for ritual… Herbalist

CRIME, METRO#Arrest, #Blood, #Farmer, #Herbalist, #Ritual

Sh0cking: How Farmer, 50 offered last child for money rituals to train other 9 children*His head is too strong for ritual… Herbalist A certain Nigerian native doctor has declined the hearty request of a Beninese farmer, Poni Bada, who had offered his nine-years-old son for money ritual. According to Vanguard newspaper, 50-year-old Beninese farmer, Poni Bada, left his country home for Nigeria, with his unsuspecting nine-year-old son, who he intended to use for money rituals. In the company of the farmer, were three other suspects: Ige Koselu, Benjamin Balovi and Segun Shile, who had visited a herbalist’s home in Owode…

Jun

10

2023

By Famous Reporters

How DSS Arrested, Whisked Emefiele In Attempt To Flee

NATIONAL NEWS#Arrest, #Dss, #GodwinEmefiele, CBN

How DSS Arrested, Whisked Emefiele In Attempt To Flee Amidst the rumoured denials, a video showing the moment operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) arrested and detention suspended Governor of Central Bank (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has surfaced on social media. It could be recalled that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Media Aide to Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, had earlier confirmed Emefiele's arrest in Lagos, adding that the security agency will release a statement to authenticate the incident. He tweeted: “After initial denial, DSS has now confirmed the arrest of suspended CBN governor,…

May

03

2023

By Famous Reporters

ADAMAWA SAGA: Police Confirm Adamawa INEC REC’s Arrest *Some officials fingered, under interrogation

CRIME#Adamawa, #Arrest, #HuduYunusa-Ari, INEC

ADAMAWA SAGA:ba Police Confirm Adamawa INEC REC's Arrest *Some officials fingered, under interrogation The Nigeria Police Force hereby confirms the arrest of Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), who was alleged to have announced the candidate of the All Progressives Congress winner of the gubernatorial elections during the recently concluded supplementary elections following calls for his arrest and investigation by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the basis of alleged impropriety in the course of supplementary gubernatorial polls in the State. Barrister Ari, who was arrested by the Police Election…

Apr

25

2023

By Famous Reporters

Force CID ALAGBON Arrests Two For Economic Sabotage, Diversion Of Petroleum Product

CRIME#ALAGBON, #Arrest, #Diversion, #EconomicSabotage, #PetroleumProduct

Force CID ALAGBON Arrests Two For Economic Sabotage, Diversion Of Petroleum Product - AIG Mba Directs Comprehensive Investigations The operatives of the Force Criminal Investigations Department (Force-CID), Lagos Annex, Alagbon, have arrested two suspects, Tope Ojo “m” and Nojeem Haruna “m” for their complicity in a case of economic sabotage and diversion of aviation fuel valued about forty-six million Naira. The arrest follows a petition addressed to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) by a civic-minded Nigerian, alerting the Force-CID of plots by some hoodlums to intercept and divert petroleum products worth billions of Naira. Preliminary investigations by the Annex,…

Feb

20

2023

By Famous Reporters

Mao Ohuabunwa: Police publishes names of Criminal Gang Arrested In Arochukwu

CRIME#Arrest, #DrugAddiction, #IllicitDrugs, #SenMaoOhuabunwa, #TheNigeriaPolice

Mao Ohuabunwa: Police publishes names of Criminal Gang Arrested In Arochukwu Operatives of the Criminal Investigation Department, (CID) Umuahia has published names of the gang members arrested in Arochukwu over serial allegations of crime and mayhem. The CID had yesterday detained four notorious criminals who specializes in robbing and causing mayhem in Arochukwu Local Government Area of the state. The four criminals led by its leader popularly known as George were first arrested by a team of police officers from Arochukwu command on Sunday afternoon before handing over to the CID Umuahia The DPO in Arochukwu revealed that…

Jan

12

2023

By Famous Reporters

Rivers Police Bust Child Trafficking Ring • Releases 10 victims

CRIME#Arrest, #ChildTrafficking, #Raid, Victim

Rivers Police Bust Child Trafficking Ring • Releases 10 victims The Nigeria Police, Rivers State Command over last weekend, Saturday 7th January 2023 acting on credible intelligence available to operatives of the C4I Intelligence Unit raided two houses where victims of child trafficking were being kept. The houses were located in Igwuruta and Omagwa communities of the state. The operation led to the freeing of 10 trafficked victims, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP reliably gathered. The Rivers State Command Police PRO, SP Grace Iringe-Koko noted about the raid in a press statement made available to NAOSNP,…

Dec

27

2022

By Famous Reporters

Police arrest Enugu traditional ruler for burning corpse of 9-years-old house help killed by madam

CRIME#Arrest, #Cremation

Police arrest Enugu traditional ruler for burning corpse of 9-years-old house help killed by madam The Nigeria Police have quizzed a traditional ruler in Enugu State (name not mentioned) for allegedly ordering the burning of the corpse of a 9-year-old house help, Precious korshima. The traditional ruler spent hours at the Police and was later granted bail. Precious, before she was murdered, was a house help to Mrs Ujunwa Ugwoke of Fidelity Estate, Enugu. Mrs Ugwuoke reportedly admitted that she beat Precious to death and later dumped her corpse along the Enugu-Portharcourt Expressway. The Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network…