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  • 80 suspects arrested, 31 firearms, 86 ammunition recovered in August — Delta CP

    80 suspects arrested, 31 firearms, 86 ammunition recovered in August — Delta CP

    Delta State Police Commissioner CP Abaniwonda Olufemi said on Wednesday that operatives of the state command arrested 80 suspects in connection with armed robberies, frauds, thefts, and other criminal activities in August 2025 in the state.

    He also said the Command recorded the recoveries of 31 firearms, 86 ammunition and cartridges, and 50 laptops and mobile phones during the month under review.

    CP Olufemi disclosed this on Wednesday at the state’s Command headquarters in Asaba during a press conference to reel out the achievements of the command in August.

    Reviewing the feat, the police commissioner said on August 16, 2025, a suspect, Bassey Udoh, 39, from Custom Market, Asaba, was apprehended during a stop-and-search operation on DBS Road.

    He said a search revealed a Beretta pistol in his possession.

    The CP said preliminary investigations suggested he was part of a burglary syndicate and that he purchased his firearm for N30,000.

    He also said on August 21, some suspects, Igwe Ameachi, Chibuzor Ojiogwu, and Ekene Ibigweh, all males from Imo State, were arrested.

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    The CP said the operatives responding to credible information raided a hideout and recovered one pump-action gun, two double-barreled guns, and cartridges. The suspects, according to him, are in custody, and investigations are ongoing.

    Olufemi said on August 30, one Albert Opene, 58 years, from Ogbeze Street, Ashaka, was arrested when a police patrol intercepted a Toyota Sienna and discovered 75 live cartridges under the driver’s seat.

    The suspect was arrested, and investigations are continuing.

    He said that on August 11, an ex-convict was arrested for motorcycle theft.

    He said the suspect, Precious Okoro, 27 years, and his accomplice, Buhari Deyegu, 18 years, both from Asaba, were apprehended following a report of a missing motorcycle.

    The police collaborated with Nigeria Hunters Security Services to arrest the suspects and recover the stolen motorcycle.

    He said Okoro is an ex-convict who had been released shortly before the theft.

    The CP also said that on August 26, a robbery victim reported the theft of phones, laptops, and a 65-inch television by a five-man gang.

    He stated that a subsequent intelligence-led investigation led to the arrest of one Faith Perry and the recovery of one of the stolen phones.

    He indicated that all arrested individuals are still in custody while investigations continue to further unravel the extent of their criminal activities and recover any additional stolen property.

    The CP further said that between August 11 and 16, operatives arrested a syndicate of robbers and fraudsters in Warri, Ughelli, and Edo State.

    He gave the names of the eight arrested suspects: Ibrukoko (32), Obruche (31), Lucky Umukoro (28), Emmanuel Buruutu (22), Musa Abdulahi (27), Sokoh (30), Preye Julius (36), and Kadija Abass (30)

    He asserted that the suspects specialized in robbing and defrauding victims by pretending to seek directions, hypnotizing them before stealing their valuables, including phones and motorcycles.

    CP Olufemi said a total of two stolen Toyota Camry vehicles and 16 suspected stolen iPhones were recovered, stressing that they had reportedly defrauded victims of over N23.5 million and stolen approximately 42 lady bikes from 12 victims.

    All suspects and exhibits are said to be in custody, and investigations are ongoing.

    Stressing that the above and other feats were recorded by the Command during the month under review, CP Olufemi noted, “It is our mandate as given to us by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetoku, that all Deltans sleep with their two eyes closed.

    “Deltans can attest to the fact that in recent times, the state has become very hot for criminals. I continue to assure all Deltans that the command under my watch will not relent in this mandate and will continue to go after criminally minded individuals in the state and ensure that they are arrested and brought to justice.”

  • 14 killer-suspects for arraignment July 30

    14 killer-suspects for arraignment July 30

    The Kwara State High Court in Ilorin has fixed July 30, 2024, for the arraignment of 14 persons accused of killing Oba Aremu Olusegun Cole, the Onikoro of Koro town in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State in February.

    The accused were also alleged to have kidnapped the wife of the late retired senior military officer, Olori Iyabo Aremu Cole, and two others during an attack.

    They were charged before the state High Court on three counts of conspiracy, kidnapping and culpable homicide.

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    They are Godwin Jacob, Olofela Oyebanji, Adefolalu Ayodele, Tewasie Francis, Babatunde Samuel, Godwin Joseph, Issa Mumee, Miracle Solomon, Abraham Kehinde, Muhammed Bello, Muhammed Muhammed, Ahmadu Umaru, Muhammed Dankai, and Saliu Murtala, while others are at large.

    According to the charges before the court signed by the Kwara State Director of Public Prosecution, Muhammed Akande, the suspects were accused of causing the death of Oba Cole and the kidnap of his wife.

    The charges are that the accused demanded N100 million as ransom for the release of the kidnapped victims but N12 million was later paid.

    In his submission, Akande informed the court that the offences against the accused persons are capital in nature which requires them to have legal representation.

  • Suspects arrested for alleged production of adulterated alcohol in Lagos

    Suspects arrested for alleged production of adulterated alcohol in Lagos

    Lagos authorities on Friday, June 7, arrested two individuals involved in the illegal production of adulterated alcoholic drinks at Oko-Arin Market on Lagos Island.

    Acting on a tip-off about a group engaged in the illicit activity, operatives from the CP Tactical Team, Eko, swiftly mobilised to the scene and apprehended Ogujiofor Emeka, 41, and Desmond Chima, 31.

    However, other suspects were said to have escaped.

    The raid resulted in the recovery of a substantial quantity of suspected counterfeit alcoholic beverages and production materials.

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    Seized items included five cartons of Jack Daniels, two cartons of Black Barrel, and one carton each of William Lawson, Jameson, Black Label, and Remy Martin drinks.

    Also, six cartons of empty Glenfiddich bottles, one carton of empty Divin Bardar bottles, and one carton of empty vodka bottles were confiscated, along with assorted labels and corks used in the production process.

    Preliminary investigations suggest that the suspects sold the adulterated drinks to customers in Cotonou, Benin Republic.

    Authorities said the investigation continues to apprehend the remaining suspects and uncover the full extent of the illegal operation.

  • Lagos police rescue abducted student, arrest two suspects

    Lagos police rescue abducted student, arrest two suspects

    A female secondary school student in Lagos (names withheld) has been rescued by the operatives of the Ikotun Police Division from suspected kidnappers.

    The two suspects – Adamaka Chinyere and Bolajoko Haruna were arrested with their tinted Toyota Camry car which has been impounded.

    The spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed their arrest.

    The suspects were said to have tricked the abducted student into their car, but with the timely intervention of the police, they rescued her.

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    Hundeyin on his verified “X” page said: “Let’s teach our children not to follow strangers. Ikotun Police Division received information from community members about the presence of strange people moving around their neighbourhood suspiciously.

    “The police moved in discreetly, quickly enough to rescue a female secondary school student they had tricked into their car and abducted.

    “The suspects, Adamaka Chinyere and Bolajoko Haruna, have been arrested and their tinted Toyota Camry impounded. They are to be arraigned at the conclusion of the investigation. Meanwhile, the student has been reunited with her family.”

  • Police arrest 562 suspects in A’Ibom in three months

    Police arrest 562 suspects in A’Ibom in three months

    The police have arrested 562 suspects in Akwa Ibom State for various crimes such as murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, rape and stealing during the last quarter of 2023.

    The state commissioner of Police Olatoye Durosinmi, disclosed this while briefing reporters yesterday at the Command headquarters, Ikot Akpanbia in Uyo.

    Durosinmi said that some of the suspects have been charged to Court, others granted bail, while some were still undergoing investigation.

    He mentioned some of the offences to include; pipeline vandalism and economic sabotage by one Godwin Ita Effiong male from Eket Local Government Area, who conspired with four others to vandalise pipeline belonging to Frontier Oil and stole 18 jerry cans of 25 litres of crude oil on Nov. 18.

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    The CP added that during the period under review, one Francis Eze, male and Johnson Amadu, male armed with locally made gun robbed a POS operator, Glory Akpan and carted away her POS machine, Android phone and N300, 000 cash.

    “May I on behalf of the officers and men of the Akwa Ibom Command wish you a fruitful new year ahead.

    “For the yuletide, I deployed 1, 758 officers and men to effectively provide security during Christmas and am happy that we had a peaceful celebration.

    “I must say that our security strategies and our collaboration with sister security agencies has led to a more peaceful Akwa Ibom. During the last quarter of the year  a total of 562 suspects were arrested for various offences ranging from murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, rape and stealing,” Durosinmi said.

  • Suspects: we sold missing sisters for N.5m each

    The two sisters, Christabel and Amanda, who were stolen by their father’s tenants in June last year, were sold for N500,000 each.

    The Nation learnt that they were sold to individuals from Port Harcourt in Rivers State and Nnewi in Anambra State.

    Christabel and Amanda, aged four and six, were stolen at Utese village in Ovia North East Local Government by two female tenants of their father simply identified as Mercy and Rose.

    Mercy and Rose had spent only three weeks in their rented apartment when they stole the two sisters after their mother left them in their care.

    One of the suspects, who participated in the transportation and sale of the two sisters, Joy Odum, spoke to reporters when three members of the syndicate were paraded yesterday.

    The other suspects are Ruth Ese, 58, and Favour Uju, 45.

    Another suspect, Esther, who helped Rose and Mercy to convey the children to Agbor in Delta State, is already serving a jail term.

    Joy said the stolen sisters stayed with her briefly in Agbor before she took them to Ruth, who is based in Onitsha.

    Madam Ruth contacted Favour in Imo State who brought the couple that paid for the children.

    Ruth insisted that the children were still alive and that it was the police job to locate them.

    She said the children were sold to childless couple.

    According to her, “I gave them to this woman (Favour) and she gave them out. The children are alive. One is in Nnewi and the other is in Port Harcourt. The commission I got is N30,000. The man who said he brought the children from Cotonou sent his account number where the money was paid into.

    “I told the children’s parents that they are still alive.”

    Favour said she is a businessmen woman in Owerri and that she does not know the location of the children.

    She said she only helped the couple to adopt the stolen children.

    The children’s father, Spark Omokpia, had told our reporter that he would do everything to rescue his daughters.

  • Police arrest four suspects for murder

    The police in Anambra State have arrested four suspects for murder, robbery and motorcycle snatching in Idemili and Njikoka.

    Spokesman Haruna Mohammed, in a statement yesterday in Awka to reporters, listed the murder/robbery suspects as Chimezie Aronu, 22, Uchenna Obiora, 18, and Chibuike Omankwu, 20.

    The statement gave the name of the suspected motorcycle snatcher as Chidioke Chinedu. He was reportedly nabbed by operatives at Njikoka on January 10.

    Mohammed said on January12, about 4am, following intelligence report, operatives attached to the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad (FSARS), Awkuzu arrested the three murder/robbery suspects at Ire village, Ogidi in Idemili North.

    He said the suspects on January 11 allegedly robbed and killed Ifeanyi Nwanga in Ifite Dunu community about 4:30 pm with a gun.

    “The suspects have confessed to the crime and led the police to the place where they hid the weapon used in perpetrating the dastardly act,” Mohammed said.

    The statement said exhibits recovered from the suspects included one cut to size single barrel gun and one cartridge.

    He said the case was under investigation after which the suspects would be arraigned.

  • Police parade kidnap suspects, others

    Nine suspects arrested for alleged kidnapping, robbery, cattle rustling and rape were yesterday paraded by the police in Abuja.

    The suspects, Abubakar Ado, alias Sumaye,  31; Muhammadu Murtala, 20; Idris Usman, 20; Sani Lawal, 37; Haruna Sani, 47; John Azashachia, 26; Jacob Aondonnes, 30; Tyan Denis, 27 and Sango Vincent, 34, were arrested at  locations in Zamfara and Benue states.

    Police spokesman Jimoh Moshood, an acting Deputy Commissioner, who paraded the suspects, said they were suspected kidnappers terrorising residents of Zamfara State.

    He said Ado confessed to have bought an AK47 rifle for N700,000, which his gang used for kidnapping and cattle rustling.

    Moshood said Murtala admitted to have raped three women alongside other gang members, adding that he confessed to have been in possession of two AK47 rifles he allegedly bought from one Alhaji Nashama.

    “Usman confessed to be a robber and a cattle rustler for three years. Two hundred cattle were recovered from him. Lawal was arrested with an AK47 rifle,” he said.

    Moshood said the other suspects were apprehended while planning to rob a filling station and kidnap people in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, adding that a member of the gang, Sony Jatto, was at large.

    He said Azashachia, 26, Aondonnes, 30, Denis, 27, Vincent, 34 and Jatto travelled from Katsina-Ala Local Government to Makurdi to execute their plan, but were arrested in a hotel where they lodged.

    The police spokesman said: “The leader of the gang, Azashachia, confessed to have engaged in kidnapping and robbery in recent time. His gang, according to him, was responsible for the kidnap of two women, including the wife of a retired judge. The two women were killed and their bodies dumped in a river after collecting N1.2 million from their families.

    “Investigation is on to arrest other members of the gang. The suspects have confessed to the crime. They will be arraigned after completion of investigation.”

  • Suspects didn’t know it was senator’s residence, say police

    THE Police said its investigation into the burglary of the  Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu’s house indicated that the suspects did not know that the house belonged to the senator.

    The police also said the suspects  were not armed with any firearm or lethal weapon during the burglary, adding that the suspects were only at the residence to rob the occupants of the house.

    Force Spokesman, Ag. DCP Jimoh Moshood, in a statement in Abuja yesterday, said Sections 346 and 347 of the Penal Code Law are explicit on the ingredients and facts to prove house-breaking and house-breaking at night.

    Giving an update into the investigation, Moshood said:  “Police further investigation into the crime and the interrogation of the principal suspect, Mohammed Yusuf of Kauranamuda, who volunteered confessional statement admitting to the crime and mentioned one Ali (other name unknown) now at large, who escaped from the scene to have carried out the crime along with him, revealed that the suspects have no knowledge that the house belong to the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu.

    He added that the suspects “were not armed with any firearm or lethal weapon during the burglary and attempt to commit robbery in the residence of Deputy Senate President, with the exhibits, which were recovered from them”.

    The items are: motor jack, big screw driver, big rod that broke out from the window of the kitchen to the house,  black small torch light, small kitchen knife from the residence picked at the scene.

    “Update on further investigation carried out so far did not reveal assassination attempt on the life of the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his family but a case of burglary and attempt to commit robbery in the residence of the Deputy Senate President.

    “The further investigation has taken the Police to revisit the scene of crime along with the suspect, who explained and showed the Police investigators and recorded in camera of how the crime of burglary and attempt to commit robbery in the residence of Deputy Senate President was committed,” Moshood said.

    On what transpired when the suspects gained entrance into the house,  the Police said: “The son to the Deputy Senate President, Barr. Lloyd Ekweremadu, who was the person intercepted by the suspects in the residence, has made voluntary statement to the Police, describing how he took the suspects to knock on his father’s room instead of his own room as demanded by the suspects.

    “Lloyd Ekweremadu gave the suspects the impression that it was his wife that is in the room he was knocking.”

    The police quoted the suspect as saying that Lloyd said: “Honey open the door. It is me junior and I am here with some men and I’m at gun point.”

    According to the police, Lloyd’s move “was to give his parent a lead that something was going wrong, before his father now open the door and the intruder was taken off guard and proceeded to grab the principal suspect”.

    “In this process, one of the two suspects, Mohammed Yusuf, was over-powered and arrested while the second suspect, Ali, escaped.”

    Inspector-General Ibrahim Idris has also urged the Deputy Senate President and the Senate to be patient with the Police in its investigation.

  • Court remands eight for ‘attempted murder’

    An Igbosere Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, Wednesday remanded eight murder suspects in prison custody, pending advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

    The suspects are: Akinmuleya Abiye, 45; Juni Yagba, 48; Yusuf Agunbiade, 21; Taiwo Omosehin, 48; Ola Omosowone, 35; Samuel Agunyebi, 28; Michael Aladetan, 40 and Okunomo Tomola, 30.

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    Chief Magistrate B. I. Bakare made the order following a charge of conspiracy, attempted murder, malicious damage, unlawful assault and conduct likely to cause breach of peace, brought against the men by the police.

    Before remanding the defendants, Bakare noted that the magistrate court had no jurisdiction to entertain a charge of attempted murder.

    He directed the police to apply for a remand warrant in line with Section 264 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Laws (ACJL) of Lagos State, 2015, following which prosecution counsel, Mr Morufu Animashaun, made an oral application pending the DPP’s advice.

    Magistrate Bakare granted his prayer and remanded the defendants till November 29.

    The police, in the temporary charge marked P/99/18, alleged that the defendants, on or about August 26, 2018, at Itun-Agan Community, Tin Can Island, Apapa, Lagos, conspired and attempted to kill Omoshola Segun, Lot Ikuesan and Abudu Adekunle.

    They were also alleged to have unlawfully and maliciously damaged three buildings belonging to the trio of Segun, Adekunle and Asemudara Alaba, which were valued at N47.5 million.

    The police also alleged that all the suspects unlawfully assaulted one Olorunyomi Elejuawa, and Inspector Ogundipe Oluwaseyi, who was on official duty of peace-making.

    The offences according to Animashaun, are contrary to and punishable under Sections 411, 230(1), 230, 339, 172, 174(a) (b) and 160(1) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

    Animashaun also told the court that the Special Enquiry Bureau (SEB) of the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (FCIID), Alagbon-Ikoyi, Lagos, received a petition from Segun, which alleged that the suspects and others now at large, invaded their community, Itun-Agan.

    The petition was subsequently investigated by a team led by Mr. Samuel Olukayode, a deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), following which the suspects were arrested, the prosecutor said.