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Oct

10

2022

OGUN: Yahoo boys kidnap, kill 40-year-old man for money ritual

Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Metro, Ogun State, Police, RIP, Security, Yahoo boys

Two suspected internet fraudsters, otherwise known as Yahoo boys, have confessed to the police how they kidnapped a 40-year-old man and killed him for a money-making ritual Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspects told the police that the victim Abdullahi Azeez, was dismembered after they took his life. The suspects, Friday Abinya Odeh (21) and Poso Idowu (20), Oyeyemi said, were arrested after a report was lodged at the Owode Egba Police Division on June 9, 2022, by the relations of the victim that he left his home at Kobape on June 8, but never…

Oct

07

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Police vow to sanction officer that carried handbag for Atiku’s wife

Lifestyle, Metro, Opinion, Politics2023, Nigeria, Opinion, Police, Politics, Titi Atiku

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) said a police officer attached to Titi Abubakar will be sanctioned for carrying her bag. The officer was pictured carrying a handbag at the commissioning office Titi opened for her husband’s 2023 campaign. Titi is the wife of Atiku Abubakar, former vice president, and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate. Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi stated that officers are not expected to go against professional ethics. Adejobi responded to a Twitter user @Fifi_Ify who said the officer was turned into a maid. “When a private citizen can turn our uniform force member into her…

Sep

15

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Musiliu Smith resigns as Police commission chairman

Metro, PoliticsNigeria, Police, Politics, Security

Musiliu Smith, Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) has resigned from his position. Ikechukwu Ani, PSC Head of Information, confirmed his exit to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The spokesman disclosed that an official statement would soon be issued by the commission. Smith reportedly wrote a notice of resignation to President Muhammad Buhari which has been approved. He is expected to hand over to Justice Clara Ogunbiyi retired, representing the judiciary at the commission. 76-year-old Smith was appointed Inspector General of Police in May 1999 and retired in March 2002. Ogunbiyi, 74, is a former Justice of the…

Sep

02

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Man arrested for killing brother over N1,500 Electricity Bill

NewsCrime, Metro, Nigeria, Police, RIP, Security

A man been6 arrested for allegedly shooting an6 killing his elder brother for not paying the electricity bill in Uruagu, a community in the Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria. The suspect, Peter Orji, reportedly accused his older brother, Godwin Orji, of unplugging his power supply. The incident occurred on Tuesday. The suspect was said to have failed to pay his N1,500 monthly bill, leading the victim, who lived in the same complex, to pull the plug. The suspect angrily confronted the victim about the disconnection. In the ensuing commotion between the two brothers, the suspect ran…

Aug

30

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

IGP Usman Alkali: Attacks on police personnel will no longer be tolerated

NewsCrime, Metro, Nigeria, Police, Security, Usman Alkali

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali has ordered various commandos across the country to begin prosecuting individuals who assault their personnel. A statement from force spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi revealed that the IGP said an attack on its officers is an affront to the rule of law. His directive comes just a week after a social media video of a police officer being sexually abused by a civilian went viral. In the video, the civilian is seen holding and dragging the armed officer who he said was driving against traffic in Lagos. Nigerians came out to condemn the act on Twitter…