Author: Ofomata Edidiong

The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 12 suspects in connection with a land dispute between two communities in Ezeagu Local Government Area of the State, which led to the loss of four lives. According to a statement released by the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, in Enugu on Sunday, the clash between the Oyofo and Awha communities occurred on Friday at approximately 10 am. "The Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmed Ammani, has ordered the deployment of police operatives to Oyofo and Awha communities. "Their deployment aims to ensure the restoration and maintenance of peace in the area following the clash," he stated. Ndukwe further disclosed, "Four males were brutally killed during the clash, and additionally, one tricycle and five motorcycles were set ablaz...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced on Sunday that it has dismantled three criminal networks operating in Lagos State. Femi Babafemi, the Director of Media and Advocacy at NDLEA, disclosed the arrests in a statement. According to Babafemi, NDLEA operatives from the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) successfully neutralized the three primary illicit drug syndicates. On August 9, Faith Ebele Nwankwo, a prominent figure in one of the syndicates, was apprehended at her residence, House 6, C Close, 3rd Avenue, Festac area of Lagos. She had just returned from a warehouse located at Plot 3432 Sola Akinsola Street, Divine Estate, Amuwo Odofin, where she had loaded eight cases of tramadol 225mg into an unmarked white Honda Pilot SUV. A subsequent search of her residence a...

A sense of unease is prevalent in Opu-Nembe in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State due to the infiltration of the community by unidentified gunmen purportedly clad in police and military attire. According to reports, these gunmen arrived in the community at 7 pm on Saturday in 24 Toyota Hilux vehicles and six coaster buses, causing chaos among the residents. A community source informed 9JA NEWS that the gunmen identified themselves as members of the SWAT team from Police Headquarters in Abuja and claimed to be in Opu-Nembe to apprehend some individuals who had allegedly ignored summons regarding the unresolved community crisis. It was gathered that the angry, unclothed women of the community detained the invading policemen at the community entrance for several hours, while a ...

A man apprehended for alleged armed robbery in Ogun State has identified one Inspector Ola as his source of weapons and ammunition. The 33-year-old suspect, Akeem Owonikoko, was apprehended by officers of the Ogun State Police Command along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode-Benin expressway on Sunday. Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, informed journalists in a statement that the suspect was apprehended after a 24-hour operation led by the Ijebu-Ode Area Commander, ACP Omosanyi Adeniyi. According to Odutola, the suspect, during interrogation, confessed and implicated the Inspector of Police, whom he simply referred to as Ola, as the individual who procured the firearms they used to carry out their activities. She explained that Owonikoko was travelling in a Toyota Camry toward...

A suspect, Eseoghene Ezekiel Obeje, who allegedly orchestrated his own abduction and demanded the sum of N500,000 as ransom, is assisting Delta State Police Command in its investigation. While investigating the murder of one Regina Ogana, who was kidnapped alongside her spouse and other members of her family, the command received another distress call from the husband of the deceased. He reported that one of his siblings, Eseoghene Ezekiel Obeje, 28, made a suspicious phone call claiming to be abducted and demanding a ransom of N500,000. The money was transferred into Obeje’s bank account as the agreed ransom. Commissioner of Police Wale Abass ordered the DPO Oreropke Division to conduct an intelligence-led investigation and ensure the arrest of the culprits. Acting on information obt...

The authorities in Ogun State have detained an alleged repeat car thief known as Sunday Dosunmu. The 53-year-old individual was apprehended in Leme, Abeokuta, while attempting to remove vehicles using locally-made skeleton keys. Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, informed reporters that the suspect was caught in the act on Saturday at approximately 7:30 pm. As per her, the suspect had previously been arrested for a comparable offense on September 17, 2022, at Olorunsogo "while attempting to steal a vehicle from a parking lot alongside his criminal group." On Saturday, individuals raised the alarm when he was spotted near the car, but he fled. "The young individuals pursued him aggressively and apprehended him. They subsequently alerted the police team that visite...