Police operatives in Adamawa State said on Wednesday, April 17, that they have made fresh arrests of 49 gangsters identified as Shila Boys. The gangs are mostly made up of teenagers and, in a few cases, adolescents, who rob residents of their phones and other handy belongings. Two of the arrested suspects are girls, a departure from what was long known as Shila Boys being male. The Adamawa State Police Command, in a statement by the Public …
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A 40-year-old widow and mother of two, Mrs. Theodora Ita was on Monday 8th of April, arrested at Bassey Edom, Calabar, by NDLEA operatives for producing and selling a lethal new psychoactive substance, NPS, locally called ‘Combine’, which is a mixture of different strains of cannabis and opioids soaked in raw gin. At the time of her arrest, 18 litres of the dangerous substance in used paint drums were recovered from her. In her statement, she claimed she started …
Men of the Kaduna state police command have arrested a suspected kidnapper identified as Adamu Abdulwahab, in Ganga Uku Village, Mararaban Jos. A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, ASP Mansir Hassan, says a search in the suspect’s house led to the recovery of a rifle, a fabricated pistol, two Dane guns, six live cartridges, one discharge GPRG ammunition, seven discharge cartridges, and a blood-stained cutlass. ‘’It was revealed during the investigation that Mr. Adamu Abdulwahab, 35 …
A self-proclaimed Prophet, Leeroy Simabyu has been arrested following the circulation of an audio capturing him physically assaulting a female member of his congregation. The leader of Springs of Living Waters Ministries in Zimbabwe, is said to be renowned for his aggressive disciplinary tactics. The situation escalated dramatically when Violet Ndhleleni (54) was assaulted by Prophet Shiri, allegedly for spreading false information about him. Fortunately, Ndhleleni managed to record the incident, and the leaked audio recording ignited widespread …
A 45-year-old man identified as Okoro, and one 42-year-old, Patience, have been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command over their alleged involvement in ‘one chance’ robbery in the state. They were reportedly nabbed at about 6:00 am on Saturday, February 17. It was gathered that they pose as commercial bus drivers while abducting unsuspecting passengers to different locations to defraud them of their properties. They were arrested based on reliable information that they had gotten …
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two herbalists, Moses Abidemi and Oluwo Samuel Monday as well as two alleged priests of Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Prophet Peter Oluwalolese and Prophet Jamiu Yusuf, over the killing of one Sulaimon Adijat, aged 35, for money ritual purposes. Three other suspects, Akinwunmi Ifatosin, Sherifff Agbai and Osojieahen Alioneitouria, who are both from Uromi in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, were also arrested for the murder. Parading the …