Police PRO ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi has released a statement after the arrest of three people accused of running the blog known as Gistlover. Following the arrest of the men, many expressed doubts that those are the people behind the account, especially as the account handler continued to share new posts. Others asked what crime the Instagram blog committed that warrants their arrest. Reacting, Adejobi said Gistlover is not run by an individual but by a syndicate. He said that those …
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested three members of a syndicate that specializes in tampering and stealing prepaid meters of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) in various parts of Ondo State. The Public Relations Officer of the corps in the state, ASC l Daniel Aidamenbor, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday, May 4, 2023, said the suspects sold the stolen meters to unsuspecting members of the public. “Following …
Two members of a notorious kidnap syndicate Jato Abu Bello and Muhammad Suleiman have been apprehended by operatives of Ogun state police command over their roles in series of kidnap cases in recent time. The duo was arrested in the early hours of Saturday March 12 following a painstaking technical and intelligence-based investigation embarked upon by the SP Taiwo Opadiran led anti-kidnapping unit which led the operatives to the suspect’s hideout at rounder area of Abeokuta. Having located …
Police in Vietnam’s southern Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province have arrested a Nigerian man, Uzor Emmanuel and four other alleged members of a transnational scam ring accused of duping a local firm of US$110,000. Provincial police on Friday, November 19, announced the arrest of 37-year-old Uzor and four Vietnamese, including two women, Nguyen Thi Hanh and Nguyen Thi Vinh, and two men, Pham Thanh Dung and Vu Thanh Trung. According to initial information about the case, at the end of October …
Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) on Tuesday, September 14, bust a drug syndicate and recovered 248 blocks of substance suspected to be cannabis estimated to be about 7.5 million naira in Kaduna. The task force’s media officer, Major Ishaku Takwa, said the substance was concealed in a Toyota Camry car with registration number Lagos, KJA 150 EG. “The suspects, ex-Corporal Essien Friday, a 60 year old retired Army personnel and Ibrahim Ali,50, were arrested by the troops during stop …
A three-member female arms smuggling syndicate have been arrested by the police. The suspects who were paraded before newsmen in Abuja were identified Eleanor Yowei, Favour Bello and Priye Jimmy. Eight hundred and eighteen ammunition hidden in a twenty-five-kilogram bag of rice were recovered from the suspects arrested while travelling from Kano to Bayelsa state. Eleanor Yowei reportedly handed over the bag containing rice and ammunition to Favour Bello for onward delivery to Priye Jimmy, but luck ran out on them …