The police in Rivers State have confirmed the arrest of a couple for allegedly raping and beating a 13-year-old girl in their residence in Port Harcourt. Grace Iringe-Koko, the police spokesperson in Rivers, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Thursday. NAN reports that the wife … Read more
Some police operatives in Anambra State have returned N810,000, which they allegedly extorted from a Nigerian. How it happened PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported how four police operatives allegedly extorted the money from the man last Friday. A human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, had drawn the attention of the Nigerian Police to the alleged extortion via … Read more
Some gunmen have killed two police operatives in Akabo, a community in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, South-east Nigeria. The incident happened on Tuesday morning, residents told PREMIUM TIMES. One of the residents, who asked not to be named, told this newspaper that the hoodlums were driving along the road when they met … Read more
A man convicted for rape and impregnating his daughter has been re-arrested by the police, four years after escaping from a prison in Benin City, Edo State, South-south Nigeria. Jacob Alone, 58, was convicted and sentenced to 21 years imprisonment, the police in Edo State said in a statement posted on X on Tuesday. “During … Read more
A four-month-old baby has been abducted by suspected gunmen in Akwa Ibom State, South-south Nigeria. The baby’s father, Udeme Eyo told Tribune newspaper that the incident happened around 3 a.m., on Saturday at their family house, close to PCN Primary School in East Itam, Itam Local Government Area of the state. Mr Eyo urged security … Read more
The Abia State House of Assembly has summoned the Commissioner of Police in the state, Kene Onwuemelie, to explain the circumstances surrounding the killing of a businessman by a police officer. The Speaker of the House of Assembly, Emmanuel Emeruwa, in a post on his verified X handle on Wednesday, said the House also resolved … Read more
From Nnamdi Kanu’s startling comment on insecurity to the killing of two police operatives in Imo State, top stories from Nigeria’s South-east within the past week focused more on insecurity in the region. I haven’t received salary as governor, my wife has no official car – Nigerian governor The week began with a shocking remark … Read more
The police have arrested the suspected mastermind of an attack last year on a church in Kaduna State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mansir Hassan, announced this in a statement he issued in Kaduna on Sunday. Mr Hassan named the suspect as Yakubu Saidu, also known as Ismail, who he said was … Read more
Gunmen have killed a police operative in Ebonyi State, Nigeria’s south-east. The incident happened at about 11:00 a.m. on Thursday along Ngbo-Effium Road in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state. The Ebonyi killing occurred a day after gunmen killed another police officer in Akwa Ibom State, south-south Nigeria. There is no indication that the … Read more
