There is tension in New Haven Estate, Igbelaju, in the Iba area of Lagos State, after some gunmen in military uniform abducted three landlords in the estate.
It was learnt that the gunmen attacked the estate on Saturday and on Monday.
Saturday, 29 October 2016
Friday, 28 October 2016
Police arrest three suspected electricity cable thieves
Three people are now in Police net in Eket, Akwa Ibom, for allegedly vandalising substations in the area.
They were apprehended by the community vigilance group at Ikot Uso at the substations.
Two residents stab each other to death
A scuffle between two residents of AIT Road in the Alagbado area of Lagos State became a tragedy on Wednesday after they stabbed each other to death.
Police arraign 76-year-old after son arrested for fraud flees
A 76-year-old man, Ademola Adeniran, has been arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for an alleged fraud committed by his son, Lukman Adeniran.
The septuagenarian was arraigned on Tuesday on two counts bordering on perversion of justice.
Herdsman arrested with AK 47 rifle, live ammunition in Enugu
A herdsman has been arrested with an AK-47 assault rifle and 24 rounds of live ammunition in Enugu.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Police Command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, who announced the arrest on Tuesday, identified the herdsman as Ibrahim Adamumale.
Guard arrested for molesting employer’s daughter
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old security guard, Ossai Sylvester, for allegedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in the Victoria Island area of the state.
Robbers spend six hours in victim’s house
The Anti-Robbery Squad of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, has arrested a four-man gang that had allegedly been terrorising residents of the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
Woman escapes from Delta kidnappers
A mother of two has escaped from some suspected kidnappers, who had taken her captive in an uncompleted building in Oleh, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State.
Thursday, 27 October 2016
Policemen kill undergraduate while chasing Internet fraudster
Tragedy struck at the Ogoja Market, LASU-Igando Road, Lagos State, after operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad shot dead an undergraduate of a polytechnic in Edo State, Eldanojie Joseph.
Police parade fake NSCDC officials in Abia
POLICE operatives in Abia State have paraded four suspected fake members of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps along the Ugwunagbo axis of the Enugu/Port Harcourt expressway.
Two suspects shot dead while robbing residents
Two suspected bank robbers have been shot dead by policemen in the FESTAC Town area of Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the robbers were about dispossessing some female residents, who had stepped out of a bank at the Apple Junction, when the police from the FESTAC division were alerted.
Sacked worker steals 28 TV sets, opens shop
A casual worker, Johnson Adebowale, has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly stealing 28 television sets on Victoria Island.
Court remands woman, 67-year-old mother for forgery
A Lagos Magistrate’s Court sitting in Igbosere has ordered the remand of a 39-year-old woman, Mrs. Abiola Remi-Loius, and her mother, Medinat Olusesan, in police custody.
Police sergeant arrested for shooting motorist dead
The police in Lagos State have detained a sergeant, identified only as Isaac, who allegedly shot dead a motorist, Fatai Ajani, in the Orile-Iganmu area of the state.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Isaac, who is attached to the Special Protection Unit, was arrested around 7pm on Sunday when the incident happened.
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
Victim sights robbers at restaurant, raises the alarm
The police in Lagos State have arrested two suspected robbers, Emanuel Anyanwu and Kennedy Ujagbor, who allegedly robbed some people in the Oshodi area of the state.
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Man sets wife, son, daughter ablaze over property
A 43-year-old teacher, Gbemisola Edward, and her 11-year-old daughter, Dolapo, have been confirmed dead at an Ogun State hospital after suffering from severe burns.
The woman’s husband, Joshua, was said to have poured petrol on her, their daughter, and his seven-year-old son, Samson, and set fire on them.
Only permed hair acceptable, school tells female students
A South African school was today (Monday) accused of racism for allegedly telling black girls to straighten their hair and not wear ‘afro’ hairstyles.
Pupils at Pretoria High School for Girls have said they were forced to chemically straighten their hair and not have afros that were deemed untidy.
Principal jailed 17 years over deadly school meal
An Indian court Monday sentenced a school principal to 17 years in jail over the death of 23 pupils who were served a free meal laced with pesticide, a prosecutor said.
The head of the government-run school was found guilty last week of culpable homicide for the 2013 tragedy. In all, nearly 50 children consumed the poisonous lunch in Saran district in the eastern state of Bihar.
My wife always beats me, man tells court
A 46-year-old man, Ogah Alexander, has told a Mararaba Upper Area Court that his wife, Helen, beats him because he is physically challenged.
He urged the court to dissolve his 13-year-old marriage which was blessed with four children, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
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