The Nigeria Police Force said it would arraign Dino Melaye, a senator and the four suspects rearrested for alleged conspiracy and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms at the Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State on May 10. The suspects are: Kabiru Seidu, alias Osama 31; Nuhu Salisu, alias small 25; Musa Mohammed, alias Iko […]
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The Nigeria Police Force have arrested three suspects in connection with the killings in Birane village in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara. The suspects are : Halilu Garba, 45, alias Mabushi, Zubairu Marafa, 45, alias Wakili and Nafi’u Badamasi, 40, alias Zakiru. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that bandits, suspected to be […]
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The Nigeria Police have said 3,000 suspected kidnappers were arrested across the country. Ibrahim Idris, the Inspector-General of Police said this after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. Idris added a task force would profile the suspects for their speedy trial. “We are taking them to court on everyday […]
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The Commissioner of Police (CP), Ebonyi Command, Mr Titus Lamorde, said on Friday that four kidnap suspects escaped from the command’s custody in Abakaliki. He named the suspects as Ogonna Alioke, Friday Nwangbo, Emeka Nwangbo and Ekene Omenyi. Larmode said that they were detained for allegedly kidnapping and killing one Mrs Catherine Okorie, at her […]
Continue ReadingA Lagos-based lawyer has condemned parading of arrested suspects by the police, saying it is unconstitutional and damaging to the person involved. According to the lawyer, those often paraded were innocent and in the event of their being pronounced innocent by the courts of competent jurisdiction, the police never re-parade them. Mr Olawale Apanisile, told […]
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