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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says its operatives have arrested a notorious drug dealer, 45-year-old Godwin Emuneyin, who is physically challenged and uses his wheelchair as cover to deal in illicit substances such as methamphetamine and cannabis in Afuze, headquarters of Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State. NDLEA said the suspect…
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An auto mechanic has assisted operatives of the Ogun State police Command in arresting one Mr Wariz Taofeek who allegedly stole a mini bus. Police spokesperson in Ogun, Omolola Odutola told reporters on Friday that the suspect was apprehended on November 7, 2023 through the “brilliant verification skill of an automobile engineer in Ifo, Ogun…
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The Nigeria Police, Oyo State Command, says it has arrested a 45-year-old Islamic cleric over alleged possession of fresh human parts. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), SP Adewale Osifeso, made the disclosure when he paraded the cleric among other suspected criminals at the command’s headquarters in Ibadan, on Friday. He said police detectives arrested…
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DHQ issues warning to unknown gunmen The Defence Headquarters has issued a stern warning to gunmen planning to disguise in military wears to cause violence during Saturday’s off-cycle governorship elections in Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa states. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, warned that there would be injurious consequences for their actions.…
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22 Jailed for internet fraud The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of 22 internet fraudsters before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State. They were convicted on separate count charges bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false…
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House boy cuts off aged master’s manhood for money ritual A house boy identified as Chigozie Dike has allegedly cut off the manhood of his madam’s aged father, with the intention of using it for money ritual. Sources said the incident happened in Amaenyi, Awka, the Anambra State capital. It was gathered that the 20-year-old…
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Good evening from Meziesblog! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Ahead of Saturday’s governorship elections in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa states, the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has deployed undercover agents, who are currently carrying out covert operations to identify criminals’ hideouts and clamp down on them in the three states and neighbouring states.…
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Commuters in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja, and its environs have been gripped with palpable fear following the activities of men of the underworld, popularly known as ‘one-chance robbers’. The robbers, who are usually armed with dangerous weapons, including AK-47s, disguise themselves as commercial vehicle drivers and passengers to perpetrate evil. Despite the harrowing…
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Good evening from MEZIESBLOG!! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, resolved to investigate legal and other service providers involved in the case between Nigeria and foreign firm, Process and Industrial Development Limited. This followed a motion presented at the plenary by the lawmaker representing Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal Constituency, Ebonyi…
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Gangsters have reportedly set at least 35 buses on fire in Rio de Janeiro after a crime boss known as “man of war” was killed by police in an operation. The attacks took place on Monday to the west of the Brazilian city, where opposing criminal gangs fight for territorial control. Military police said it…
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Spanish police say they have seized 11 pieces of ancient gold jewellery taken out of Ukraine in 2016. Five people are suspected of attempting to sell the pieces and have been arrested in recent weeks. They include two Ukrainians, one of them an Orthodox Church priest, and three Spaniards. The jewellery, which is worth about…
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An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday sentenced the Medical Director of Optical Cancer Care Foundation, Dr Olufemi Olaleye, to double life imprisonment for defiling his wife’s 16-year-old niece. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the prosecution proved the two-count charge of defilement and sexual…
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The home secretary will challenge the commissioner of the Metropolitan Police over the force’s decision not to arrest pro-Palestine protesters calling for “jihad” against Israel. Suella Braverman will tell Sir Mark Rowley later “there can be no place for incitement to hatred or violence” on UK streets and police should “crackdown on anyone breaking the…
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The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has announced the arrest of Chukwudi Ezirike, a wanted ‘one chance’ kingpin who was allegedly causing fear along the Kubwa/Zuba highway. ‘One chance’ is commonly used in Nigeria to refer to a robbery that takes place when a group of criminals picks up passengers waiting for a taxi or…
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The Nigeria Police Force, Federal Capital Territory command has said it has arraigned no fewer than 51 persons in court for raising false alarm, after it recorded about 62 cases of alleged disappearance of male private parts in the FCT. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Haruna Garba, confirmed this while addressing newsmen at the command’s headquarters on Friday.…
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The Lagos State Police State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has said Naira Marley and Sam Larry denied complicity in the death of singer, Mohbad. Owohunwa disclosed this while giving an update on the death of the singer. He disclosed that Marley and Larry were out of the country when Mohbad died. The CP, however,…
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