Tag: Arrest
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Over N90bn drugs seized, 2,175 suspects arrested in 4 months – Marwa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted assorted drugs worth over N90 billion and arrested 2, 175 drug traffickers in four months, the Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has said.Marwa disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during a ceremony to present the best performing commands for March and April and presentation of commendation letters…
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10 in Police net over alleged rival cult clash in Ekiti
The Police have confirmed the arrest of 1o suspects over alleged complicity in a rival cult clash in Ikere Ekiti, Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti. ASP Sunday Abutu, the Police Public Relations Officer, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Ado Ekiti, said the clash occurred on Saturday night and the early hours of…
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NDLEA arrests 8 drug traffickers in Niger
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger Command, says it has arrested eight suspected drug traffickers with 603.24 kilogrammes of illicit drugs in different parts of the state. The Acting Commander of the agency in the state, Mr Isaac Aloye, said this in an interview with our correspondent in Minna on Thursday. Aloye said…
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NDLEA arrests 43 suspects, seizes 581.702kg of exhibits in Kano
The Kano Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested 43 suspected drug traffickers in January. Dr Ibrahim Abdul, the NDLEA Commander in the state, said this in an interview with our correspondent on Friday in Kano. Abdul said the suspects were arrested in various locations in the state following intensive…
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Police arrest 25 suspected cultists during alleged initiation in Ogun
The Ogun police command, on Wednesday, paraded 25 suspected members of the dreaded buccaneer cult group, who they arrested during an alleged initiation ceremony in Abeokuta. Parading the suspects at the Command’s Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, the state Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, disclosed that the suspects were arrested along with three herbalists, who conducted the…
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Police arrest 4 suspected motorcycle snatchers, arms’ smuggler in Kebbi
The Police Command in Kebbi has arrested four suspected motorcycle snatchers who have been terrorising Birnin Kebbi and Jega Local Government Areas of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Nafi’u Abubakar, made this known in a statement made available to our correspondent in Birnin Kebbi…
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Police nab 3 members of notorious Shilla Boys” in Yola
The police in Yola on Thursday confirmed the arrest of three members of a gang, notoriously known as ” Shilla Boys”. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sulaiman Nguroje, who is the Police Spokesman in the state, confirmed the arrest in a statement. Nguroje said that the suspects were between the ages of 18 year and…
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Police arrest jealous housewife for allegedly killing husband’s fiancée
The Police Command in Kano State has arrested a 20-year-old housewife, Suwaiba Shuaibu, in Doguwa Local Government Area (LGA) for allegedly stabbing to death her husband’s 17-year-old fiancée. The command spokesman, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the arrest in a statement in Kano on Tuesday. The statement showed that the incident occurred on Jan. 1, at…
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NDLEA arrests 187 suspected drug dealers in Kebbi State in 2020
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) command in Kebbi State says it arrested 187 suspected drug dealers in different operations in the state in 2020. Mr Peter Odaudu, the state NDLEA Commander said this while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Birnin Kebbi. Odaudu said that the command also seized 563.4678 kilos of illicit…
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Police arrest 40 armed robbery suspects, cultists in A’Ibom — PPRO
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has arrested 40 persons suspected to be involved in armed robbery and cultism activities within Uyo metropolis. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Odiko Macdon, disclosed this in a statement issued in Uyo and made available to newsmen on Friday. Macdon said that based on intelligence…