Two persons were seriously injured when a passenger train hit a Hilux van in Woji axis of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident had caused a lot of anxiety as residents of the area trooped out as a result of the deafening sound that resulted from the accident. The train marked 2306 had rammed into the stationary […]
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The administrative officer of a Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Igbogbo, Ikorodu, Olawale Olabinwonnu, was at the weekend arrested by the Intelligence team of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) while trying to sell a stolen vehicle. During the preliminary interrogation, the 35-year-old suspect alleged that his prophet pushed him into selling the vehicle, a Nissan Sentra, 2015 model, which had […]
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Police operatives in Bayelsa State have intercepted two vehicles conveying 12 children into the state for alleged child labour and child trafficking. The two vehicles – a Mazda 626 with number plate BC 645 KSF and a Jetta with number plate DX 643 PH travelled from Akwa Ibom to Bayelsa. The children were nine females and three males, aged between […]
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The men of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) and Nigerian Police Force were on hand today to prevent what would otherwise have been another tale of woes, bloodbath and carnage. Their timely intervention saved the day when an armed robbery siege on the Ipetu Ijesa-Erin Oke segment of the Akure-Ilesa road in Ondo State at the early hours of […]
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A trigger-happy policeman has in Kano killed a motorist and a patent medicine dealer identified as Tochukwu Iro. It was gathered that Tochukwu, 42, who just got married, was shot on Wednesday by the policeman, said to be from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, because the deceased refused to stop when ordered to do so. A source said, “The incident happened […]
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The Lagos State Police Command has recovered the Lexus Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) belonging to popular actor, Fred Amata that was snatched from him by gunmen at Fadeyi area of Lagos two weeks ago. The vehicle, which was stolen on Saturday June 25, was recovered on Monday in Ejigbo area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent […]
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The police have arrested four suspected thieves for allegedly attempting to steal a Range Rover parked on the premises of the Redeemed Christian Church of God at the Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos State. It was said that the suspects – Akin Ayotunde, 29; Emmanuel Oriye, 23; Happy Masikoro, 22 and 21-year-old Paul Ohiri – had gone for a […]
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The Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a car-snatching syndicate. The RRS officials were said to have recovered eight stolen vehicles from the suspects, who reportedly stole vehicles in different parts of the state and transferred them to Abeokuta, Ogun State, where they repainted and resold them.
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