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Not so fast! Police arrest 3 people for burying ‘suicide’ suspect too quickly

by Oge Okonkwo For hurriedly burying an 18-year-old boy, Sanmi Kehinde, who was reported to have shot himself on Wednesday, July 31, with his father’s gun, the police in Ondo state have arrested 3 persons at Oriokuta Community in Akoko South-east Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the Ondo State... Read More

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Human head scandal: My husband was set up – Hotelier’s wife insists

Nkiru Mokwe, the wife of the proprietor of Upper Class Hotel where two human heads were allegeedly found by the police has raised an alarm over the safety of her husband. She said her husband, who ran the hotel located in Onitsha, Anambra state was set up appealing to President Goodluck Jonathan and Senate President... Read More

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Busted: Police discover kidnappers’ spiritual home, arrest prophet in Delta (PHOTO)

The escape of a Nigerian female kidnap victim from the kidnappers’ den has led to the discovery of a shrine where inter-state kidnappers and armed robbers take their victims to hypnotize. The shrine which is located in a forest in Oduke, a neighborhood of Okwe community in Asaba, capital of Delta state, is presided over... Read More

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AWFUL: Woman beats 3-year-old girl to death for vomiting (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido Rebecca Bassey, a 21-year-old woman has been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly beating her husband’s three year old niece to death. The victim, Deborah Bassey was said to have been beaten to death for vomiting and defecating on herself. According to sources, “The victim (Deborah) lost her mother in 2010. Early... Read More

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Not the right time to take a selfie! Female robbers take picture of themselves in masks leading to their arrest (PHOTO)

Two girls accused of carrying out a robbery posed for a selfie while wearing balaclavas and brandishing a knife. Police arrested the pair and found the picture of them on a mobile phone together in front of a mirror. The girls, who are cousins, are accused of stealing 2,420 kronor (£240) during the robbery at... Read More

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Ekiti has the largest cannabis plantations in the country – NDLEA

by Chi Ibe About 1,404.27 hectares of cannabis farmland was destroyed in 2012 in Nigeria’s South-West geopolitical zone alone making it the largest cannabis plantations in the country, the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said. Ekiti State alone had 764 hectares of cannabis farmland making it the state with the highest number of cannabis plantations.... Read More

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One dead as police arrest criminal suspects in Anambra State

by Rachel Ogbu In Anambra State the police has confirmed that one person was shot dead, while three others sustained injuries during a fire arm battle between them and suspected robbers at Ngborokpo village in Anaocha Local Government Area. They succeeded in arresting 17 suspected robbers in total including a 16-year-old, Ifeanyi Onwe who was... Read More

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“You can’t get me”: Woman throws her baby at the police to avoid arrest for shoplifting (PICTURED)

Mother: Ashley Taylor Wright has been charged with child abuse without bodily harm, petty theft and resisting an officer without violence A woman threw her baby at police when they tried to arrest her for shoplifting, it emerged today. Ashley Taylor Wright, from Pensacola, Florida, smuggled $260 worth of clothing in her baby stroller from... Read More

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Why the Sudanese President wasn’t arrested in Nigeria – FG

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday explained why Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was not arrested in Nigeria. It said by the statute of the African Union (AU), he was supposed to enjoy immunity like other delegates. It also said al-Bashir was in the country under the auspices of the AU and the nation owes an... Read More

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Lewd display: Couple arrested for having sex in a motel… and leaving the curtains wide open (PICTURED)

POLICE HANDOUT 19-year-old Skeeter Levi Judd (l.) and 20-year-old Andrea Rose Mazzocchi were charged with engaging in a lewd, obscene act after leaving the curtains open on their motel room while they had sex, according to police. Get a room… but remember to close the drapes! A South Carolina couple were busted having sex inside... Read More

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Suspected kidnappers of S-Court judge’s wife paraded in Benin (PHOTO)

by Lucas Togan The Department of State Services, DSS, in Benin City, yesterday paraded seven suspects amongst whom were 3 members of a gang that kidnapped the wife, daughter and driver of a judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, in May, this year. The other suspects paraded were three extortionists who threatened to kill their victim... Read More

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Fraud: Police arrest Wizkid, Banky W impersonator

by Lucas Togan Hip-hop superstar, Wizkid has spoken out against impersonation by fraudsters. The hit-maker, bugged by increasing complaints and reported incidents says he is worried, and beyond scandalised, that some bandits would go to any length to perpetrate evil acts and defraud innocent fans and customers. Speaking in Lagos in reaction to the discoveries... Read More

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This is the man who invaded a woman’s home and assaulted her before her 3-year-old daughter (PHOTO)

Shawn Custis was arrested and charged with attempted murder, robbery, burglary and child endangerment in connection with a violent home invasion on Friday, June 21, that left a mother beaten in an attack that was captured by a nanny camera. The robber broke into the woman’s home, tackled her, knocked her senseless in front of... Read More

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Arrest EFCC chairman within 2 weeks – Court orders Police IG

by Isi Esene Justice Peter Kekemeke of an Abuja High Court has ordered the arrest of the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde and an operative of the anti-graft agency, Friday Ebelo for disobeying a valid court order. Justice Kekemeke directed the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar to arrest... Read More

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How I was arrested for drug trafficking – Nollywood actress, Yetunde Wunmi opens up

by Akan Ido Nollywood actress, Taiwo Akinwande popularly known as Yetunde Wunmi has been a regular fixture in the Yoruba film industry for many years displaying exemplary acting talent and nurturing others until six years ago when news circulated that the pretty lady was nabbed with hard drugs. In this interview with Sun Newspapers, Wunmi... Read More

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SEE 12 women who manage to look HOT in police mugshots (PHOTOS)

For most women a police mug shot is the most humiliating photograph that will ever be taken. In recent months, photographs of celebrities such as Reese Witherspoon and Lindsay Lohan have been forced to pose for the mandatory ‘booking in’ picture at the police station. But these pictures of 10 women arrested in the U.S.... Read More

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Boston Marathon bombing: 3 more suspects arrested for tampering with evidence

Two lazy exchange students who palled around with alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Times Square last year were arrested Wednesday for allegedly tossing out a backpack filled with fireworks at the suspect’s request after the attack. And third man was charged with lying to federal investigators. The suspects, Azamat Tazhayakov, 20, Dias Kadyrbayev, 19, and... Read More

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Forceful eviction: Police arrest landlord over death of 65-year-old tenant (PICTURED)

The police have arrested the landlord of a building on 41 Church Street, off Olamummy Street, Aboru, Lagos State, Mr. Akinrinade Adebayo, over the death of his tenant. The 65-year-old tenant, Uche Samuel, died after he was beaten by some thugs allegedly hired by the landlord to evict him from the property. Adebayo was... Read More

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This man was arrested for throwing his wife’s panties on the road (PICTURED)

James Klutch A man angry at his wife took her panties and threw them onto the road. A southwestern Pennsylvania man has been jailed after he scattered what police say was his wife’spanties along Township roads after he was angry because she took out a court order of protection against him. Court records online do not list an attorney for the... Read More

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February 27, 2013

Outrage: 9-year-old raps about sex, money and drugs, kisses cash and slaps women’s butts (PHOTOS, WATCH)

A Massachusetts man defending himself against possible charges of child abuse and neglect as a result of his nine-year-old son’s appearance in sexually suggestive videos where he’s rapping about designer clothes, money and ‘hoes.’ Luis Rivera says his son, Luie Rivera Jr., has not done anything wrong and is merely acting in the videos, where... Read More

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February 11, 2013

Lord have mercy: Church closes after the pastor is arrested for drugs and violence

The Baypoint Community Church in Texas City is now going to be closed after the man leading the flock was accused of drug possession and violence against his own family. Terry Gass was accused of pushing his girlfriend out of an SUV, which led the bank to foreclose on the property and take it... Read More

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February 1, 2013

‘Yahoo-Yahoo’: 20 men arrested by the EFCC in Edo (PICTURED)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested twenty suspects over alleged cyber crimes in Benin City, Edo State. A statement by EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspects were arrested in a joint operation with officers from the 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Benin. He said, “Following intelligence report on their activities.... Read More

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January 28, 2013

Kidnapping gang busted by vigilante group, OOU final year student, 5 others arrested

The Ogun State Vigilance Service, Sunday, said it had arrested six suspected kidnappers including a final year student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago-Iwoye, (name withheld) who demanded a sum of N25million ransom from their victim’s family. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Soji Ganzallo told newsmen in Abeokuta, that the suspects had on Thursday... Read More

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January 28, 2013

Sorry, dad: Daughter exposes father whose gang allegedly killed policemen in Lagos

by Isi Esene A 17-year-old daughter of an armed robbery suspect reportedly exposed her father’s whereabouts to the police after hours of interrogation. The young lady simply identified as Ife exposed her father who was said to be the leader of a 10-man armed robbery gang that killed four policemen in Ajah, Lagos, about two... Read More

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January 25, 2013

25-year-old jailed for having sex with 12-year-old he groomed on Internet chatroom (PICTURED)

Locked-up: Leigh Arendse, 25, who was jailed for four years after he raped a 12-year-old girl in Cambridgeshire A paedophile who hid in a 12-year-old girl’s bedroom and had sex with her for two days while her unknowing parents sat downstairs has been jailed. Leigh Arendse, 25, of Brunswick Park, Barnet, groomed the innocent youngster on... Read More

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January 21, 2013

“Dudes against distracted drivers”: Man arrested 3 times in one day for walking in the middle of the road

The arrested the same man in one day because he was a danger to the public. His grave crime was that he walked on the road. A Haverhill man apparently has no problem getting arrested. It happened to him three times on the same day last weekend. Police in Windham and Salem, New Hampshire had been receiving complaints... Read More

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January 13, 2013

Luck runs out: Fake police is busted when he arrests a real police officer (PICTURED)

A Crofton man was arrested for impersonating a police officer after he pulled over an actual off-duty Capitol Heights police officer Wednesday afternoon in Upper Marlboro. Prince George’s County Police say 29-year-old Anthony Kenneth Mastrogiovanni, of the 900 block of Eastham Court, was driving a white pickup truck on southbound Route 301 when he attempted... Read More

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January 13, 2013

Die-hard: Man arrested for the 4TH time for “masturbation with teddy bear” (PICTURED)

For the fourth time in the last two years, a Cincinnati man has been arrested for masturbating in public with the help of a teddy bear, according to police documents. Charles Marshall, 28, was arrested after employees at a health clinic saw him pleasuring himself in an alley. Marshall was cited for disorderly conduct. Municipal records show that Marshall has been... Read More

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December 14, 2012

Okonjo kidnap: Army carry-out raids, arrest 63 people

by Akan Ido The search for Professor Kamene Mabel Okonjo, the 82-year-old mother of the finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, intensified yesterday with the arrest of 63 people for questioning over the abduction. Security personnel reportedly carried out raids in a bid to unearth clues that may lead them to the whereabouts of the minister’s mother... Read More

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November 7, 2012

3 people arrested in Mushin over lynching of suspected robbers (Warning: Graphic Image)

by Isi Esene Three people have been arrested in connection with the lynching of four alleged armed robbers in the Mushin area of Lagos on Saturday. Ngozi Braide, the Lagos police public relations officer, confirmed the arrest saying, “A full investigation has commenced into the incident, I cannot give details about the involvement of the... Read More

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