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The Imo State Police Command has smashed an armed robbery syndicate that specialised in the robbery of motorbikes and vehicles, as well as attempted murder. Already, five suspects have been arrested for their different roles in the robbery syndicate. The police spokesperson for the Imo State Command, Henry Okoye, made the disclosure on Sunday while addressing journalists at the Police headquarters in Owerri. He disclosed that the suspects attempted to bribe police operatives with the sum of ₦5 million to evade arrest, but the offer was rejected. According to him, investigations by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, led by Oladimeji Odeyeyiwa, resulted in the arrest of five suspects and the recovery of one snatched shuttle bus, 450 motorcycles, the sum of ₦6,495,900, several vehicle plate numbers, and other incriminating exhibits, including criminal charms. He said a complainant, Chimeze Christian of Urata, Owerri North Local Government Area, owner of Wonder Shuttle, ha...

Saudi authorities executed seven people who had been convicted of drug trafficking in a single day, state media said Sunday. The Saudi Press Agency said five Saudis and two Jordanians were found guilty of trafficking amphetamine pills into the kingdom. “The death penalty was carried out as a discretionary punishment against the perpetrators,” the agency reported, adding that the executions took place on Sunday in the Riyadh region. Since the beginning of 2026, Riyadh has executed 38 people in drug-related cases, the majority of the 61 executions carried out, according to an AFP tally based on official data. Foreign nationals make up the majority of those executed this year, totalling 33 people. In 2025, executions in the kingdom reached a record level for the second consecutive year, with authorities executing 356 people, including 243 in drug-related cases. The number of executions in 2025 marked the highest in a single year since Amnesty International began documenting de...

The Abia State Police Command has dismissed as false a viral social media claim alleging that 488 Boko Haram members were recently arrested in the state, warning residents against the spread of misinformation capable of triggering panic. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the command clarified that the video being circulated alongside the claim was an old broadcast recorded over 11 years ago and does not reflect the current security situation in Abia State. The statement was signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chinaka, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police. The police described the report as misleading and deliberately designed to incite fear and unrest among members of the public. The statement read “As the lead internal security agency, the command assures residents of its continued commitment to safeguarding lives and property, urging citizens to go about their lawful activities without apprehension. “The State Police wants the public to support i...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kano State Command, has arrested 20 foreign nationals in the Danbare area of Kumbotso Local Government Area of the state. Saintbillion  learnt that the suspects, comprising individuals from Sudan, Chad, and other neighbouring countries, were apprehended following credible intelligence and a coordinated operation by corps operatives. The state NSCDC Commandant, Mohammed Agalama, confirmed the arrests while addressing a news conference in Kano on Tuesday. “The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kano State Command, wishes to inform the general public of the successful arrest of 20 foreign nationals in the Danbare area of Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State,” he said. Agalama stated that preliminary investigations indicated that the individuals could not provide valid travel or identification documents, raising concerns over their mode of entry and activities within the state. He added that exhibits recovered fro...

At least three suspects in connection with the murder of a 35-year-old man, Saleh Ibrahim, and the subsequent unrest in Zaki Local Government Area of Bauchi State have been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred on March 15, 2026, when Ibrahim, a resident of Sansan Village in Zaki LGA, was attacked and killed with a sharp object, suspected to be a cutlass, by unidentified assailants while riding his motorcycle, which was also stolen. Confirming the arrests in a statement made available to our correspondent on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Nafi’u Habib, said investigations led to the apprehension of three suspects: Muhammad Jauro Haladu Yako, 28; Muhammad Wito, 27; and Ibrahim Muhammad, 19, all from Alagarno Village in Zaki LGA. “The suspects are being investigated for criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, and disturbance of public peace in Zaki LGA,” the statement read in part. Habib s...

The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended an 18-year-old suspect in connection with a N20m threat-to-life and ransom demand case. The Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, disclosed during a briefing on Tuesday at the command headquarters in Ikeja. He said the arrest followed a carefully executed decoy operation by police operatives. According to him, the command received a complaint from the Ojokoro Local Council Development Area concerning a threat to life and a demand for N20m. “Acting on the information, operatives were immediately deployed to track and apprehend the suspect. “The suspect was apprehended on March 27 while attempting to collect the ransom during a sting operation. “Items recovered from him include an HP laptop and a flash drive, which are currently being examined as part of ongoing investigations,” he said. The commissioner said the suspect confessed to the crime and also admitted involvement in a previous attempted burglary at a commercial bank....

The Rivers State Police Command said its operatives have arrested a 31-year-old man, Kelechi Wufurum, for allegedly killing a commercial bus driver identified as Ifeanyi Abobo in Ubima, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state. The 51-year-old victim was said to have been lured to the Ubima community under the pretext of a transport job, unaware that Wufurum had sinister motives. The spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this while speaking to newsmen at the command headquarters along Moscow Road in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Iringe-Koko said the suspect and the victim had an initial altercation before the former used a cutlass on the minibus driver near a forest and subsequently sold his vehicle for N2.4 million. She stated, “He hit him on the head, and when the victim tried to resist, he used a cutlass and struck him again on the head. The victim collapsed, and he zoomed off with his minibus and sold both the vehicle and his mobile phone...

Two residents, Kingsley Adieme and Rachel Onyekachi, were sentenced to 3 months in prison for indiscriminate dumping of refuse in Lagos State.  The State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed that the duo was arraigned before the magistrate court sitting at Bolade, Oshodi on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.   They both pled guilty, Wahab added.