crime
16 Feb
The Commissioner of Police (CP), Lagos State Command, Mr Ayoade Fayoade, says the force has reactivated its tracking device to checkmate kidnap and one-chance incidents in the state.
13 Dec
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has tasked the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to rescue the capital city from the grip of kidnappers.
2 Nov
Nigerian Army has stated its resolve to flush out kidnappers, armed robbers and other criminal elements from Ondo State, ahead of Yuletide. Commander of the 32nd Artillery Brigade in the state, Brig-Gen. Muktar Adamu, disclosed this while flagging off a field training exercise, codenamed Exercise Still Water III. in Owo, headquarters of the Owo Council.…
8 Oct 2023
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Dr. Solomon Arase, a retired Inspector General of Police, has said the Commission and the Nigeria Police Force are going through challenging period of its existence stressing that crime across the world has become so scientific and requires that those that will fight it (Police) must be scientific…
22 Sep 2023
Establishment of modular refineries approved by the Federal Government and implementations of the Presidential Artisanal Crude Oil Refining Development Initiative (PACORI) will tackle organised crimes in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea, the Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) has said. The increasing crime in the country, such as pipeline vandalism, crude oil theft, artisanal refineries and pollution…
29 Aug 2023
The Indonesian military has arrested three soldiers on suspicion of kidnapping, torturing and killing a civilian in an extortion plot, officials said Tuesday.
21 Jun 2023
At least 41 people were killed Tuesday at a women's prison in Honduras, where violent clashes between rival gangs sparked a fire that tore through part of the facility, police said.
13 Jun 2023
An unemployed French engineer went on trial Tuesday accused of shooting dead three people in 2021 in southeastern France as an alleged act of vengeance for failing to find a job.
13 Jun 2023
Donald Trump is due in court Tuesday to face dozens of felony counts of mishandling US government secrets, in the most serious yet of a firestorm of criminal probes threatening to derail his bid to win back the White House.
6 Jun 2023
Seven Congolese soldiers have been handed terms ranging from 10 years to life in prison for crimes in the country's troubled east, the military said on Tuesday.