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Police smash Kano criminal hideouts, arrest 41 suspects

2024-08-22

Following a series of raids on criminal hideouts and black spots in areas of public outcry within the Kano metropolis, the command under the leadership of Commissioner of Police, Salman Dogo Garba, said this was in compliance with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to ensure round-the-clock visibility patrols. The police command is pleased to report that all forms of crimes are reducing drastically in the state, thanks to the cooperation and support of the law-abiding citizens.” “I’m assuring Kano residents of the command’s relentless commitment to protecting lives and property”, the CP. To this end, the command called on the public to continue to cooperate with the police by providing timely and accurate information to facilitate the efforts in riding the state of criminal elements. In a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the command attributed the achievement to the sustenance of intelligence-led policing by Dogo. The Kano State Police Command, on Wednesday, confirmed that it had recorded a significant breakthrough in its efforts to combat crime in the state by arresting 41 suspects and recovering dangerous weapons in the state.

Youths foil kidnap attempt, suspects arrested in Lagos

2024-08-22

“The gunmen dragged the owner from the shop into his car that was parked outside, but the tyres got stuck in a bad portion of the road when they tried driving it away,” Alade had told our correspondent. “Three suspects, Taiwo Olayinka 30, Azeez Sodiq 33 and Saheed Moonstruck 23, have been in our custody since yesterday, shortly after the incident, and efforts are on to arrest the remaining two suspects that escaped. A viral video on Wednesday showed three suspects, stripped and covered in blood, and sitting inside a car while being repeatedly questioned and beaten by the youths who caught them after the failed kidnap attempt. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspects, including Taiwo Olayinka, Azeez Sodiq, and Saheed Moonstruck, had been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command. He further stated that the suspects had been in police custody since the incident took place on Tuesday.

Tenant remanded for allegedly defiling landlord’s daughter

2024-08-22

The court ordered that the defendant be remanded at the Agodi Correctional Centre, pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions. Mojeed whose address was not given was brought before the court on a count of defilement preferred against him by the police. The Chief Magistrate of the Iyaganku Family Court in Ibadan Oyo State, Mrs Olabisi Ogunkanmi, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of a tenant, Kareem Mojeed, for allegedly defiling his landlord’s seven-year-old daughter. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Inspector Gbemisola Adedeji, told the court that Mojeed committed the offence on July 21 at 5.00 p.m. The prosecutor also told the court that Mojeed lured the girl into his room and defiled her. Ogunkanmi, who did not take Mojeed’s plea, ordered that the case file be duplicated and sent to the DPP for advice.

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