By Frank Ulom UYO (CONVERSEER) – The Akwa State Police Command has arrested a masquerade for alleged disturbance of public peace. Converseer reports that the person behind the masquerade was identified as David Effiong. The arrest, according to a statement signed by DSP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer in the State on Tuesday, was…
By Joe Udo LOKOJA (CONVERSEER) – 12 Brigade Troops of the Nigerian Army, Lokoja, have recorded another operational success with the rescue of six kidnapped victims during a coordinated search and rescue mission. The feat was recorded in Ejiba and Saminaka Forests axis, spanning Yagba East and Yagba West Local Government Areas of Kogi State….
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Unknown gunmen have robbed top University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) management staff and a professor from the University of Calabar (UNICAL) [names withheld] in Calabar, the state capital. Converseer learned that the staff were robbed alongside over ten fun seekers on Saturday night at a relaxation spot adjacent…
By Joe Udo AMSTERDAM (CONVERSEER) – The body of Syrian woman Ryan Al Najjar was found submerged in a lake with hands and feet bound tightly on 28 May 2024, near Joure in northern Netherlands, six days after disappearing, according to authorities. Officials arrested her father and two brothers, then aged 22 and 24, and…
By Joe Udo PRETORIA (CONVERSEER) – The Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team based at the Head Office has arrested four suspects, Judge Portia Dipuo Phahle, the leader of a well-known church and two others, aged between 32 and 64, on charges of corruption and money laundering during an operation conducted last night. The takedown operation…
By Joe Udo CAPE TOWN (CONVERSEER) – The SAPS has welcomed the successful prosecution and sentencing of a 57-year-old male accused of the rape of a fellow inmate at the Grootvlei Correctional Service. It was alleged that on 30 January 2024 at about 12:00 midday, the accused, Thabo Samuel also known as 15, approached the…
By Joe Udo LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a social media network used to distribute illicit substances packaged as imported Christmas cookies and snacks, with two masterminds arrested and taken into custody after a raid on their hideout in the Lekki area of Lagos….
By Joe Udo ILORIN (CONVERSEER) – The Kwara State Police Command has launched a search for the Oba of Bayagan Ile Village, HRH Kamildeen Abdul Salam, who was reportedly kidnapped by bandits on Saturday. According to the reports, the traditional ruler left his home for his farm at about 7:00 AM on 29 November but…
By Zagazola Makama ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Tension broke out late Saturday night at Kubwa General Hospital in Abuja after some military personnel stormed the facility and accused hospital staff of negligence following the death of a naval officer. Zagazola Makama report that preliminary findings revealed that a naval personnel who had been involved in an…
By Joe Udo BIRNIN KEBBI (CONVERSEER) – The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed that unidentified gunmen attacked its Bakin Ruwa Checkpoint, under the Tuga Border Patrol Formation in Kebbi State, on Thursday night. According to a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi, the assault occurred around 10:00 PM, resulting in…
