…Trip to Bountiful. Saint made her film debut a year later in Elia Kazan’s acclaimed 1954 crime drama On the Waterfront, starring opposite Marlon Brando. Her portrayal of Edie Doyle, the love interest of Brando’s conflicted boxer-turned-docker, earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, immediately establ…

…described the latest abduction as a "huge slap in the face" to those anti-crime efforts.He appealed to members of the public with any information about Pa Iduoriyekemwen's whereabouts to share it with security agencies without delay, reaffirming the government's commitment to protecting all residents of the state regar…

…and detained. The police stated that the apprehended men confessed to their roles in the crime during interrogation.Oyo police vow justice for victimsThe remains of the wife have since been recovered from the river. Efforts to retrieve the bodies of the four other victims are continuing. The suspects and the full case…

…arraigned by the Enugu State Police Command on Monday on three counts bordering on cybercrime and alleged criminal defamation under Section 24(2)(a)&(c)(i) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015 (as amended 2024). In the charge sheet that our correspondent obtained on Tuesday, marked MEN/ 151c/2026…

…arrested by police operatives attached to Operation Puff Adder, now known as the Violent Crime Response Unit, headed by CSP Chris Nwaogbo for the 2022 m8rders of Odeinyefa Ogbolosingha (an in-law to Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri), Paramount Ruler Kolibo Francis Amabelimo, and Samuel Oburo in Kalaba community, Yenag…

…arrested in 2022 by operatives of Police Operation Puff Adder, now known as the Violent Crime Response Unit. The operation was led by CSP Chris Nwaogbo. Nwanlia was said to have developed health complications, including hypertension and stroke, while in custody at the Okaka Medium Correctional Centre, Yenagoa. He repor…

…but the State Medical Examiner's Office found no fetus in her womb. While processing the crime scene, investigators later found what are believed to be fetal remains. The investigation identified DeMarcus Kenneth Johnson-Wright as a suspect in the case. He had an extensive violent criminal history and several outstandi…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opposed the application filed by former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to present evidence of her acquittal by the Southwark Crown Court, London, UK. EFCC, in a further counter-affidavit to Diezani’s request, prayed Justice Inyang Ekwo to dismiss t…

…suspected of organising, financing, facilitating or participating in cult-related crimes would be investigated irrespective of status or influence. The Command said suspects would be charged before the appropriate court where the evidence warranted prosecution, in accordance with due process. It also reminded residents…

…of Police has deployed a special team comprising homicide investigators, crime scene experts and intelligence officers to Tamale to support the regional command. The vehicle has been secured for forensic examination, while an autopsy is expected to provide further information on the circumstances surrounding the childr…

The fight against kidnapping and violent crime in Nigeria has often suffered from one debilitating weakness: the distance between arrest and justice. Suspects are arrested, paraded before television cameras, arraigned in court and then, in too many cases, disappear into years of adjournments and procedural delays. For…

…a strengthened coalition with the Federal Ministry of Justice, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, joint financial monitoring teams will be deployed to track illegal campaign spending and conduct…

…the man used cable wire to brutalise his 10-year-old daughter and has owned up to the crime. Okeoma said the victim was taken to the Police Hospital in Owerri for medical treatment, while her two younger siblings were taken to an orphanage in Owerri for temporary care.

…the victim to be rescued In Ondo State, operatives of the State Intelligence-led Violent Crime Response Unit, acting on credible intelligence, arrested two suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate in Akure. The suspects allegedly confessed to beingmembers of a four-man syndicate operating in Akure and its enviro…

…Delta State Police Command have recorded some breakthroughs in the fight against violent crime, with the rescue of a kidnapped victim and the arrest of five suspects in separate operations involving kidnapping and cult-related murder. ‎ ‎One fabricated Beretta pistol, one magazine and two rounds of live ammunition…

…A slogan, a T-shirt or a call for a president to leave office is not, by itself, a crime,” the council said. It warned against using alleged offences unrelated to political expression as a basis for suppressing dissent. “If the authorities have credible evidence of a separate offence, they should present it in court an…

…is said to be contrary to and punishable under section 22(3)(a)(b) & (4) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Act, 2015 Amended 2024. When the case was called, the police lawyer, Nonso Eleodimuo, informed the court that the matter was scheduled for Nwogba's arraignment. The defence lawyer did not oppose th…

…at a hotel in Naha and stole her wallet on Saturday”, a local police spokesman told AFP. Crimes including rapes, assaults, hit-and-run and drunk-driving accidents by US personnel have long sparked protests on Okinawa, which bears a disproportionate burden of hosting about 70 per cent of US military facilities in Japan.…

…during a police identification parade and allegedly admitted involvement in the crime. Police operations in Akwa Ibom State resulted in the arrest of three suspects at a suspected criminal hideout in Itiam Etoi Village, Uyo. The operation also led to the seizure of substances suspected to be cannabis and other illicit…

…collaboration and decentralisation in security operations to combat rising violence and crime.

…identify and track this location. “The primary purpose of law enforcement is to detect crime. We don’t even want it to occur so that we don’t be reactive, we want to be preventive.” He revealed that three suspects linked to the financing of the operation in the area are already in custody. He said: “We’ve been able to…

…to the local prosecutor’s office. A suspect “believed to have been present at the crime scene” was arrested early Friday, Troyes’s prosecutor Isabelle Verissimo said. The body of the 47-year-old man was discovered around 5:00 am (0300 GMT) with “a gunshot wound to his head” on a seat inside the van, which had UK licenc…

…emerging threats confronting the state. The governor warned that the increasing rate of crime and illicit drug use could have serious implications for peace and security in Taraba if not urgently addressed. He also expressed concern over reported cases of unprovoked attacks, urging security agencies to remain vigilant…

…security agencies with credible and timely information to assist efforts to combat crime. Daaor also advised parents and young people to stay away from cultism and other criminal associations, while warning members of the public against using social media to humiliate, threaten, expose or sexually violate others. He st…

…to court to testify in this case as such the evidence to link the defendants with the crime was unavailable,” Haroun said. He added that the prosecution could not manufacture evidence where a key witness failed to appear in court. “The failure of the complainant to attend court underscores the importance of the fact th…