Some Niger State residents on Sunday looted foodstuffs and other items meant for distribution in a programme organised by the lawmaker representing Suleja/Tafato, Hon. Adamu Tanko, to indigent constituents.

It was gathered that the incident occurred in Suleja Local Government Area of the state when the items were in an open space where people were expected to come and take their share. However, rather than the people orderly coming and collecting the relief items, they resorted to rushing to the venue and looting them.

The PUNCH learnt on Monday that a stampede occurred as a large crowd of people were seen looting the items and running away with them. Some security personnel were seen pursuing the looters to retrieve the items from them.

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The state police spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed the incident on Monday, stated that the items were meant for distribution to the public.

“On 31/8/2025 at about 4pm, during an empowerment programme of Hon. Adamu Tanko representing Suleja/Tafa, which took place at the Suleja Stadium, some members of the crowd attempted to disrupt the exercise, and began to pick some of the food items away.

“Police operatives and other security personnel deployed at the programme controlled the situation, retrieved the items, and normalcy was restored without any hitch,” Abiodun said.

The Lagos State Police Command, Gender Unit, has arrested a 60-year-old man, Ajayi Femi, for allegedly raping a 24-year-old lady.

The command disclosed this in a statement obtained by The PUNCH on Monday.

The spokesperson for the command, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated that the investigation revealed that the suspect allegedly spiked the survivor’s drink, rendering her unconscious, before having unlawful sexual intercourse with her.

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The incident took place on August 22, 2025, and was reported by the victim’s sister to the police at the Meiran Police Station before being transferred to the Gender Unit of the command for further investigation.

“Medical examinations conducted by the Gender Unit corroborated the survivor’s account, while the suspect reportedly confessed to the crime during interrogation,” the statement read.

The command revealed that the suspect confessed to the crime during interrogation and has since been remanded in prison custody until the next adjourned date.

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It added, “The command remains committed to ensuring justice for survivors of sexual offences.”

This case comes weeks after operatives of the command arrested a 45-year-old man in Ikotun for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl.

The incident, which attracted widespread outrage, reignited calls from rights activists for stiffer penalties against sex offenders.

The Adamawa State Police Command has announced the arrest of a 29-year-old man, Isiaka Hassan, for killing a five-year-old minor.

The command’s spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, in a statement on Monday in Yola, stated, “The Adamawa State Police Command received a report from Hadiza Bashiru of Tingno, Lamurde LGA, that her five-year-old son, Abba Bashiru, was missing and was last seen with one Isiaka Hassan.

“On the strength of that, the command’s operatives led by the Divisional Police Officer, Tingno, swiftly led an operation and arrested the said Isiaka Hassan, who during interrogation confessed to having conspired with one yet-to-be-arrested person to kill the boy and bury him in a shallow grave.”

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The statement disclosed that the corpse of the minor was exhumed and taken to the hospital for autopsy, noting that the Commissioner of Police, Dankombo Morris, directed the State Criminal Investigation Department to take over the case and ensure the arrest of the fleeing suspect.

In a similar development, the command has recorded another breakthrough in its fight against crime.

The operatives of the command led by the DPO Yola Division, acting on credible intelligence, arrested one Musa Suleh, of Uba Hong Local Government Area, for being in possession of vehicles suspected to be stolen.

“The suspect was apprehended at the Jambutu Motor Park, Yola North LGA. Upon interrogation, he confessed to stealing a Toyota Starlet, with registration number YLA-420, belonging to one Babawo Abubakar of Ngurore, Yola South LGA. The vehicle has since been recovered.

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“Another Toyota Starlet, green in colour, with number plate JAL-861 CL was equally found in his possession with no single document or proof of ownership to justify ownership of the vehicle.”

Morris directed that the case be transferred to the State CID for further investigation with a view to uncovering the source of the vehicles.

The command called on the public to cooperate with the police by giving timely and useful information regarding suspicious characters around them and reassured them that its unwavering commitment to safeguarding lives and property is the top priority of the command

According to the police boss, the suspects will be charged in court upon completion of the investigation.