Tag Archives: ARRESTS

Twenty-five people have been arrested in raids across Germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. The group of far-right and ex-military figures are said to have prepared for a “Day X” to storm the Reichstag parliament building and seize power. A minor aristocrat named as Prince Heinrich XIII, …

Military Police personnel have arrested one Rufai Abubakar for posing as a Senior Military Officer and trying to access a military installation inside Burma Camp. The suspect who was dressed in a military camouflage uniform, decorated with fake Lieutenant Colonel ranks, claimed he was stationed at Northern Command Headquarters and …

Israel says it has arrested 19 members of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in raids across the occupied West Bank, after carrying out airstrikes against targets in the Gaza Strip. Eleven people have been killed in the air strikes, including a child and PIJ leader Tayseer Jabari. Israel said the …

Nollywood star, John Okafor better known as Mr Ibu has arrested a colleague who hacked his verified Instagram account. Mr Ibu’s daughter, Chioma Jasmine made this known via her social media account explaining that her father has taken the hacker who happens to be a Nollywood actor to a police …

Three Nigerians allegedly involved in global scams have been arrested in Lagos and Edo states, during an INTERPOL-led operation targeting malware cyber fraud across South-East Asia and the Middle East. A statement by Head, Media and Publicity, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren, said the operation was …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Patricia Etteh. Etteh is being grilled by EFCC’s special duties unit for her alleged involvement in a solar power electrification scam in Akwa Ibom State worth N240 million. The former speaker was said …

The Nigerian Navy said it has arrested a vessel named Motor Tanker Harbor Spirit and 13 persons on board. The Navy, according to a statement by its spokesperson, Ayotunde said the vessel was conveying a fortified and auctioned crude oil from MV KOME XVIII with a forged document. He added that …

Two Police Inspectors at the Ghana Police Service Headquarters are in the grips of the law for extorting monies from motorists. According to reports available to this website, the two officers were caught extorting monies from motorists by one Corporal Mihaye Selase Winfred of Motor Bike Patrol Unit while escorting …

The Executive Director of the National Media Commission,NMC, Dr. George Sarpong fears that more journalists would be arrested by the police in the future. He said the trend will continue if stakeholders in media do not come together to develop a framework that will guide their work. According to him, …

Professor of Journalism, Kwame Karikari, has said he does not believe that Ghana is returning to the dark days of culture of silence despite the recent arrests of journalists. He indicated that there has been a lot of recklessness in the media space and in public communication by too many …