Tag: Kogi police command
Kogi CP orders compliance with order on closure of motor parks, markets
CP Kankarofi advised members of the public to plan their activities accordingly while affirming that the police will closely monitor…
Police say scores of bandits killed in Kogi joint operations
Police said the ongoing onslaught against bandit operations in Kogi State by the joint police and military has yielded fruitful…
Police douse anxiety over alleged plot by terrorists to attack Kogi
While assuring the public that the command is taking the report very seriously, Kogi Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Bello…
Police rescue passengers as Warri-Itakpe train suffers another derailment
Recall that the NRC announced the resumption of the Warri-Itakpe Train Service (WITS) last week after it was shut down…
Gunmen abduct District Head in Kogi
Security operatives are combing the forest to track down the kidnappers and rescue him safe and sound, ” Ovye-Aya said.
Kogi CP engages media, seeks credible information from the public
Dantawaye also spoke on the preparedness of the police for the forthcoming by-election in Dekina II, state constituency assuring that…
‘How Kogi varsity lecturer died during sexual encounter with 22-year-old student’
Ibikunle, who was reportedly married with children, was said to have checked into the hotel earlier that day with the…
Police arrest suspected ritualist over attack on Sen. Natasha’s family home
The suspect who confessed to participating in three separate attacks on the lawmaker’s family home, was rescued from angry mob…
Group screams as gunmen abduct another chief in Kogi
Ajayi's abduction came in less than a week after the release of Pa. Dada Ogunyanda, the 90-year-old Oba of Okoloke,…
They paid N10M ransom, but he never came home: Sad tale of retired Army Major
According to them, the kidnappers had initially demanded ₦50 million but later reduced their demand to ₦10 million after the…
Kogi: Suspected robber kills motorcycle rider in Kabba
The incident was said to have occurred occurred around 11:30 pm on Wednesday.
Kogi: Police raise alarm on terror plot against churches in Yagba East
The security alert was issued in a memo signed by Kanwai James, a chief superintendent of police, CSP, and Divisional…
Kogi: 75 suspected kidnappers, 66 robbery suspects, 141 others in police net
Kogi CP Dantawaye revealed that the command within the period under review recovered various exhibits which included five AK-47 rifles,…
A bullet that stopped a dream: Kogi student’s murder rocks community
Kola, a native of Isanlu Esa, was struck in the head by a bullet, collapsing to the ground without a…
Police give update on investigation into attack on Sen. Natasha’s family house
Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who spoke on the incident said that the alleged gunmen assumed she was in town and so attacked…
Kogi: Police speak on gunmen attack on Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s family house
A statement from Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Media team described the attack as a calculated attack to silence the senator representing Kogi…
Kogi: Police rally traditional rulers, others to tackle crime
The Assistant Inspector General of Police, (AIG) Abubakar Zubairu, made the call in a statement issued on Sunday in Lokoja…
Kogi: Police reassure on rescue of kidnapped ABC bus passengers
The Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP. William Ovye Aya who disclosed this in a statement said the…
Police, UK partner to tackle kidnapping, other security challenges in Kogi
The delegation, led by Mr Andrew Marshall, discussed intelligence-led operations and counter-kidnapping strategies with the Commissioner of Police. Marshall stressed…
Wicked! Kogi man, Abdulmuqeet Musari, arrested for slitting friend’s throat
Musari had committed the attempted murder of Tijani on December 23, around Adavi Burial Ground, New Zango in Adavi Local…
Kogi Police Command bans use, sale of fireworks
He gave the order while briefing members of the Command Management Team at the Command Headquarters in Lokoja. The CP…
Four arrested over murder of 17-year-old Kogi varsity female student
Spokesperson for Kogi Police Command, SP Williams Ovye-Aya told journalist in Lokoja on Friday that Paul-Awe conspired with three of…
Kogi: University student arrested for kidnapping, murder of female colleague
However, it was gathered that after killing her, Jeremiah, an indigene of Kaduna state, allegedly removed her private parts. Damilola…
Kogi: Police arrest 9 over Itamah community crisis
However, Kogi Commissioner of Police , Mr Bethrand Onuoha, said this in an interview in Lokoja on Thursday that nine…
Kogi: 3 in police net for using name of First Lady for fraud
The suspects, two men and a woman, had allegedly printed the forms with the name: Kogi State Cooperative Federation of…
Kogi LG boss Dare-Michael escapes from kidnappers’ den – Police
Reports had indicated that Dare-Michael was abducted on Friday alongside some of his aides by some gunmen on the Kaba-Okene…
Police kill 2 suspected kidnappers in Kogi
"On sighting the team, the hoodlums opened fire on them, while the team responded in a gun duel. Due to…
Police deploy helicopter to rescue abducted Kogi varsity students
However, the spokesperson for Kogi police command, SP Williams Ovye-Aya said as part of the efforts to rescue the remaining…
Police confirm rescue of 14 Kogi varsity students
The CUSTECH students were abducted by the bandits that invaded the institution while they were reading for their first-semester examination…
Recruitment: Police announce 17 CBT examination centres in Kogi
The command’s spokesperson, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, who dropped the hint in a statement issued in Lokoja, said that the recruitment…