Tag: Nigeria Police
Police arrest two suspected kidnappers
Usman Gwari, Anambra Police Commissioner, said on Saturday in Aguleri, that the police have arrested two suspected kidnappers operating in…
Motor Accident kills 15
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A ghastly motor accident that occurred on Ewu Hill at the Benin/Auchi Road in Edo state has reportedly…
Police Foil Fresh Bombing In Kano
Nigeria police said on Monday that they thwarted a fresh attempt to detonate a car bomb in Kano, a day…
Abducted Schoolgirls: Police N50m reward too little?
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The Nigerian Police Wednesday offered a N50 million reward to anybody who could provide genuine information that can…
Abduction scare: Police recover school bus
The Nigerian Police Force says it has recovered a school bus belonging to the Divine International Academy School in Phase…
Workers celebrate May Day in Abuja amidst tight security
Workers in Abuja on Thursday celebrated May Day amidst tight security as the Eagle Square, venue of the celebration, was…
Police disperse protesters over closure of Polytechnics, colleges
Nigerian police fired teargas at teachers and students and shot live rounds into the air as they tried to disperse…
Bandits steal United Nations vans in Bauchi
The Nigerian Police in Bauchi state said on Wednesday that gunmen had snatched two Hilux vans belonging to the United…
Police unveil 3 men wanted over Ejigbo tortured women
The Nigeria Police Force has unveiled the faces of the three suspects declared wanted in connection with the torture of…
2014 Budget: IG Decries Paltry Allocation To Police
The Inspector-General (IGP) of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar says the Nigeria Police may not be able to pay the salaries…
Nigeria arrests 4 Chadians on alleged robbery mission
A police patrol team attached to Ikoyi Division has arrested four Chadians along Lugard Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, while…
160,000 Policemen receiving training for 2015 polls
Nigeria’s police boss, Mohammed Dikko Abubakar on Tuesday said the Police are ready to ensure a hitch-free governorship elections in…
News Analysis: Concerns over ‘Boko Haram’ arrests in Nigeria
Nigeria’s Muslims have voiced concern about an apparent increase in religious “profiling” after hundreds of terror-related arrests in the country’s…
We Signed Statements At Gunpoint, Accused Persons Tell Court
Two accused persons, Sanusi Alhassan and Ibrahim Idris, have told an FCT Chief Magistrates’ Court the police threatened them with…
Police confirm 19 dead in Nigeria’s market bombing
A total of 19 people were killed in a car bomb attack on a busy market blamed on Boko Haram…
Police confirm 17 killed in Nigerian village
The Nigerian police on Tuesday revised up from five to 17 the death toll in a raid the previous day…
Nigerian Police distorted arrest of Lloyd, says government
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Government has reacted to the allegations made by the Police concerning the arrest of…
Movement restriction fails in Anambra
The Nigerian Police has failed to restrict movement of residents in Anambra State ahead of the gubernatorial election today. Independent…
Policeman detained for killing panel beater
AYODEJI DEDEIGBO Saturday was a tragic day for the Omotoshos as a member of the family, Azeez Omotosho, 35, a…
Police arrest dare-devil robbery gang members
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta A confessed armed robber who had terrorised Nigeria’s western states in the last few years was today…
Contract Scam Rocks Nigeria Police
A mullti-billion naira contract scam is currently rocking the FCT Police Command where the head of the Payroll Office is…
Police Shoot SUV Snatcher
Barely two weeks after the police at Dopemu Police Station in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, smashed a five-man robbery gang at…
New Police BCMR Unnecessary
Beginning from today, the Nigeria Police will start its new Biometric Central Motor Registration, BCRMR, which they claimed would help…
Nigerian Fraud Suspect Arrested In Dubai
A suspected Nigerian fraudster, Itumo Anthony Chidebere, has been arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. His arrest was made possible…
Nigeria police moves 14 commissioners, Mbu not affected
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, MD Abubakar, has ordered the redeployment of fourteen Commissioners to commands and formations. States with new…
Cult Killings in Ijebu-Ode: Mass arrests in Omu
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The Nigerian police in Ogun State, western Nigeria today arrested over forty people in connection with the…
Police will flush out bad eggs, says IGP Abubakar
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Abubakar, on Thursday vowed to flush out bad eggs in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF),…
Man arrested for setting fire on six youths wet with petrol
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Six boys were set ablaze by a middle-aged man Tuesday night in Ago- Oko area of Abeokuta,…
Man Arrested For Attempting To Burn Petrol Station
The police in Lagos State, western Nigeria, have arrested a young man identified as Dada Ajibo from Niger Republic for…
Falana to sue police over detention of Offor’s critic
Nigeria’s leading human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), plans to sue the police for N1b for the detention of a…