Tag: Nigeria Police
Nigerian Police bust fake naval recruitment gang
Nigerian police have arrested three members of a criminal gang accused of fleecing unsuspecting job seekers with a promise to…
Nigeria police blames Boko Haram for attack on Kano Emir
Police in Nigeria’s Kano state said Monday that militants from Boko Haram were behind last month’s attack on the Emir…
Nigeria Police Threatens Strike Over Unpaid Salaries
For delaying the payment of their January salary, junior officers in the Nigeria Police have threatened to embark on strike.…
Amnesty Slams Nigerian Police Over Secret Killings
Amnesty International, AI, has slammed the Nigeria Police and the Federal Government over extra-judicial killings in the country, reports the…
We ‘Settle’ Police With Sex –Prostitutes
By Eromosele Ebhomele The popular claim by the police in Nigeria that they are friends of the people has been…
Corporal Dismissed For Stealing Motorcycle
By Ayodeji Dedeigbo & Damilare Okunola Umar Manko, commissioner of the Nigeria Police in Lagos state has dismissed Corporal Goroye…
2 Boys Disappear After Landlord’s Death
By Cyriacus Izuekwe/ Ayodeji Dedeigbo The disappearance of two boys a day after the landlord of Number 18, Taike Street,…
How To End Nigeria’s Ethnic Violence
BY EKANEM OKON The frequency of ethnic violence in Nigeria, especially northern Nigeria, which has now become the hotbed of…
Abductors Of Nkiru, Nollywood Actress Unveiled
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Six suspects involved with the kidnapping of Nigeria’s Nollywoood actress and Senior Special Assistant to Imo…
3 Friends Rape Teenager
By Cyriacus IzUekwe The Nigeria police in Lagos State has arrested three friends, Achonam Emenuwa, 32, Godwin Udoh, 22, and…
Police Arrest Ghanaian Arms Dealer
The Nigeria Police has arrested a Ghanaian arms supplier, Daniel Ofori, and a Nigerian, Olufumilayo Adeyemo, who are suspected to…
Housemaid Bolts With Employer’s N40m Jewellery
By Paul Iyoghojie A 21-year old Nigerian girl from Calabar, Cross River state, employed as housemaid has absconded with her…
School Boy Freed After N5M Ransom Paid
Kazeem Ugbodaga Kidnapped Nigerian two-year old school boy, Emmanuel Alonge has been returned to his parents by the kidnappers after…
Driver, houseboy arrested over school boy kidnap
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Nigerian police command in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria has arrested two persons in connection with the kidnap…
3 Charged With Armed Robbery
BY OLABISI BALOGUN The Nigerian police in Lagos have charged three men before the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stealing…
Pregnant woman raped over ‘offensive Islamic songs’
Three men have been arrested by the Nigeria Police in Kebbi State after they raped a pregnant housewife for the…
15 corpses float on Nigerian river
No fewer than 15 unidentified and bloated corpses have been discovered floating on Ezu River in Amansea community, near Awka;…
The Shame of Nigeria Police: Jonathan saw all
President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday paid a surprise visit to the decrepit Police College, Ikeja, Lagos, to have a firsthand…
Police In Epe Are Sleeping — LG Boss
The Chairman of Epe Local Government Area of Lagos state, Southwest Nigeria, Olusegun Agbaje, has accused policemen posted to the…
Police Accused Of Killing Man Over Land
Policemen attached to the Special Ant-Robbery Squad, SARS, in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, have been accused of complicity in the…
Kano Police Recorded 1580 Criminal Cases In 2012
Statistics released by Kano State Police Command, northwest Nigeria, showed that the command recorded a total of 1580 criminal cases…
Oyerinde: Oshiomhole Seeks DIG’s Dismissal
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Nigeria’s Edo State has called for the immediate dismissal of the Deputy Inspector General of Police…
Nigeria to charge Russian sailors over arms import
Nigeria’s navy has transferred for prosecution 15 Russian sailors detained since October for allegedly transporting illegal arms, a navy spokesman…
Nigeria Police Launches New Code Of Conduct
The Nigeria Police will launch the special ‘Code of Conduct and Professional Standards for its officers on Thursday at International…
Police promote 1,944 junior officers
Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubabar, has approved the promotion of 1,944 junior police officers to their next…
Nigeria Police parades kidnap gang, kingpin escapes
The Nigeria Police Command in Bayelsa state on Thursday paraded three suspects who allegedly kidnapped a monarch and four expatriate…
Nigerian Police Ready To Fight Crime
Lagos State Police Commissioner, Umaru Manko, says the Lagos State Police Command is ready to fight crime this year. The…
Bombs: Nigeria police offers safety tips
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Kano state police Command Monday evening gave security tips to Kano residents ahead of Tuesday’s Christmas celebration and…
Nigerian Suicide bomber hits Airtel Kano office
A Nigerian suicide bomber blew himself up Saturday when he rammed his car into the office gate of Airtel, one…
Nigeria graduates 18,357 police constables
No fewer than 18,357 constables on Friday graduated simultaneously from the seven Nigeria Police Colleges nationwide, after a training programme…