Tag: Nigerian Police
Nigerian father storms gym, arrests man who ‘impregnated’ daughter
A viral video has captured a father storming a gym with police officers to confront a man accused of impregnating…
Police arraign man, 30, over alleged office break-in, theft
The defendant, of Agric Olope Area in Ado-Ekiti, is facing a two-count charge of office breaking and stealing...
Police nab 184 suspected internet fraudsters in Delta
The raid was carried out in a location within Post Housing Estate, Effurun where suspected internet fraud and terrorism financing…
Minna chaos: Police bullet strikes Immigration officer amid patrol attack
However, as the officers attempted to secure the stolen items, they were ambushed by an angry mob, including other road…
Simi blasts police over approach to child exploitation case
Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi has called out the police over their method of handling a case…
LASG charges police, youths to collaborate for peaceful, safe Lagos
On her part, Permanent Secretary, Toyin Oke-Osanyintolu said: "the dialogue is an intellectual gathering of young leaders in Lagos State.…
Lagos charges police, youths on mutual respect
He advised the teeming youth population in the State to see police personnel as their friends and accord them the…
Eight Boko Haram terrorists shot dead, one captured, four motorcycles recovered
This came after the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, charged troops to redouble their efforts in smoking…
Why DSS withdrew personnel from Governor Adeleke
The DSS were said to have withdrawn their operation over alleged disagreement with the police on Thursday, as the headquarters…
Can we make the police our friends?
The police have justifiably been criticized for patterns of appalling conduct in their ranks: extra-judicial murder, extraction of confessions via…
Real reason journalist Agba Jalingo was arrested – Femi Falana
Mr. Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist, has given more details on the arrest of…
When the state condones torture
When I first met Elechi Larry Igwe early in 1991, he was safely ensconced in the bowels of a mortuary…
Police arrest 1,464 suspects, record 850 cases in Bauchi
The Spokesman of the Command, SP Mohammed Wakil, stated this at the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Peace and…
Buhari’s Christmas bonus for the police
The police were the main reason the protests took place in the first instance, but then, do you first annihilate…
Recruitment: Police Release Screening Dates, Venues for Constables
The Police High Command has released 23 November 2021 date and venues for the medical screening of 2020 candidates for…
IPC Laments Death of Vanguard Journalist, Charges Police to Find Killers
The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria has expressed extreme sadness over the death of Vanguard journalist, Tordue Henry Salem, who…
Pandemonium in Command Ipaja as Police kill two tricycle riders
The police officer who is a traffic warder at the Ile-Iwe Police Station had stopped the tricycle rider, identified as…
Police beat, harass PM NEWS reporter Okanlawon (video)
PM NEWS reporter, Taiwo Okanlawon covering the #EndSARS memorial protest at the Lekki Tollgate was beaten and harassed by policemen.
Nigerian Police Set to Conclude Recruiting 10,000 men
The Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with the Police Service Commission, will be concluding the ongoing 2020 recruitment exercise of…
Buhari: Army recruits 17K soldiers, 60K new policemen in six years
Buhari said the Armed Forces had recruited over 17,000 personnel across all ranks to support the fight against bandits and…
Gun-battle in Plateau: Six bandits, policeman, vigilante dead
Six bandits, a policeman and a member of the local vigilante group have been shot dead during gun-battle between police…
Gunmen shoot two policemen dead in Kogi
Bandits have launched an attack on a team of five policemen at a check point in Kabba, headquarters of Kabba-Bunu…
Breaking: Police bust IPOB/ESN spy girl Gloria Okolie
Police accuse her of complicity in the series of deliberate and well-coordinated attacks on security formations, other critical national infrastructure…
8 Oil Firm workers remanded in prison for allegedly stealing employer’s N39.6m gas
The Police at the Zone 2 Command, Lagos have arrested eight staff of an Oil Firm, Biswal Limited and charged…
78 year-old Okala arrested by police with 2 RPGs
Police Spokesman, Commissioner Frank Mba, in a statement Monday said the suspect, from investigations, is a middleman between criminal suppliers…
MURIC: Nigeria needs to recruit more policemen, soldiers
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the Federal Government to recruit more policemen, soldiers and other security agents…
Outrage over police’s arrest, brutalisation of #OccupyLekkiTollgate protesters
Nigerians have expressed outrage over police's arrest and brutalization of scores of #OccupyLekkiTollgate protesters who came to protest at the…
Gun-battle in Edo, four robbers, including escapee prisoner drop dead
Four suspected armed robbers, including an escapee prisoner have been shot dead in Benin, Edo State in a gun-battle with…
Police parade armourer of kidnap gang, 17 others
The Police have arrested 18 criminal suspects for offences of robbery, kidnapping, cattle rustling and other violent crimes.
Nigerian crimes in figures
The Police have given mind-boggling figures about the crimes that raged in Nigeria in the pandemic year 2020.