Tag: Plateau Police Command
Police nab 859 suspects, rescue 46 from kidnappers in Plateau
Plateau Commissioner of Police, Mr Emmanuel Adesina, disclosed this at a news conference in Jos on Friday. Adesina equally said…
Phone thieves using tricycle for operation in Jos busted
The suspects were apprehended while attempting to snatch the mobile phone of an unsuspecting resident around Rantya community of Jos…
Protest: Plateau man Suleiman Yakubu arrested over TikTok video
Yakubu allegedly posted the video on the social media through his Tik Tok account, identified as "Dam-Mallam68", DSP Alfred Alabo,…
Gunmen wipe out 13 people in Plateau
Alabo said that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Emmanuel Adesina, who visited Bokkos, condoled with the families…
Jos security guard jailed 3 months for stealing 25 litres of diesel
The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Labaran Ahmed told the court that the case was reported on March 20, at the “A”…
Police rescue six abducted UNIJOS students
According to Alabo, five of the students were rescued, while one escaped from the kidnappers’ den unhurt.
‘How gunmen killed over 30 people in attacks on Plateau villages’
The gunmen had invaded the villages shooting sporadically at about 11:56 p.m. on Tuesday, DSP Alfred Alabo, spokesperson for Plateau…
10 burnt beyond recognition in Jos petrol tanker crash
Three other vehicles and two tricycles were also in the inferno, DSP Alfred Alabo, the spokesperson of Plateau Police Command…
Jos man Timzing Marchap jailed over possession of pistol
The accused person was arrested at Kogin Nasa in Wase Local Government Area of the state with an unlicensed locally…
Police: Why Plateau Assembly will remain sealed
The deployment of police personnel to the assembly wasn’t targeted at any group or persons but to maintain peace, protect…
Police DPO Nwapi Augustus rescued from kidnappers
Following the police officer’s kidnap at about 8.30 p.m. on Jan. 11, the command, in collaboration with other security agencies…
Why I faked my own kidnap twice – Jos Pastor Albarka
Albarka was arrested by operatives of Plateau State Police Command for conspiring with some other persons to kidnap and collect…
Jos Pastor Sukuya kidnaps self twice, collects N600k ransom
Pastor Sukuya who allegedly kidnapped himself several times and collected ransom from members of his congregation was arrested by the…
Police shoot gunman dead in Plateau, recover gun
A patrol team sighted some gunmen who criminally barricaded the road in Du on Tuesday
Why we arrested 13 Jos hikers – Police
“The command arrested 13 persons, 12 males and one female, in a cave referred to as Rock Number One used…
10 shot dead, 19 injured as gunmen invade cultural festival in Plateau
Zango said that the criminals launched the attack on Saturday night during the annual ritual festival of ‘Zerreci’, which usually…
Police speak on 230 Igbo killed in Jos
Social media reports claimed a luxury bus conveying commuters of Igbo extraction was set ablaze, killing 230 passengers, in Jos.
Plateau police abort kidnap plot, kill suspect
The PPRO said that one AK-47 rifle and 12 rounds of live 7.62X39mm caliber of ammunition were recovered from the…
Black Saturday: Police confirm 22 dead in Plateau attack
Suspected Christian militias reportedly opened fire on a convoy of Muslim faithful in the area, with 22 killed of the…
Gunmen shoot 7 persons dead, burn 250 houses in Plateau
By Polycarp Auta Unidentified gunmen have gunned down seven persons and burnt 250 houses in some communities in Miango chiefdom…
Plateau Police arrest suspects in AIG Dega’s murder
The Plateau State Police Command said it has arrested some suspects in connection with the murder of AIG Christopher Dega…
Lebanese national Simo impregnates 7 minors in Jos
Plateau Police Command has arrested a middle-aged Lebanese national identified as Simo, for allegedly sleeping with 14 under-aged girls in…
Plateau killings: Police vow to arrest, prosecute perpetrators
The Plateau Police Command has vowed to arrest and prosecute perpetrators of the recent killings in the state.
Police decry increasing rate of car theft
The Plateau Police Command has decried the increasing rate of car theft in the state.