Tag: police
Police launches operation PUFF ADDER in Zamfara
The Nigeria Police has launched operation PUFF ADDER in Zamfara in its push to end banditry, kidnappings and other criminal…
Police arrest wife for poisoning husband in Kano
The Police Command in Kano State has arrested a 15-year-old housewife, Hassana Lawan, of Bechi Village, in Kumbotso Local Government…
Cultists cut off head of rival member, murder 3 others; as police arrest two suspects
Four cultists have been killed in Lekki area of Lagos as rival cult groups clashed, while the police have arrested…
Ajegunle killing: Behold the fleeing Inspector wanted by police
The Lagos State Police Command has released the photograph of one of the suspected killers of a 20-year-old woman, Ada…
Police confirm murder of Ugochukwu Mbadi
The Police in Abia on Sunday confirmed the murder of a young man, Ugochukwu Mbadi by hired killers in Aba,…
Police arrest abductors of Channels TV reporter
The Nigeria Police Force said it had arrested three suspects in connection with the abduction of Channels Television reporter, Mr…
Police deploy 3,066 personnel for Rivers’ supplementary election
Rivers Police Command has deployed over 3,066 personnel to strategic areas for supplementary election in some parts of the state…
Many feared dead as bandits attack Katsina
Many people have been feared dead as bandits attacked Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina state and destroyed houses and…
Police kill wanted armed robbery kingpin during gun duel
The Enugu State Police Command has shot dead a wanted armed robbery kingpin, known as KC, during a gun duel…
Police arrests 11 murder suspects, 20 others in C/River
The Police Command in Cross River has arrested 11 murder suspects and 20 others for various crimes committed across the…
Police confirm kidnapping of Bayelsa Council chairman`s Father
The Police Command in Bayelsa has confirmed the kidnapping of Mr Wellington Magbisa, father of the Chairman of Sagbama Local…
Police must investigate deaths of our colleagues – FUTO students
Students from the Federal University of Technology (FUTO), Imo state, have said the police must investigate the mysterious death of…
Police arrest two persons for stabbing doctor to death in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command on Friday arrested two suspected killers of a medical graduate of the University of Lagos,…
Insecurity: Lawmaker seeks reform of police, judicial systems in Nigeria
Rimamnde Shawulu, Chairman, House of Reps. Committee on Army, says reforming the police and judicial systems is the antidote to…
Police dock man over alleged arson in Osun
The police in Osun on Thursday arraigned a 23-year-old man, Akinola Akinlabayo, before an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged…
Ogun assembly majority leader quits APM, returns to APC
Mr Adeyinka Mafe, the Majority Leader in the Ogun House of Assembly, on Tuesday announced the withdrawal of his membership…
Alleged kidnap of 30 people along Abuja-Kaduna expressway, fake news- Police
The Police Command in Kaduna state says report on alleged kidnap of 30 people along Abuja-Kaduna expressway is fake news.…
Police arraign man for allegedly destroying 9mobile Network cables
A 52-year-old man, Opeyemi Olowookere, who allegedly destroyed cables belonging to 9mobile Network Ltd, valued at N550,000, on Monday appeared…
Gunmen attack journalist, abduct wife, 3 others in Nasarawa
Gunmen on Wednesday attacked Suleiman Abubakar, Chairman of Correspondents’ chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Nasarawa state and…
Adamawa election: INEC, Police laud electorate for peaceful conduct
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Police have commended the electorate in Nasarawo/Binyeri constituency of Adamawa for their…
Re-run: Police patrol Kano streets
Security has been beefed up in and around Kano metropolis as the governorship re-run election progresses in parts of the…
Kano rerun: Police restrict human, vehicular movement
The Police Command in Kano State has restricted movement of motor vehicles, tricycles and all other means of transportation across…
Police launch manhunt for killers of NYSC members in Bayelsa
The Police in Bayelsa has launched a manhunt for the killers of two National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in the…
Police dock Security guard over alleged stealing
A security guard, Yahaya Hamidu, appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday charged with alleged stealing of…
Police in Edo rescue kidnapped monarch
The Edo Command of the Nigerian Police Force, has confirmed the rescue of Enogie Godwin Aigbe, the abducted Monarch of…
Court remands father for allegedly defiling 16-year-old daughter
The police charged Anifowose, who resides in Ikorodu area of Lagos, with rape. Chief Magistrate Mrs K.B. Ayeye, gave the…
Kenyan police seize $20m of counterfeit banknotes from deposit box
Kenyan police on Wednesday seized 20 million dollars of counterfeit banknotes that had been stored in a personal safety deposit…
Police arrest 2 suspected robbers in Lekki
Two members of a notorious robbery gang, allegedly terrorising residents of Lekki area of Lagos State have been arrested by…
Sanga attack: Police vow to fish out perpetrators
The Police Command in Kaduna State on Sunday vowed to fish out the attackers of Nandu village of Sanga Local…
Police vow to apprehend killers of Sergeant in Bayelsa
The Police Command in Bayelsa, said on Saturday that it was on the trail of those who killed a police…