Tag: police
Video: Actor Gideon Okeke’s police brutality scene
Actor Gideon Okeke over the weekend accused Nigeria police of brutally manhandling him along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos.
Police detain church leaders in China
Police have detained dozens of churchgoers and leaders of one of China’s most prominent Protestant “house” churches, congregation members and…
Industrialist’s son to sue police, sibling for malicious prosecution
Son of late industrialist, Kehinde Sanusi has vowed to sue the police and his sibling for damaging his reputation and…
Police arrest journalist in Uyo for publishing story against Akpabio
Obong Ndutim, the publisher of an online news portal, 'thefactreporters.com,' a local content publishing website, based in Uyo, the Akwa…
Police kill 5 armed robbery suspects in Calabar
The Police Command in Cross River, has killed five suspected armed robbery gang who engaged the police in a gun…
No influx of jihadists in Sokoto – Police
The Police Command in Sokoto state on Saturday dispelled rumours of influx of Juhadists in the state
France fuel protests: Police fire tear gas in Paris clashes
Protesters have scaled the Arc de Triomphe in central Paris, following clashes with riot police during a third weekend of…
Protesters, police in street fight in Paris
French riot police used teargas and stun grenades and water cannon on Saturday against protesters clad in fluorescent yellow trying…
186 people murdered in Lagos in 11 months – Police
No fewer than 186 people have been murdered on the streets of Lagos in eleven months, State Commissioner of police,…
Buhari approves salary increment for Police
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved an enhanced salary structure for the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and gave assurance…
Police parade 33 suspected IPOB members in Anambra
Police on Sunday said they arrested 33 people persons suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra…
34 suspected members of IPOB arrested after police inspector killed
The Police Command in Anambra has arrested 34 suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB) in…
Police vacate Akwa Ibom House of Assembly
The Police on Friday ended their siege on the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, as ordered by the Senate.
Police arraign men for stealing N77m from employer
The police on Friday arraigned eight men in a Magistrates’ Court I sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, for allegedly stealing N77 million belonging to their…
Police arrest 22 suspected robbers, kidnappers in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command on Wednesday said it arrested 22 suspects involved in armed robbery, kidnapping and other criminal…
Police arrest 7 Customs officers for killing woman
The Nigeria Police in Badagry, said it had arrested seven customs officers over the killing one Mrs Patience Oni and…
Police arraign 8 suspected cultists
Eight men who allegedly terrorised members of the public, were on Monday brought before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos…
Police recover five guns hidden in uncompleted building
The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday said it has recovered five guns hidden in an uncompleted building at Ajah…
Police nab 4 suspected robbers in Abuja
More than 1.7 million children in India are likely to die of pneumonia by 2030, a global study released on…
Woman detained after making bomb threat at hospital
French police on Wednesday detained a woman at a hospital in Dunkirk after she made a bomb threat and sparked…
El-Zakzaky’s trial: Ban on procession still in force – Police
The Kaduna State Police Command on Tuesday said that the ban on all forms of processions/demonstrations in Kaduna State is…
Ekweremadu: Police investigate alleged assassination attempt
The Nigeria Police Force said it had commenced investigation on the alleged assassination attempt on Deputy President of the Senate…
How petrol attendant, supervisor planned, robbed filling station
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, on Monday in Lagos, told newsmen that a petrol attendant and his…
Missing Army General: Police parade 19 suspects in Plateau
The Plateau Police Command has paraded 19 suspects in connection with the disappearance and death of Maj. Gen. Idris Alkali…
Police arrest two notorious traffic robbers in Lagos
Motorists plying Lekki/Epe expressway will now heave a sigh of relief as two notorious armed robbers who specialised in robbing…
Police parade syndicates specialising in buying, selling new born babies
The Nigerian Police Force on Friday paraded three suspected syndicates who specialised in buying and selling of new born babies…
45-year-old man arrested for allegedly raping minor
The Gombe Police Command has arrested three suspected criminals for allegedly raping an eight- year-old girl, house breaking, trespass and…
How Togolese cook allegedly killed boss in Lagos
The police in Lagos on Thursday gave an insight into how Credit Switch Chairman, Chief Ope Bademosi, was allegedly stabbed…
2 men arraigned over unlawful possession of firearms
The Police in Gombe on Thursday arraigned two men, Mu’azu Hudu, 35, and Saidu Ayuba, 50, in a Gombe Magistrate’s…
Police ordered to pay N1m to magistrate for violation of human rights
A Kano State High Court, on Wednesday ordered the Nigerian Police Force to pay N1 million as compensation to a…