Tag: police
Police kill 3 suspected armed robbers in Taraba
The Taraba Police Command on Saturday killed three suspected armed robbers operating along the Bali-Garbabi highway in Taraba.
Osun Guber Poll: Police arrest 3 suspects for vote buying
The Nigeria Police Force said it has arrested three suspects for vote buying during the Osun governorship election.
Police deploy personnel to prevent Shiites from embarking on protest
The FCT Police Command has deployed its personnel at strategic locations in the territory to prevent members of the Islamic…
4 Shiite members arrested for attacking Police in Zaria
Four members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly called Shiites, have been arrested for attacking the police during a…
Police recover $470.5m, N123m from commercial banks, INEC officials
The Nigeria Police Force on Friday said $470.5 million and N123 million hidden in some commercial banks belonging to the Nigerian…
Police recover 9,657 prohibited firearms, 26,994 ammunition across 36 States
The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said 9,657 prohibited fire arms and 26,994 ammunition have been recovered from illegal possessors…
Osun Guber: Nigerian Govt did not pay constables N50,000 – Police
The Nigeria Police Force has denied that the Federal Government paid N50,000 to police constables on election duty in Osun…
Enugu monarch’s death: Police arrest cleric over alleged involvement
Police Command in Enugu have confirmed the arrest of an Enugu-based Methodist cleric, Rev Kenneth Okafor, over his alleged involvement…
2019: Police warns against vandalism of campaign billboards, violence
The Police in Sokoto State have warned politicians and their supporters against destroying campaign billboards and any act capable of…
Police restore normalcy after suspected IPOB members burnt Dangote trucks
The Rivers Police Command says it has restored normalcy after suspected members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) allegedly burnt…
Police to Enugu residents: Disregard IPOB sit-at-home order
The police command in Enugu state on Thursday, said the recent sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra…
IPOB’s sit-at-home: Police advise Abia residents against illegal gathering
The Police in Abia have warned residents of the state not to engage in illegal gathering during the period of…
Police arrest alleged murder suspect of Enugu monarch
Enugu State Police Command says it has arrested one of the suspects allegedly involved in the murder of the traditional…
Anambra PDP secretariat sealed over fracas
The Anambra Police Command on Wednesday sealed the State Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) located at Udoka Estate…
IPOB’s sit-at-home: Police, army, others in show of force
A detachment of the police, army, navy and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Wednesday embarked on a…
IPOB’s sit-at-home: Police urge Enugu residents to disregard threat
The Police Command in Enugu State has urged residents of the state to disregard the sit-at-home threat by a pro-Biafra…
4 al-Shabab militants arrested in Somalia
Somali security forces have arrested a senior al-Shabab commander and three other militants during operations conducted in Heliwa and Yakhshid…
Alleged tricycle robbery syndicate arrested in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested an alleged tricycle robbery syndicate and cultists within the outskirt of Enugu…
72-year-old man killed over alleged palm fruits dispute
The Police Command in Enugu State has begun investigation into the alleged killing of a 72-year-old man following a dispute…
Police urge Imo residents to disregard IPOB’s sit-at-home order
The Police Command in Imo has warned that it will arrest anybody breaking the law in compliance with the sit-at-home…
ISIS terrorists have spies operating from Borno IDP camps – Police
The Borno Police Command said on Wednesday that the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), a faction of ISIS,…
7 Italians arrested for beating up teenage African migrants
Seven people have been arrested in Sicily for an unprovoked attack in August on a group of teenage African migrants,…
Man allegedly arranges kidnap, death of father
The Osun Police Command on Tuesday announced the arrest of a 27 year-old man Isa Adamu, who allegedly conspired with…
9 injured as bridge collapses in India
Police on Tuesday said that nine people were injured seriously on Tuesday as a bridge over a railway track collapsed…
Alleged killers of twins, 9 others arrested in Ekiti
The Police Command in Ekiti on Monday said it had arrested two men, Oguntoyinbo Odunayo and Babatunde Akinola, in connection…
Gunmen kidnap Catholic Priest in Delta
The Delta Police Command has confirmed the abduction of Rev. Father Christopher Ogaga, a Catholic Priest in Aragba, Oviri-Okpe, Okpe…
4 commercial banks donate N980m to Police in 2017
Four commercial banks donated a total of N980 million to the Nigerian Police Force in 2017 to support its activities,…
Gunmen attack Jos community, kill 11
Gunmen have killed 11 persons at Lopandet Dwei community in Du District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau,…
Osun Guber: Police deny deployment of 30 commissioners
The Nigeria Police Force has denied reports that it had deployed 30 Commissioners of Police to supervise security arrangements during…
Torture allegations: 2 Ugandan lawmakers arrested for trying to leave country
Ugandan police detained two lawmakers at the country’s international airport, where supporters say they were trying to seek treatment abroad…