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Police arrest 20 suspected cultists
The Cross River Police Command on Monday said it has arrested 20 suspected cultists across the state between August and…
Primary elections: Police arrest 49 suspected political thugs in Jigawa
The Jigawa Police Command said it arrested 49 suspected political thugs during the recently conducted primary elections in the state.
Plateau LG Elections: Police pledges peaceful exercise
The Plateau Police Command has assured residents of the state that the forthcoming local government elections slated for October 10,…
Police arrest armed robber in camouflage
A member of an armed robbery syndicate who specialized in operating with army uniform around Mowe area of Ogun State…
Osun Re-run: Police, INEC promise to monitor vote-buying
Mr Bello Ahmed, the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police in charge of the Osun governorship re-run election in Olede in…
Police deny clash between OPC, Hausa in Lagos
CSP Chike Oti, Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Police Command, on Wednesday said there was no clash between the…
15 suspected kidnappers, rustlers arrested in Sokoto
The Police Command in Sokoto State says it has arrested 15 suspects for allegedly involving in kidnapping, animal rustling and…
Police to party supporters: Carry offensive weapons, go to jail for 12 months
Kebbi Police Command on Tuesday warned political party supporters against openly wielding offensive weapons, saying they risk jail term of…
Police foil another kidnap attempt of APC Chairman’s son
Police Command in Borno on Tuesday said it had foiled another attempted kidnap of Ibrahim Ahmed, an eight years-old son…
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,…