Tag: police
Man arrested over alleged attempt to kill mother for money rituals
The Lagos State Police Command on Monday confirmed the arrest of a 29-year-old man, Taiwo Akinola, who allegedly attempted to…
Eid-el-Kabir: Police deploy 3, 000 personnel in Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Police Command on Sunday said it has deployed 3, 000 personnel to ensure a hitch-free Eid-el-Kabir celebration…
Police rescue kidnapped INEC worker, minor, 7 others
The police in Akwa Ibom State have rescued Mr Otobong Ukpong, an employee of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) kidnapped…
Harvest of criminals, as Edo Police Command parades 102 suspects
The Edo State Police Command on Friday paraded 102 suspected criminals, cultists, kidnappers and hoodlums arrested in different parts of…
3 suspects arrested over alleged killing of 105-year-old man
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged killing of a105-year-old man, Chief…
Prophetess arrested for alleged sale of day-old baby
The Police Command in Abia has arrested one Amarachi Chinedu, over her alleged involvement in the sale of a one-day-old…
Police: We’re prosecuting Premium Times reporter for theft
The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said Premium Times reporter, Samuel Ogundipe is being prosecuted for alleged theft and unlawful possession of…
3-member syndicate arrested for alleged child theft
The Police Command in Anambra has arrested a 50-year-old man, Nonyelum Okakwu, and two boys in Ogbaru Local Government Area…
Lagos police sacks 8 officers, discipline 108 others
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi on Wednesday said eight officers were dismissed over “very serious criminal offences”,…
Police arrest 41 for armed robbery, kidnapping in Rivers
Rivers Police Command on Wednesday said it had arrested 41 suspects for various criminal offences.
Police arrest landlord with neighbour’s stolen car
The Nigeria Police Force, Ogun State Command has arrested a 43-year old landlord, Taoreed Adegbite and father of four for…
Incredible! INEC to feed police with N6bn in 2019 polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is going to spend N6 billion in feeding the police during the 2019 general…
Sen. Sani condemns arrest, detention of Premium Times reporter
A Federal lawmaker, Sen. Shehu Sani, has condemned the arrest and detention of Premium Times reporter, Mr Samuel Ogundipe, by…
Man allegedly kills and buries his brother in Enugu
The Police in Enugu State are investigating alleged murder of one Chizoba Ogbonna-Izuchukwu, 46, by his brother, Raphael Izuchukwu,40, in…
Police arrest 2 suspected robbers in Lagos
Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday said it had arrested two suspected criminals who terrorised and robbed motorists and pedestrians…
Police arrest car vandal in Lagos
Dedeigbo Ayodeji A suspected car vandal, Daniel Ekwerekwu has been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly stealing car…
116 suspects arrested in Gombe for various crimes
The Gombe Police Command on Saturday said it has arrested 116 suspects for various crimes so far in 2018.
Police deny shooting in Kwali during truck drivers protest
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory, said there was no incident of shooting at Dabi village in Kwali…
Police not part of National Assembly’s takeover – IGP
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has exonerated the Nigeria Police Force from the Tuesday’s blockage of the…
How police averted attack on Zamfara cattle market
The Zamfara state police command said it averted an attack by suspected bandits at cattle market in Talata-Mafara town in…
19 suspected cultists arrested in Badagry
The police on Wednesday said they had arrested 19 suspected cultists in Imeke, a suburb of Badagry, Lagos State.
Alleged threat to life: Kano Deputy Governor petitions Police, DSS
The Kano State Deputy Governor, Prof Hafiz Abubakar, has petitioned the State Police Command and Department of Security Service (DSS),…
Police confirm theft of 3-year-old twins in Bayelsa
The Police Command in Bayelsa has confirmed the theft of a set of three-year-old twins on Monday by unknown persons…
Militants attack: Normalcy has returned to Akwa Ibom community – Police
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has restored peace to Iwukem community in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area…
35 robbery, kidnap suspects arrested in Abuja
The police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have arrested 35 suspects in connection with kidnapping, cultism, armed robbery and…
Police take Campaign Against Cultism to markets, schools, others
The Police Command in Enugu State says it has taken its Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) to…
Police arrest 5 over kidney-smuggling
Police in Nepal have arrested five men in connection with a kidney-smuggling racket allegedly luring poor people to hospitals in…
Otedola Tanker explosion: Police arrest truck owner
Homicide detectives from the State Criminal Investigation And Intelligence Department (SCIID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, assigned to investigate the…
Cyber crime suspect arrested in Abuja
The Nigeria Police Force says it has arrested Oscar Eze, a cyber crime suspect in Abuja.
Police arrest 20 robbery, kidnap suspects
The Police Command in Rivers says it has arrested 20 suspected high profile criminals in the state and recovered 16…