Tag: police
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…
Saraki must honour our invitation or be forced to do so – Police
The Police on Tuesday said the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, must honour their invitation for questioning about the Offa…
Police lay siege to Saraki, Ekweremadu’s homes
Security operatives on Tuesday laid siege to the homes of the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and that of the…
Apapa Gridlock: Police, others begin ‘Operation Restore Sanity’ Friday
The Lagos State Police Command and other relevant agencies are to begin ‘Operation Restore Sanity’ on Friday to free Apapa…
129 suspects arrested for organising online gambling
The Police in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality have arrested 129 suspects for organising online gambling, local police said on Thursday.
Osun Guber: Police read riot act to political parties
Ahead of the Sept. 22 governorship election in Osun, the police on Wednesday warned political parties against flouting the Electoral…
22 Boko Haram insurgents arrested in Borno
The Police in Borno have arrested 22 suspected Boko Haram members including those who participated in the abduction of Chibok…
Electoral offences: EU partners INEC, Police to train legal officers
EU is partnering with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Police to train legal officers on prosecution of electoral…
Police target Rome’s most notorious crime family
Rome’s most notorious crime family, the Casamonicas, was targeted by a major Police operation on Tuesday, leading to 31 arrests…
18 men arrested for raping 11-year-old
Police said 18 men have been arrested for raping an 11-year-old school girl for several months in an apartment complex…
Police arrest suspected rapist
The Niger Police Command on Monday said it had arrested the 29-year-old man (names withheld), who allegedly raped a minor.
Ekiti poll: Police arrest suspects distributing money to voters
Police have arrested some persons in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.