Tag: police
Jail break: Police begin hunt for 200 escaped prisoners
The Police in Niger, said on Monday it had taken measures to ensure the arrest of the 200 prisoners that…
Lagos Police begin massive arrest of lawless okada riders June 15
The Lagos State Police Command on Sunday said it has concluded plans to commence massive arrest of unlawful commercial motorcycle…
5 LG workers arrested for alleged diversion of mosquito nets
The Police Command in Kebbi has arrested five persons for alleged diversion of a truck loaded with 132 veils of…
Police arrest man who swindles litigants
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Ifeanyi Odo, who hangs around court premises in the metropolis…
Unlawful killing: Court orders Police to pay N10m compensation
The Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Thursday ordered the Nigerian Police Force to pay N10 million as compensation to…
Okada riders set police van ablaze over death of colleague
Okada riders have set a police van ablaze at Ibeshe, in Ikorodu area of Lagos following the death of one…
Police arrest 2 suspected armed robbers
The Police Area Command in Zaria, Kaduna State, has arrested two suspected armed robbers who were said to have snatched…
Violence: Enugu Police warns Liverpool, Real Madrid fans
The Enugu State Police Command on Friday warned fans of Liverpool and Real Madrid football clubs to control their emotions…
Police recover Gombe Assembly’s Mace
The Police in Gombe State on Friday, said they had recovered the Mace of the state’s House of Assembly, forcefully…
$28.6m seized from ex-Malaysian PM Najib Razak
Malaysian police said on Friday that cash worth 114 million ringgit (28.6 million dollars) and over 400 luxury handbags were…
Lebanese, 16 others arrested over alleged illegal mining
The Police Command in Ebonyi said it arrested 16 persons including a Lebanese over alleged breakdown of law and order…
Police arrest killers of Nasarawa State University lecturer
The Nigerian police on Wednesday said they have arrested 14 notorious armed robbers suspected to have killed Dr Ibrahim Mailafia,…
Police arrest 73-year old man for raping, impregnating 14-year old girl
The Police in Lagos State have arrested a 73-year old man, Pa Fola Olowoigbo who allegedly raped and impregnated a…
400 suspected fraudulent visa applicants arrested in 3 months – Police
The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) on Monday said it had arrested 400 visa applicants with fake documents at British…
Edo Govt. donates Armored Personnel Carrier to the Police
The Edo Government has donated an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) to the Police Command in the state to enable it…
12 police killed in fight with Taliban in Afghanistan
At least 12 police personnel, including two senior officers, were killed in fresh clashes with Taliban militants in eastern Afghanistan’s…
Offa Bank robbery: Police arrest two notorious wanted prime suspects
The Nigerian police said on Monday that it has arrested two of the four prime suspects declared wanted in connection…
Ilorin cult killings: Group stages protest to back police’s investigation
A group, under the aegis of the Coalition of Concerned Kwara Citizens, on Monday, staged a peaceful protest in Ilorin…
Suspects arrested over murder of 3 policemen in PH
The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the arrest of some suspects in connection with the murder of three policemen…
SARS operative arrested for extortion in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos has arrested one Insp. Charles Omotosho, an operative of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for…
Ex Malaysian PM Najib Razak accuses police of harassment, disturbance
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Thursday accused the police of harassment and disturbance.
Doctors who reject gunshot victims face 5-year jail term – Police
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday warned hospitals and doctors to henceforth desist from rejecting gunshot victims, saying such…
Police, EFCC, DSS barred from searching Gov. Wike’s houses
The Federal High Court Abuja has barred the Nigerian Police, the EFCC and the Department of State Security Service, (DSS)…
Police establish marine base in Edo
The Nigeria Police Force has established a marine base at Iguobazuwa in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo.
Another 60 Shiite protesters arrested in FCT
The FCT Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 60 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) in the…
There was no bomb blast in any Enugu Church – Police
The Enugu State Police Command on Monday denied report of alleged bomb explosion at an Enugu church on Sunday.
Police arrest 3 over killing at APC congress in Lagos
The police in Lagos, on Saturday, said three persons have been arrested over their alleged involvement in the killing of…
Release of list of killings by Senate heinous – Police
The Nigeria Police has described the release of the purported list of killings in Nigeria in 2018 by the Office…
Dino Melaye: It’s unacceptable for Police to operate like a sort of upgraded barbarians – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has condemned the actions of Nigerian Police force in the way and…
Police raid suspected human trafficking sites in Germany
Around 800 police officers have raided flats and offices in northern and central Germany in a major operation against suspected…