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Police arrest Turkish school kidnapping suspect, students, teachers still held
Police have arrested one of the three leaders of the armed gang that kidnapped eight persons including students at the…
Police avert bloody clash in Kano
Many vehicles were damaged on Wednesday in Kano following a clash between operatives of Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) and…
Banker denies wife sex for 2 years
A 41-year old bank staff, Raymond Olisa Okani has been arrested and charged before a Lagos court for allegedly battering…
Police appeal for information on killers of Inspector
Police in Niger have appealed for information that would lead to arrest of killers of a policeman, Nigeria Security and…
Kidnapper dies while trying to abduct monarch’s wife
A member of a kidnap gang was shot dead by police detectives in Ondo State after Grace Faduyile, wife of…
Killers of U.S.-based Nigerian will be arrested
The Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Taiwo Lakanu, has assured the residents and the state government of a possible…
Police nabb armed robbery gang in Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command has nabbed a 3-man armed robbery gang terrorizing residents of Enugu metropolis. The command’s spokesman,…
Police release suspects who murdered Abuja pastor
Suspects reportedly arrested over the killing last year of an Abuja-based pastor, Eunice Elisha, have been released. The suspects, whose…
Fleeing banker arrested over N30m fraud
A former staff of a new generation bank in Lagos, Kayode Ayodele, 34, who has been on the run since…
Police to sanction erring officers
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has said that the police management would not hesitate to sanction any…
Jealous lover slits girlfriend’s throat
An enraged lover, Luka Shuaibu, who attempted to slit the throat of his girlfriend, following suspicion of unfaithfulness, has been…
Police’s arrest of Sowore reminiscent of dark days of Military rule
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL (formerly Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders) has condemned the arrest of Omoyele Sowore,…
Preety Mike arrested for putting chain around girls necks
30-year-old club owner, Mike Eze-Nwalie Nwogu popularly known as ‘Pretty Mike’, has been arrested for dehumanizing young girls by turning…
TRENDING: Nigerian police brutalizes man because of package
A Nigerian police officer Ali Makinka has allegedly brutalized one Bamisaye olasunkanmi Michael a.k.a Catty Mandy, due to his greed…
Rivers rerun: Police sack 6 aides attached to Wike
The Nigeria Police Force has sacked six police officers attached to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike for exhibiting gross…
Police arraign unemployed for groundnut oil theft
A 25-year-old unemployed man, Stanley Adeyunju, appeared in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Friday for alleged theft of…
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Police arrest 5 in Port Harcourt foiled bank robbery
The Nigerian police have arrested five suspected armed robbers in connection with December’s foiled Access Bank robbery in Port Harcourt,…
Police arrest fake soldier for stealing bikes
The operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected fake soldier allegedly…
Police arrests Vice Principal, 3 others for rape
The Police have arrested a Vice Principal in Nasarawa State suspected of raping his female student. Three other persons allegedly…
Why ban on knockouts appear slack – Police
The police says there is little they can do to effectively enforce the ban on the use of fireworks and…
Pressure mounts on Police to fish out killers of LASTMA zonal commander
The Lagos State Police Command may have been subjected to intense pressure by the State Government to fish out the…
Yuletide: Police ban use of fireworks, bangers, others
Police in Jigawa State have placed a total ban on the use of fireworks, bangers and other explosives during the…
Synagogue stampede: Police confirms 3 dead, warn churches on crowd control
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that three people were killed at the weekend during a stampede at the…
Police arrest 2 syndicates circulating fake US dollars
The Police in Enugu have arrested two suspects for printing and circulating fake U.S. currency notes (dollars) and for swindling…
Man nabbed for hitting police with charm
A 22-year-old unemployed man, Niyi Akande, who allegedly hit a police officer with a charm, was on Thursday docked at…
Police arrest 10 suspects for abusing female IDPs
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, said two policemen, three Soldiers, one prison official, one Air Force personnel,…
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Police arrest kidnappers who murdered Dangote employee
The Nigerian police said they have arrested three of the kidnappers who murdered one of the employees of Dangote Group…
Police rescue kidnap victim, arrest 4 suspects
Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, Enugu State Police Commissioner,[/caption The Enugu state Police Command, has rescued Miss Chinenye Nwobodo, 18, a kidnapped…
Ambode raises police death insurance benefit to N10m
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday announced an increment to the death insurance benefit for police…
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Illegal oil depot uncovered in Lagos, Police arrests 8 suspects
The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday uncovered an illegal oil depot located underneath the Oregun-Opebi Link Bridge in Onigbongbo…