Tag: police
Police arrest kidnappers of Indian expatriate in Benue
The Nigerian police have arrested four suspected kidnappers who abducted an Indian expatriate and others recently in Benue State. The…
Police raid gay wedding ceremony in Nigeria
A tip-off received by Nigeria’s intelligence officers led to police raiding a suspected gay wedding ceremony on Saturday in the…
Abused 4-year-old child tells police her name is ‘Idiot’
The little girl was abused so badly she had a black eye, dried blood in the corner of her mouth…
Police arrest kidnappers of National Assembly lawmaker
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Nigeria police have paraded three suspected kidnappers who allegedly kidnap a member of the National Assembly, Sani…
Man scaling Trump Tower in New York rescued by police
A man who scaled the Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday for more than two hours using what looked…
Police arrest robber, recover locally-made pistol
Kazeem Ugbodaga The police in Lagos have arrested a suspected armed robber with a locally-made pistol at Maroko area of…
Breaking News: Gun battle rages as militants engage police, soldiers in Igando
Igando area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria was turned into a battle ground early today as Niger Delta militants engaged…
Police arrest killers of business magnate, Ogunranti
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested the murderers of late Olalekan Ogunranti, Managing Director, Todays Prints Ltd. The late Ogunranti…
Police on trail of abductors of monarch-Lagos CP
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni on Monday said the police are on the trail of the gunmen who…
Police dislodge kidnap gang in Kogi, rescue victims
The Nigeria Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) has smashed more notorious kidnap gang that have been terrorizing Kogi State and…
Zakzaky vs Police: Court adjourns to September 20
The case between Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky and the police slated for hearing today at the Federal High Court in Abuja…
Police arrest more #shutdownzimbabwe protesters
Civil servants took heed for a call to strike Wednesday after their wages went unpaid for a third time in…
Police refute alleged pipeline attack in A/Ibom
The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom, Mr Murtala Mani, on Thursday refuted an alleged explosion of pipelines at Ikot…
Angry husband sets wife ablaze in Benin
A middle-aged man simply identified as Onya, has been arrested by the police in Benin, Edo State, for allegedly setting…
Police are liars, we paid ransom for our freedom-APC Chieftains
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwara State, Ishola Balogun-Fulani has described the Nigeria Police as liars over claim…
NUJ threatens to boycott PDP, police activities over attack on journalists
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Council has condemned the unwarranted attack on journalists who…
Police arraign 2 for theft
The police in Ogun on Monday arraigned two men, Jelili Alabi, 48 and Babatunde Mufutao, 60, in an Ota Senior…
Gov declares war on kidnapping, gives police vehicles
Kogi Government said it had donated 12 vehicles to security agencies in the State to assist them in curbing kidnapping,…
Rivers police ready for PDP convention
The Rivers Police Command says it is ready for Saturday`s National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scheduled to…
Strike: Police deploy personnel to flash points in Kano
The Kano State Police Command on Thursday deployed security personnel to strategic places to prevent possible breach of peace during…
Police parade criminals with arms
The Taraba Police Command has arrested 10 suspected criminals with large cache of arms and ammunitions during separate operations. The…
Police to fight for women abused
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) had created a ‘public friendly’ gender unit across the country to prosecute anyone culpable of…
Police parade 6 suspected homosexuals in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin: The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Zone, Benin, AIG Musa Daura, Thursday announced the arrest…
Police arrest 18 for burning senator’s house
For burning the personal house of Senator Kabiru Gaya in Gaya Local Government Area of Kano during a protest, the…
Police quiz councillor over nephew’s death
The police in Anambra have arrested a councilor, Mr Chidiebere Onyema, representing Nsogwu Umunze Ward 2 in the Orumba South…
Police save frustrated woman from suicide
The Police in Imo have rescued a female staff of the Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, from committing…
Police extends deadline for tinted glass permit to July 31
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command has announced that the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has extended…
Family of Ekiti doctor who died in auto crash, writes Police IG over death threats
The family of late Dr. Tunde Aladesanmi, one of the medical doctors who died in a ghastly motor accident along…
359 police officers killed, 272 injured in active service, says Arase
Jos, April 30, 2016 (NAN) No fewer than 359 policemen were killed on duty between January 2014 and April 2016,…
Anisulowo: Police Boss, Others Relocate To Ilaro
Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta. To ensure safe and speedy release of the abducted former Minister of State for Education, Senator Iyabo…