Tag: police
Police, JTF nab one pirate , others on the run in Bonny Island clampdown
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Notorious sea pirates who have made traveling to and from Bonny Island in Rivers state a hellish…
Rivers police kill four kidnappers, robber, rescue kidnapped victim
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command has announced that it killed four kidnappers and one suspected armed robber…
Police deploy 400 men for Emir’s anniversary, army’s conference
Commissioner of Police in Jigawa, Mr Usman Tilli, on Thursday said the command had deployed 400 policemen for Emir of…
Police warn against disturbance of public peace in FCT
The FCT Police Command had warned members of the public against disturbance of public peace in form of protests and…
Police probe death of women found in Ikorodu canal
The Lagos State Police Command says it is investigating the circumstances leading to the death of six women whose corpses…
Police warn banger users
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command has reminded members of the public and corporate bodies that the ban…
Appalling cases of death, missing persons in Lagos
The rate at which people go missing in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, coupled with issues relating to ritual murders, is…
Please change your perception about Nigerian police, Dambazau urges citizens
The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, said on Tuesday in Abuja, that the ministry was committed to repositioning…
#BayelsaDecides: Police ban procession, rallies, demonstrations
Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa Apparently to forestall possible breakdown of law and order after the final announcement of the gubernatorial election result…
#BayelsaDecides: 10 suspects in police net, 6 guns recovered
Jethro Ibileke, Idowu Ogunleye/Yenagoa Police authorities in Bayelsa state have confirmed the arrest of 10 suspects for various offenses in…
Bayelsa Poll: Police arrest suspects during clash
The Bayelsa Police Command said on Saturday that normalcy had been restored in Oporoma, headquarters of Southern Ijaw Local Government…
Bayelsa Polls: Police restrict movement, bar security aides on election day
…orders intra-city restriction of movement in Kogi state …bars security aides from accompanying principals on election day In furtherance of…
Monarchs seek judicious use of Ambode’s N4.7b equipment to police
Kazeem Ugbodaga Traditional rulers in Lagos, western Nigeria, have called on the police to judiciously utilize the N4.7 billion security…
Police unveil Korede Bello as Youth Ambassador
The Nigeria Police on Wednesday unveiled a Nigerian musician, Korede Bello as the Police Youth Ambassador. Unveiling the youth ambassador…
Police shoots man dead for resisting arrest
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A young man in his late 30s, Saheed Bamiro, was Wednesday morning shot dead by a policeman, simply…
Save us from police harassment, Lagosians beg Assembly
Eromosele Ebhomele Scores of residents of Lagos Island in Lagos State, Nigeria stormed the state House of Assembly on Tuesday…
Lawmakers, others laud Ambode over security equipment
Kazeem Ugbodaga A cross-section of Lagosians on Sunday commended the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode for equipping the Lagos…
Police in Bayelsa strengthen security ahead governorship election
The Police in Bayelsa said on Sunday they had strengthened security in the state towards ensuring a hitch-free Dec. 5…
Military, police frustrating enforcement of laws in Lagos— Adebule
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule, has decried increasing rate at which military and police officers…
Kidnapping: Police on 24-hour patrol of varsity
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Following complaints of poor security situation around Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, especially after…
Navy hands over woman rescued from kidnappers to Police in Bayelsa
Commodore Yakubu Wanbai, the Commander, Nigerian Navy Naval Base, Yenagoa, on Friday handed over a woman rescued from kidnappers on…
Buhari storms Lagos Friday to handover Ambode’s 3 helicopters, 31 APCs, others to Police
Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari will storm Lagos on Friday to handover the three patrol helicopters, 31 Armoured Personnel…
Police in Lagos kill 5 suspected robbers in shootout
The Police in Lagos on Wednesday killed five suspected armed robbers and arrested one with bullets wounds.
Nine arrested with N11.1m fake Dettol soap – Police
The police in Kano have arrested nine persons for allegedly selling fake and substandard dettol soap and liquid disinfectants. The…
Rivers police rescue two kidnap victims, gun down two
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The onslaught launched by Rivers State Police Command under the Commissioner of Police, Musa Kimo, against kidnappers…
Poor welfare, non-payment of allowances trail police deployments for Kogi polls
Ayorinde Oluokun/Lokoja It has been complaints galore from policemen deployed from different parts of the country to Lokoja, the Kogi…
Kogi Polls: Don’t allow anybody intimidate you, Mbu tells police
The Commandant, Police Staff College, Jos, Mr Joseph Mbu, has advised police officers to remain bold and never allow anyone…
Shoot civilians, go to jail – IGP tells policemen
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase has stated that the era of shooting civilians by the…
UNIPORT lecturer, Rivers Polytechnic Bursar abducted
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Mrs Lillian Ikombia Davies, the Bursar of Kenule Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic Bori,the Rivers State owned Polytechnic and Dr…
Two arrested with stolen bus inside Redeemed Camp
Paul Iyoghojie Two men, Tony Akpan, 27 and Michael Okpara of no fixed address have been arrested by the police…