Tag: police
Abuja Commissioner of Police vows to nab Abubakar’s killers
The Commissioner of Police (CP), Federal Capital Territory, Wilson Inalegwu on Wednesday vowed that the Police would fish out the…
Ogun police arrest three fraudsters with charms
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Three suspected fraudsters were arrested on Saturday, 2 January in Ota, Ado Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun…
IG prohibits officers from illegally accessing mobile phones
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, has warned police officers who are in the habit of indiscriminate checking of…
Police raid suspected robbers, cultists
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Scores of suspected robbers and cultists were arrested in various black spots across Ogun State on New Year’s…
Police promote 15 officers in Bayelsa Command
The Police Service Commission has promoted 15 officers serving in the Bayelsa Police Command, the Commissioner of Police in the…
Rivers Police rescue two kidnap victims
The Rivers Police Command said it had rescued two persons kidnapped by gunmen at Ogbakiri in Emohua Local Government Area…
60-year-old man arrested for defiling girl, 12
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Adewale Enoch, 60, has been arrested by the police from Abigi Division, in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area…
Police arrest pastor for burying charm in church premises
The police in Benin arrested one Apostle Ikenna Okafor on Sunday for allegedly burying charm in his church premises in…
Police, hunters to provide security in Ogun
The Ogun Police Command says it is ready to partner with local hunters to provide adequate security in the state.…
Ogun police bust pipeline vandals, recover boats,vehicles
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Luck ran out for a gang of pipeline vandals on Wednesday as police crack team attached to some…
Police arrest pipeline vandals, recover boats, vehicles
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Luck ran out on a gang of pipeline vandals on Wednesday as police teams attached to some commands…
Serial paedophile arrested in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi Police Command said it had arrested a middle-aged man for allegedly defiling nine children aged between six and…
Robber shot dead in gun battle with police
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A member of a gang of armed robbers terrorising people in Ajede area along Ijebu Ode/Benin expressway in…
Police reaffirm ban on street carnivals, use of fireworks
CSP Adebowale Lawal, Public Relations Officer, Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, on Wednesday reaffirmed the ban on street carnivals…
Police arrest 980 crime suspects in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun state Police Command have arrested 980 suspects for various alleged criminal offences ranging from armed robbery,…
Police ban religious processions in Sokoto
The Police in Sokoto have banned indefinitely all forms of processions by all religious groups across the 23 local government…
Police deploy 3,000 officers to North-East
The Nigeria Police said it had deployed 3,000 officers as “holding force” to restore civil authority to the liberated areas…
Police gun down kidnappers, rescue victims
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Police Command has again announced that the recent onslaught by the Command to smoke out…
Four killed as police open fire on Shiite protesters in Kaduna
At least four people were killed on Tuesday when riot police opened fire on Shiite Muslims demanding the release of…
Ghanaian police arrest suspect with arms – Police Commander
Ghanaian Police have arrested a 72-year-old Ivorian for possessing a cache of arms and ammunition in Kumasi. The Ashanti Regional…
Police rescue woman, daughter from kidnappers
BY YUSUF MUHAMMED The police at Alakuko Division have rescued a woman Mrs. Oluyemi Ogunmuyiwa and her daughter Miss Oreoluwa…
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…