Tag: police
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…
#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…