Tag: police
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…
Buhari’s meeting with INEC, Police not to rig elections – Presidency
The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Police was geared towards…
Police vow to arrest, prosecute street traders at Ngwa, Aba
The Police in Aba on Saturday warned people trading on the roads, around the Enyimba stadium and adjoining roads, to…
Police to deploy SARS for Kogi polls
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Solomon Arase, on Friday said Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) squad would be deployed to…
Pastor arrested as police recover seven stolen vehicles inside church
Cyriacus Izuekwe Pastor Felix Otulukwu has been arrested and charged before Igbosere magistrate’s court after the police allegedly discovered seven…
Police raid criminals hide out, arrest three in Bourdillon
By Paul Iyoghojie The efforts of the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, Lagos State Police Command, to rid…
Police never banned school devotion, says IGP
Contrary to recent reports, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase said on Sunday said that the Police Force did…
Police arrest 83 Biafrans in Bayelsa
Nigerian police said they arrested more than 80 members of a Biafran separatist movement on Friday during one of a…
Ambode gets thumbs up from Lagosians
Some Nigerians on Wednesday commended the Lagos State Government led by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and the Nigeria Police for the…
Kaduna: Police arraign 51 Yan Sara-Suka members
The Police Command in Kaduna on Tuesday said it had arraigned 51 street gang members, popularly known as ‘Yan Sara-Suka’…
Police foil attempt to steal child in Abia
Police Officers attached to Umuoba Police Station in Isiala Ngwa LGA of Abia, on Monday foiled an attempt by two…
Police arraign 3 teenagers for gang raping girl, 13
Three teenagers, Elijah Adebowale, Suleiman Balogun and Shefiu Adam, were on Thursday charged before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in…
40 families of deceased officers get N53m from Police
The Nigeria Police on Thursday presented cheques worth N53 million under the Police Life Insurance Scheme to families of 40…
VIDEO: Police officer violently arrests student, now under investigation
Police Brutality has made its way into schools. When will it end? #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh Posted by BET on Monday, October 26,…
Employment scam: Man dupes 5 persons of N1.1m
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin, capital of Edo state, has arraigned one Olusanmi Kolawole before an Egor Magistrates’ Court,…
Nekede youth shot dead by suspected cultists
The Imo State Police command has confirmed the killing of a youth on Saturday at Nekede community in Owerri West…
Police confirm killing of 5 persons in Borno blast
The Borno Police Command on Sunday confirmed the killing of five persons in Saturday’s suspected suicide attack near Maiduguri. The…
Cattle rustling gang leader arraigned
The Police on Wednesday arraigned a 28-year-old man, Adamu Haruna, before a Senior Magistrates’ Court in Katsina for allegedly leading…
Police debunk reports alleging they killed Disu
The Police in Lagos have discredited reports attributed to the leaders of Okunraye Community in Ibeju-Lekki, alleging that the police…
NANS gives police 48hrs to arrest officers who beat up student
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun state chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Joint Campus Committee, NANS/JCC has given the…
Police creates Direct Complaints Department for Lagos, Ogun
The Zone 2 Command of the Nigeria Police on Tuesday said its Direct Complaints Department, created to handle the harassment…