Tag: police
Police nab 3 pickpockets as they share loot
The Police in Lagos have arrested three suspected pickpockets at a spot where they were trying to share their loot.…
Implement police reform report, NOPRIN tells FG
Eromosele Ebhomele The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria, NOPRIN, a network of 49 civil society organisations spread across the…
Kidnapped professor rescued, suspect arrested
Nasarawa State Police Command on Friday rescued Prof. Emmanuel Ogundele of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, who was abducted by…
Man whose wife police killed also dies in hospital from gunshot injuries
Cyriacus Izuekwe Akwa Ibom State-born, Godwin Ekpo, husband of a woman, Idongesit, who was shot dead by policemen at Ijegun…
Pipeline vandals becoming a threat — Olulade
Eromosele Ebhomele The representative of Epe Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Segun Olulade, has condemned the…
Police arraign Corporal who shot woman to death
A Police Corporal who allegedly shot a woman to death on Wednesday at Isheri Oshun, a Lagos suburb, will be…
Man docked for refusing to pay his workers
A 34-year-old man, Benson Abayomi, who allegedly refused to pay the salaries of his workers, was on Wednesday brought before…
Dead man dumped on Ogun road
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Residents of Ago Oko area in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State woke up Wednesday morning…
2 men arrested for forging Customs clearing papers
Cyriacus Izuekwe The police at Ajao Estate have arrested two suspects for their alleged involvement in forging the Nigeria Customs…
Don’t sit in the office, get on the street, Edo Police boss tells officers
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, has directed that office personnel in the state police command be…
9 robbery suspects arrested in FCT
The Police Command in FCT has arrested nine `one chance’ robbery suspects, who disguised as cab operators to rob unsuspecting…
Police must be well compensated, kitted for optimal performance – Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has called for the proper equipping of officers and men of the Nigerian Police for…
US cop faces death threats for denouncing ‘racist’ chief
Los Angeles (AFP) – A white US police officer who turned in his chief for allegedly making a series of…
Police to arrest unauthorised users of siren nationwide
The Nigeria Police Force said in Abuja on Tuesday that it would arrest any person not listed in the categories…
Police arrest 2 armed robbers in army uniform
The Kano State Police Command, said it had arrested two armed robbery suspects wearing army uniform on Kano-Maidiguri road and…
I-G of Police visits INEC, says Police is ready for elections
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon E Arase, on Wednesday visited the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Ogun Tribunal: APC,PDP supporters clash averted again in court
Abiodun Onafuy/Abeokuta What could have resulted in a serious violence was Tuesday averted by the police when supporters of the…
Ambode commissions 46 ambulances, hands over 10 Hilux vans to police
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday commissioned 46 ambulances and handed over 10 Hilux vans and…
Swazi police confirm 13 die in crash en route to royal ceremony
Swaziland’s police have confirmed that 11 young women and two men died in a road accident at the weekend on…
Bayelsa Police repel pirates’ attack on passenger boat, recovers arms
The Bayelsa Police Command on Sunday said its Marine Division in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state had…
Police to promote 40,000 in 60 days, says I-G
The Inspector-General of Police Solomon Arase on Saturday said about 40,000 policemen between the rank of Constable and Inspector would…
260 senior police officers promoted
The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 260 Senior Police Officers to different ranks. This is contained in…
Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO
In his determination to advance change over status quo, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, has appointed acting…
Accountant arrested for paying self salary arrears
Cyriacus Izuekwe A female accountant, Mrs Sola Amusu, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ Court for paying herself…
Police arrest 14 suspected cult members in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State on Tuesday said that it arrested 14 suspected cult members for allegedly terrorising Mushin…
Ikorodu bank robbery suspects drag police to court
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has adjourned till September 7, 2015 for hearing, a…
IG of Police reshuffles DIGs to improve efficiency
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, in his bid to further reposition the police force for greater efficiency has…
Police arrest masquerades for robbery
The Police in Nsukka on Saturday arrested two men who wore masquerade costume in Ovoko community in Nsukka LGA for…
Man impersonating CP Aderanti arrested
The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said it had arrested Friday Aguibosim for allegedly impersonating former Lagos State Commissioner…
Recruitment of 10,000 police yet to begin
Kazeem Ugbodaga Following the approval for the recruitment of 10,000 police officers by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigeria Police has…