Tag: police
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…
IGP orders medical personnel to treat accident, gunshot victims
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase has enjoined members of the public, including medical personnel to attend to accident…
Teenager killed over land dispute
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta & Yusuf Mohammed One person was allegedly killed when suspected land grabbers stormed Oke-Ore community in Atan, Ado-Odo/Ota…
Police in need of 20,000 personnel, says Okiro
Mike Okiro, the Chairman, Police Service Commission, says the Nigeria Police Force have a shortfall of 20,000 personnel as at…
Police recruitment: Buhari warns against extortion of applicants
President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Thursday warned that he will not tolerate any irregularities or extortion of money from…
Insurgency: FG to recruit 10,000 police officers
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday that the Federal Government would recruit 10,000 additional police personnel to strengthen the capacity…
FCT police arrest 38 suspects
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command on Sunday said that it had arrested 38 suspects in connection with various…
Police warn against mishandling of petroleum products
The police in Lagos have warned the residents of the state and motorists to be careful in handling petroleum products…
Lagos Police dismiss GT Bank bomb story
The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said that the scary story that a car bomb was planted at a…
Police recover 42 cows in Plateau
The police in Plateau on Thursday said it recovered 42 of the 500 cows rustled in Kadunung village in Mangu…