Tag: police
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…
Police arrest 10 kidnappers in Onitsha
Police in Anambra on Tuesday said no fewer than 10 suspected kidnappers were apprehended by officers and men of the…
Accidental Discharge: Police dismiss corporal for killing two women at funeral
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Police Corporal, Ali Christopher, whose bullets discharge accidentally and killed two nursing mothers on 27 June, 2015,…
Ogun police arrest nurse for stealing baby
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nemesis caught up with a nurse, Titilayo Adebola on Friday when she was arrested at Arogun village by…
IG orders investigation of bus driver killed by policeman after protest
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Commercial buses drivers in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital went on protest following the killing of one…
Police foil kidnap of Indian national in Lagos, nab suspect
The Police said in Lagos on Saturday that they have foiled an attempt to kidnap an Indian national in Ikorodu.…
Police arraign man, 90, over fraud
The police on Tuesday arraigned a 90 year-old man, Rasaki Raji, at an Iyaganku Senior Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for…
Arase apologies for police high handedness, misconduct to citizens
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, on Tuesday apologised to members of the public for police high-handedness and…
Family petitions Arase over death of son in police custody
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Members of Benson Obode family, who allegedly died while in custody of the police in Benin, have petitioned…
Police confirm 1 dead, 11 arrested in NURTW, RTEAN clash
A member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Offa chapter in Kwara, has confirmed dead on Sunday…
Boko Haram kills 7 in Borno – Police
The Borno Police Command on Sunday confirmed the killing of seven persons after suspected Boko Haram terrorists attack on Malari…
Police nab tricyclist over possession of arms, ammunition
The Police in Delta have arrested a commercial tricyclist in connection with possession of arms and ammunitions during a stop…
Police parade 20 robbery suspects
Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna State Police Command, northwest Nigeria, on Friday paraded 20 persons suspected to be members of robbery gangs…
36,000 Police to attend promotion courses in December – IGP
The Inspector-General of Police (IG-P), Mr Slomon Arase, said in Abuja on Friday that 36,000 police officers would attend promotion…
Police apprehend 9 more suspects over 4-year old boy’s murder
The Police in Lagos on Wednesday said they had arrested nine more suspects in connection with the murder of a…
Police parade soldier, 9 others for robbery, kidnapping in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt An Army private, Elijah Owoh, who absconded from his duty post in Biu, Borno state was among…
N8m property lands three in prison
Paul Iyoghojie The police at Ikoyi Division, Lagos, western Nigeria, have arrested a staff of SCOA Nigeria Plc, Grace Akpan,…
Bizman held over N4.2m fraud
Paul Iyoghojie Operatives of the Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos, Western Nigeria have arraigned a businessman, Olajide Tope Oluwatuyi, 39,…
Police, Robbers In Gun Battle, 2 Killed
Yusuf Muhammed The police at Agbado Crossing Police Station, Ayila in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, On Sunday engaged a five-man…
El Rufai provides 77 patrol vehicles , 50 motorcycles to police
Kaduna State Government has procured 77 Hilux vehicles to assist the police in maintaining law and order in the state.…
Police arrest 4 kidnappers in Kwara
Four members of a suspected kidnap gang that had been terrorising residents of Omu-Aran, Kwara, and its environs have been…
Kogi Police Command summons licensed-gun holders
The Kogi State Police Command has directed all licensed holders of guns and other firearms in the state to report…
Kano Police nab killers of university student
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Suspected killers of 27-year old Bashir Shehu, a student of Federal University of Education, Kano, were among dozens…
Police to address marine unit problems in Lagos
The Nigeria Police says it is looking into the challenges faced by its marine unit, the Marine Police, with a…
Rivers APC blasts PDP, Wike, says it has no hand in Police takeover of LGs
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state has dismissed claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it is…
5 assassins arrested by Police in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Five persons have been arrested and paraded by operatives of the Zone 5 Police Headquarters, Benin City, for…
Police confirm 2 dead in Borno explosion
The Police in Borno on Saturday confirmed the death of two persons in an explosion that occurred around the Borno…