Tag: police
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…
IGP has ordered Rivers CP to protect PDP council chairmen – Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has ordered the Rivers State command to provide security for the…
Police promise to checkmate cultism in Delta
The Police in Delta said on Friday that it would checkmate cult members in the state. The Police Public Relations…
Don’t patronise illegal motor parks, garages – Ogun Police warns
Jamiu Yisa The Ogun State Police Command has warned the general public particularly, the residents of Ogun against patronising illegal…
Police arrest 28 suspected hoodlums in Gombe
The Gombe State Police Command has arrested 28 suspected criminals for various offences. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP…
Angry mob beats robber to death in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A suspected armed robber on Monday night met his waterloo in Benin, capital of Edo state, when an…
No woman involved in Ikorodu bank heist, says Suspect
Bright Agbojule, one of the suspected armed robbers that stormed Ikorodu to rob two banks has stated that the group…
PICTURES: Police parade Ikorodu bank robbery suspects
Photos By Idowu Ogunleye Shortly after Lagos Police Command announced the arrest of four members of the robbery gang that…
Police beef up security around churches, mosques, bans hawking
The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has mandated Commissioners of Police to strengthen security at all mosques, churches and other…
New CP takes over in Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe The new Commissioner of police Lagos State CP Ajani Owoseni has taken over from Mr Kayode Aderanti. The…
Police, Clerk of NASS, meet over petition
The Police have met with the Clerk of the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa, and some principal officers over a…
Police arrest Ikorodu bank robbers
Four members of the robbery gang that raided two banks in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on 24 June, have been arrested,…
We have no plans to arrest Ekweremadu – Police
The Nigeria Police Force has stated categorically that it has no plans to arrest deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu or…
APC plotting to use police to force Ekweremadu out- PDP
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s biggest opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP raised alarm on Sunday that the ruling All Progressive…
New Rivers CP launches anti-kidnapping campaign, gets Wike’s support
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Chris Ezike, the new Commissioner of Police, for Rivers has launched an anti-kidnapping and armed robbery campaign…
Police flee as robbers gun bread seller down
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A petty bread seller was on Thursday night shot dead in Benin, captial of Edo state, by gunmen…