Tag: police
Police say only 10 dead in Borno multiple blast
The Police in Borno on Friday confirmed the killing of at least 10 persons after Thursday’s multiple suicide attacks in…
Police kill cultist, others seriously injured in gun duel
The Imo Police Command in Owerri said on Monday that one person was killed and several others seriously injured when…
Man, 40, beats up 71-year old woman over missing phone
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 40-year old man, Ikechukwu Offor has been arrested and charged before Magistrate’s Court, Ejigbo, for allegedly beating…
Ikorodu Robbery, The Police And Public Security
Tayo Ogunbiyi According to eye witness accounts, the Wednesday armed robbery operation, that threw a part of the ancient town…
Police IG, ICPC partner to fight anti-corruption
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Solomon Arase, on Wednesday urged the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)…
Police, armed robbers exchange heavy fire in Ikorodu
HARRISON IYOHA Residents of Ebute and Ogolonto areas of Ikorodu Western Nigeria woke up Wednesday morning to be confronted by…
Police arrest 3 kidnapping suspects
The Police in Benue have arrested three suspected kidnappers in Makurdi, the Police Public Relations Officer, Austin Ezeani, has said.…
Kidnap: Police arrest Kogi politician, 44 others
The police have arrested a politician in Kogi state along with 44 others suspected to have connection with kidnapping, armed…
Ogun police bust ritualist den, find remains of 20-year old girl
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun state police operatives attached to Ishara division of Ogun State Command on Monday busted a den of…
Kashamu arrested, tried in UK – Police
The police, on Thursday, said the British High Commission in Nigeria confirmed that Buruji Kashamu (senator-elect), was arrested and tried…
Ogun Police rescue man, 97, from kidnappers, arrest ritualists at den
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Pa Iposiola Samaye, 97, who was kidnapped last Thursday at Isire village in Ijebu East local government has…
Edo police apprehend killers of Corps Member in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Two members of a suspected armed robbery gang who allegedly killed a member of the National Youth Service…
Police arrest 30 suspected in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Police Command has in the last one week arrested 30 suspected cultists at various locations in…
Lagos Police confirm 1 killed in cult clash
The Police in Lagos on Friday confirmed the killing of one person in Fadeyi area during a fight between two…
DHQ bans police, paramilitary agencies from wearing camouflage
The Defence Headquarters on Friday banned all security agencies other than the Armed Forces from using the military fatigue uniforms…
Pastor, 4 others nabbed for murder, cultism in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A self-acclaimed pastor, Greatman Ita, and four others persons have been arrested by operatives of Edo Police Command,…
Police Harass Journalists At Edo Assembly Inauguration
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The inauguration of the 6th Assembly in Edo State on Monday was marred by harassment and intimidation of…
Police arrest 7 armed robbers in Sokoto
The Police Command in Sokoto State on Monday announced the arrest of seven armed robbery suspects terrorising communities in the…
Ambode approves group life insurance compensation for police
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, on Friday approved an upward review of group life insurance compensation for officers and…
Police IG to build 6000 housing units for junior officers
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Solomon Arase, on Wednesday mandated the Police Works Department of the Force to build 6000…
Police rescue abducted Kogi commissioner
The Police in Kogi on Thursday announced the rescue of the state Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Mr Stephen Maiyaki…
Police arrest wanted fraudster, 12 others in Abuja
The police in the FCT have arrested a suspected fraudster and member of car theft syndicate on its wanted list,…
Police kill two suspected cattle rustlers in Delta
The Delta Police Command has confirmed the killing of two suspected armed robbers who attacked cattle rearers along a bush…
5 die in Maiduguri abattoir bomb attack – Police
The Police in Borno said five persons died when a suicide bomber attacked an abattoir in Maiduguri on Tuesday. Mr…
Police foil two bank robberies in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command on Monday said it had foiled attempted armed robbery on two banks in Ikorodu Local…
Police arrest 6 suspects over stabbing of 2 pupils in Kano
The police in Kano State have arrested six suspects in connection with the stabbing of two pupils of Fagge Special…
Police lied, 10 freed Ekiti captives paid ransom to abductors
The ten persons, including an 11-year-old boy kidnapped in Ekiti a month ago were at the early hours of Saturday…
Police rescue 10 kidnap victims in Ekiti
The special operation ordered by Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has this morning successfully rescued 10 persons from…
Keep barracks, offices clean, new Borno CP tells policemen
Aderemi Opadokun, the new Borno Commissioner of Police, on Friday advised policemen under the command to keep their barracks and…
Motorcyclists, unions fracas under control, says Lagos Police
The Police in Lagos say it has successfully restored normalcy to the NNPC area of Ejigbo, a suburb where fracas…