Tag: police
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…
Police arraign 4 for allegedly fighting in public
The Police in Ogun on Monday arraigned 4 men: Dada Sunday (22), Oguntola Dare (25), Adetipe Solomon (23) and Adetipe…
Road block: Delta police set up taskforce to enforce ban
The Delta Police Command has set up a special task-force to enforce the recent directive issued by the Force Headquarters…
Police arrest man for murder in Osogbo
The Police Command in Osun on Sunday said it had arrested one Olagbaju Tajudeen, 45, in connection with the murder…
IG of Police warns officers against corrupt practices
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase has warned police officers against corrupt practices and has set up monitoring teams…
Police foil bomb attack in Potiskum
Nigerian Police Force has foiled a bomb attack on a secondary school in Potiskum, Yobe state. The police said that…
Policing in Nigeria is difficult – Edo police spokesman
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The newly appointed Public Relations Officer of Edo State Command of Nigerian Police, DSP Stephen Onwochei, has described…
Police arrest 30 in Abuja
The police in Abuja arrested no fewer than 30 suspects in connection with car snatching and petrol hawking between April…
Police IG, Arase set to crackdown on cultists
The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Solomon E. Arase has expressed concern about the activity of cult groups in Benue,…
Police arrest serving cop for allegedly raping a minor
The Police in Kano has arrested a serving policeman, Cpl. Sani Salisu, for allegedly raping a minor. This was contained…
Onitsha: Police smash 4-man robbery gang
The Police in Okpoko community near Onitsha, have smashed a four-man armed robbery gang that has been terrorising residents of…
FCT Police Arrests Notorious Impostors
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested notorious fraudsters and impersonators who operate in city. FCT Police…
Police recover 6 cars, arrest 11 in Abuja
The FCT Police Command has recovered six stolen cars and arrested 11 suspects in connection with various crimes in the…
Read Suleiman Abba’s maiden speech…did he deliver on his promises?
President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba with immediate effect but reasons for relieving him of…
UK police arrest boy over alleged Australia IS attack plan
Police in Britain have arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with an alleged Islamic State-inspired attack plan in Australia, they…
Rivers Police arrests 104 persons for election offences
The Rivers Police Command said on Sunday that its officers have arrested 104 persons for election-related offences in the state.…