Tag: police
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.…
Police arrest 15 over election violence in Kogi
The Police Command in Kogi on Thursday said it arrested 15 persons for various offences during the April 11 Governorship…
S.African police vow to halt spread of xenophobic attacks
South African police on Thursday vowed to quell a wave of anti-immigrant violence after attacks spread to Johannesburg overnight and…
Ex-Commissioner wanted for electoral offence – Police
The Police in Kano have declared wanted a former Commissioner in the state, Alhaji Musa Iliyasu, for allegedly sponsoring thugs…
Find killers of missionaries, Anglican Church tells police
The Lokoja Diocese of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has urged the police to fish out those behind the…
Police doctors confession statements of electoral offenders – Amaechi
Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers state through David Iyofor, his Chief Press Secretary, CPS, alleged that the information reaching the…
Police arrest hoodlums for electoral offences in Lagos
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Kayode Aderanti, on Saturday said some hoodlums were arrested for allegedly disrupting the electoral…
Police arrest 14 persons over destroyed electoral materials in Kano
The Kano State Police Command on Saturday arrested 14 persons for allegedly snatching and destroying ballot boxes and papers in…
Election complains or incident reporting? Call or Email Police NOW
The Nigerian Police has urged Nigerians to send their complains and incident reporting to its email on [email protected] or call…
10,000 security personnel deployed for poll in in Ondo
The Ondo State Police Command, has deployed 10,000 personnel to maintain security during the April 11 election in the state.…
California police caught beating horseman put on leave
Ten sheriff’s deputies involved in the violent arrest of a suspect on horseback in California have been put on leave…
Prevent snatching of ballot boxes, AIG tells police
Tunde Ogunsakin, Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Zone Six, has charged policemen in the zone to do everything possible to…
Election: Police warn against wild celebration in Kano
The Police Command in Kano state, has warned the public, particularly youths, against wild celebration of victory during the forthcoming…
Police yet to prosecute 9 persons arrested during presidential election
The nine persons arrested in Lagos State for alleged elections’ related offenses on March 28, have remained in police cell…
Police place politicians under surveillance
Kogi Police Command said on Monday that it had placed certain categories of politicians in the state under surveillance, as…
Police arraign 67 for electoral offences in Kano
The police in Kano have arraigned 67 persons for their alleged involvement in electoral offences during the March 28 presidential…