Tag: police
3 armed robbers killed, 2 arrested in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Three suspected armed robbers were killed on Sunday by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Ogun…
Police rescue kidnapped Kogi LG director
The Kogi Police Command has rescued Alhaji Abdulazeez Ohere, Director of Local Government (DLG), Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi,…
AIG pledges to uncover culprits in Okrika shooting
Johnson Ogunsakin, Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in-charge of zone 6, on Saturday pledged to uncover and prosecute those behind…
Police officer killed, Channels reporter injured in Okrika blast
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt One policeman is feared dead and about 50 All Progressive Congress (APC) including Charles Eruka, reporter of…
Arrest politicians buying PVCs, Oshiomhole tells CP
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Monday charged the police and other security agencies in the state…
Police declares 10 bankers wanted over alleged N125m fraud
The Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos on Sunday declared 10 suspected bankers wanted over alleged N125.1 million scam. Investigation…
Police will protect all Nigerians during election, says Abba
*IGP assures on rule of law The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Suleiman Abba, has restated his avowed commitment to observance…
Police lay siege on home of Buhari’s campaign spokesman
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over a police siege on the residence of the Director of…
NY police officer indicted over shooting black man
A grand jury has indicted a New York police officer over the death of an unarmed black father of one…
2015 Elections: I-G orders tight security across Nigeria
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, on Thursday ordered Zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and Command Commissioners of…
Police guarantee safety of materials, electoral officers
Alhaji Bala Hassan, the Assistant Inspector General of Police ( AIG) for Zone 10, said on Thursday that measures have…
PDP Using Police, FG Agencies To Terrorise APC Members
Kazeem Ugbodaga The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of using the Nigeria Police Force…
Wine-tasting US couple ‘left toddlers in freezing car’
A couple allegedly left their two toddlers marooned in a car and strapped into their seats in near-freezing temperatures while…
Boko Haram ‘bomb maker’ arrested – Police
A man suspected of being behind the manufacture of explosives used in a series of Boko Haram suicide attacks has…
Army takes over stadium for PDP, as police confirm attack on APC venue
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Rivers state, backed by a full compliment of detachment of combat-ready soldiers…
Impress Nigerians, don’t be partisan – IG tells Police
One of the ways the Police can impress voters and Nigerians during the forthcoming elections is to discharge their duties…
I’ll restructure the army, police, says Buhari
The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, has promised to restructure the Nigeria Army and…
Package sparks false alarm in London
Police said a suspect package found in the City of London on Tuesday was declared safe after briefly closing streets…
French police make arrests over Marseille transfers
French police on Tuesday arrested about 10 people, including player agents and suspected crime figures, as part of an inquiry…
Police arrest 10 for looting at scene of bombing in Gombe
The police in Gombe on Friday arrested 10 youths who tried to take advantage of a suicide bombing incident to…
Indian police probe politician for claiming Paris massacre justified
Indian police said Friday they were investigating a regional political leader who reportedly justified the massacre at France’s satirical weekly…
Police ready for 2015 elections, says Abba
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, on Monday, pledged the readiness of the force to tackle all security issues…
Fayose And 2015 Elections: Open Letter To The Army And The Police
By Joe Igbokwe “In the speech of Mr. Ayo Fayose he said propaganda would only waste time and that attack…
Police task Lagos residents on information sharing
In a bid to fight crime effectively, the Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday appealed to residents to volunteer information…
Manhunt in Los Angeles for suspect who shot at police
Los Angeles police launched a citywide manhunt after two suspects shot at officers in a patrol car, officials said Monday.…
French police kill knife-wielding man who shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’
French police on Saturday shot dead a man who attacked them with a knife in a police station while shouting…
Police IG to promote junior officers with higher qualification
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, has given approval that junior officers with higher qualification should be considered and…
Police defuse bomb at Kano market
The Kano State Police Command on Thursday said it had diffused “a high-calibre bomb” discovered at the Dawanau International Grains…
Police alert public on activities of impersonators
The spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Mr Ken Nwosu, has advised members of the public to be wary…
Bizman Arrested For Selling Aswani Market For N83m
Cyriacus Izuekwe A businessman has been arrested by the police after he reportedly sold four plots of Aswani Market land…