Tag: police
IG deploys 8 DIGs, 28 AIGs
The acting Inspector General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, on Saturday deployed the eight newly promoted Deputy Inspectors-General of Police…
Police kill two women in tense region of Tunisia
Police killed two young women in a tense region of Tunisia early Saturday, mistaking them for members of an armed…
IG assures of peaceful 2015 elections
The acting Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, on Friday assured that the police would lead other agencies in ensuring…
Police Rescue Family Of 4 From Kidnappers
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba A family of four has been rescued from kidnappers as operatives of the Delta State Police Command, Delta…
Tsav advises Police against involvement in politics
Former Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Tsav, on Thursday advised the new police management team to insulate self from…
9 arrested for stealing Permanent Voter’s Card in Delta
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Nine persons have been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly stealing about 1301 permanent voters’…
Delta Police Command Rescue Kidnap Victims
JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba Pressure mounted by operatives on the Delta State Police Command on unknown gunmen who abducted four members of…
Police, FCDA partners to upgrade hospital, says IG
The Police on Wednesday pledged to collaborate with the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to upgrade its 40-bed hospital at…
Police Officer Seeks Divorce
Osunrayi Oluwapelumi & Helen Nneka Nwanua A police officer, Mrs. Funmilola Alade has prayed the Iyana-Ipaja Grade ‘B’ Customary Court, Lagos…
Clashes between Madagascar police, cattle rustlers kill 15
Clashes between armed bands of cattle rustlers and security forces have left 15 people dead in Madagascar including two paramilitary…
Police Kill 3 Okada Riders
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Policemen from Ishashi Police Station have reportedly gunned down three commercial motorcycle operators also known as Okada riders.…
Police Teargas Ogun Students
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Commercial activities were Friday paralysed in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, western Nigeria, as policemen from the…
Student killed in protest clash with police
A student taking part in a protest in Senegal’s capital Dakar was killed when demonstrators and police clashed, a government…
Teenagers Arrested For Cultism In Benin
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Nine teenagers were among 15 persons arrested by the Edo State Police Command for practicing cultism in the…
Fake Cop Nabbed With Marijuana
Femi Adi/Kaduna A fake Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ugochukwu Adegoke, has arrested with over 1ookg of marijuana by Kaduna State…
Terrorism: Police set up Tactical Operation Points in 8 states
Acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has ordered the setting up of Tactical Operation Points (TOP) in eight states in…
2015 Election: Police arrest Rivers monarch, others over shooting
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt There was pandemonium Wednesday in the Mile Four area near Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, southern Nigeria,…
Two docked for stealing generators
The Police on Monday arraigned Paul Benedict, 29 and Jamilu Usman, 25, in Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court, Abuja,…
Police arraign mason for assaulting hair dresser
The police on Monday arraigned a mason, Mohammed Ibrahim, 22, in a Grade 1 Area Court, Karu, Abuja, for attacking…
Osun Election: Police confirm arrest, release of politicians
The police in Osun on Saturday confirmed the arrest and release of some politicians in Odo Otin Local Government Area…
Osun Election: Group commends police, INEC
An election monitoring group, Reclaim Nigeria, on Saturday commended security agents that supervised the conduct of the Osun governorship election…
Osogbo hotels raided by police ahead of election
By Gbenro Adesina/Osogbo Heavily armed policemen on Friday raided some hotels in Osogbo, capital of Osun state, demanding from the…
Illegal election materials intercepted in Osun State
By Simon Ateba, Gbenro Adesina and Jethro Ibileke/Osogbo Police in Osun State have intercepted alleged illegal election materials and some…
Navy, Police to strengthen cooperation
The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, said on Thursday that the Nigerian Navy would strengthen…
Bangladesh police tear gas garment workers on hunger strike
Bangladesh police on Thursday fired tear gas and stormed a garment factory in the capital Dhaka where workers had been…
Isheri-Berger residents want miscreants off their road
Some residents of Isheri-Berger area of Lagos on Wednesday urged the Lagos State Government and the Police to curb the…
BH ‘Chief Butcher’ says he slaughters in 2 minutes
Boko Haram suspect, self-styled “Chief Butcher” Mohammed Zakari says he slaughters his victims in two minutes. Zakari was arrested by…
Tension in Osun as army, police take over state
Simon Ateba & Jethro Ibileke/Osogbo Tension was sky high and hotels were fully booked on Wednesday in Osogbo, capital of…
Soldiers, Police take over Aregbesola’s support rally venue
Simon Ateba & Jethro Ibileke/Osogbo Men of the Nigerian Army and mobile policemen on Wednesday morning took over the Nelson…
No ban on use of Hijab – Nigeria Police Boss
Nigeria Police Force said on Monday that the acting Inspector-General of Police Suleiman Abba has not banned the use of…