Tag: police
Police nab 9 over robbery, kidnapping in Rivers
Tunde Ogunsakin, the Commissioner of Police in Rivers, said on Thursday that they had arrested 11 persons in connection with…
Police arrest civil servant over N20.8m theft
The Kebbi Police Command has recovered stolen medical equipment worth N20.8 million and arrested a suspect, Faruk Zaki who is…
Nigeria Police claim arrest of Boko Haram’s ‘Chief Butcher’
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria Police on Tuesday 15 July said that following the massive onslaught by security forces on the activities…
Police foils robbery attack on media house, loses officer
The Rivers Police Command has confirmed that two armed robbers were killed when a gang raided the office of Nigerian…
Bloody Day: Policeman, 2 Robbers Killed In Gun Battle
It was a bloody day in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, south-south Nigeria, as three persons, including a policeman,…
Police rescue 10-year old boy from kidnappers
The Police in Lagos on Saturday said they rescued a 10-year old boy and arrested one of the suspected kidnappers.…
Egypt police arrest man for raping Russian tourist
Egyptian police said Saturday they have arrested a driver for raping a Russian tourist in a resort town, as the…
Police recover 7 stolen vehicles, arrest 26 in Oyo
The Oyo State Police Command has recovered seven stolen vehicles and arrested 26 suspects for alleged involvement in armed robbery,…
26,000 police and soldiers to provide World Cup final
Some 26,000 police and soldiers will provide security Sunday for the World Cup final in Rio between Argentina and Germany,…
Police lied about Apapa fuel depot blast
Nigerian authorities, battling to stem an escalating Islamist insurgency, covered up a bomb attack in Lagos by claiming a blast…
Police uncover plot to bomb school in Gombe
Nigerian police on Monday uncovered a plot to bomb a secondary school in Gombe state by defusing a car laden…
Court discharges man who stole N3,000 from girlfriend
A Grade 1 Area Court in Aso Pada, Mararaba on Monday discharged a labourer, Thomas Abu, 29, of Aso Pada,…
Police arrest 500 in Hong Kong protest
Hong Kong police arrested more than 500 protesters at a sit-in early Wednesday following a huge march that organisers said…
Police uncover human parts market in llorin
The Police in Kwara on Monday said it had discovered human parts market in an uncompleted building in the outskirts…
Bauchi attack: police arrest one suspect
The Bauchi State Police Commissioner, Malam Lawal Shehu said on Saturday that one suspect had been arrested in connection with…
Police foil heavy terror attack on Kano
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano A 10-year old boy saved hundreds of lives in Kano, northwest Nigeria Friday afternoon when through the information…
Police arrest 22 as rival groups clash in Minna
The Police in Niger state on Friday 27 June arrested 22 members of rival youth groups that clashed in Maitumbi…
Police detect high calibre explosives in Kano
The Police in Kano State said it had detected 13 high calibre Improvised Explosive Devises (IEDs) at Sauna-Fafunga in Dakata…
Woman arraigned for stabbing hubby’s friend
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A housewife,Temitope Ajayi, 28, has been arraigned before a Magistrate court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, today docked for…
IG decorates Frank Mba, Okudo, seven others
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, on Tuesday in Abuja decorated nine newly promoted senior officers. The decorated officers…
Fayemi congratulates governor-elect, Fayose
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Sunday congratulated Ayo Fayose, the PDP candidate in Saturday’s governorship election. Fayemi, who congratulated…
#EkitiDecides: In Pictures Gov. Fayemi, Fayose, others vote
Photos by Idowu Ogunleye and Emmanuel Osodi/ Ekiti
Hairdresser arraigned for murder
A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Tuesday granted permission to the police to arraign a 29-year old hair dresser,…
Shebab kills 10 in fresh attack in Kenya
At least 10 people have been killed in a new overnight attack near Kenya’s coast, police said Tuesday, with Somalia’s…
6 Shot Dead As Kidnappers, Police Engage In Gun Battle
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Six suspected kidnappers were killed on Sunday during a gun battle with the operatives of Edo State Police…
Police arrest 63 ‘Black Axe’ members in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom Police Command on Sunday arrested 63 persons, suspected to be members of “Black Axe,” a cult group.…
Police chase, teargas protesting LASU students
Kazeem Ugbodaga Policemen on Tuesday chased away hundreds of Lagos State University, LASU, students who were protesting the hike in…
Gunman kills one in new US school shooting
A gunman shot and killed a student at an Oregon high school Tuesday, in the latest in a spate of…
Police blame Gov. Fayemi, APC for rally violence
The Police Command in Ekiti State, on Sunday denied claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that its men were…