Tag: police
Gunmen Kidnap MD, 7-Yr Old Son
The police in Lagos have launched a manhunt for the suspected kidnappers of the Managing Director of Smartpoly Products and…
NGF And The Defeat Of The Garrison Candidates
By Salihu Lukman The election of Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, finally held on Friday, 24 May and Governor…
Ekiti Gov Battle: Gov Fayemi Floors Oni
A 5-man panel of the Supreme Court on Friday in Abuja dismissed an appeal instituted by sacked former governor of…
Police Shoot Kwara Poly Student
Commercial and other social activities were on Monday, 27 May, paralysed in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, following a violent protest…
We Buy And Sell Children —Suspects
The police at Ilemba Hausa, Ajangbadi Division, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested four suspects who allegedly steal or buy…
Police Frustrate Lagos Laws —Deputy Speaker
Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, southwest Nigeria, Taiwo Kolawole, has accused the police in Lagos state…
A Nation Adrift
There is no doubt that the security situation in the country is on the verge of total collapse given the…
Police Raid Lagos Island, Arrest 164
At least 164 suspects have been arrested at various black spots on Lagos Island during a massive raid carried out…
7 kidnappers killed, Lebanese regains freedom
A Lebanese contractor with Consolidated Construction Company, Mr Roumauos Marroun, abducted 7 May has regained his freedom. Marroun, kidnapped at…
Man kills his own killer in the dream world
A Nigerian has been arrested in Abakaliki, capital of the eastern state of Ebonyi over the murder of a 25…
Police Kill Boston Bomb Suspect, Hunt For Second
Police killed one of the Boston marathon bombing suspects in a shootout early Friday and pursued a chaotic street-to-street manhunt…
Prophet Charged With Receiving N30m Stolen Jewellery
The police at the Ikoyi Division, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arrested and arraigned a suspected fake prophet, Eze Okorie, 50,…
Right Groups Condemn Detention Of Nigeria Journalists
Media rights groups on Tuesday condemned the detention by police of Nigerian journalists who refused to disclose their source for…
Trampling On Journalists’ Rights
In yet another of the many missteps that have become the hallmark of the Goodluck Jonathan administration, the police, acting…
Robbers Kill RRS Cop In Bank Raid
A Rapid Response Squad, RRS, officer attached to Pen Cinema Police Station under Area ‘G’ Ogba Lagos State, southwest Nigeria,…
Abuja Blast Caused By Gas Cylinder Explosion —Police
The police said the blasts which rocked a very busy and popular area of Karu, one of the satellite towns…
Police Intercept Arms, Ammunition In Kano
The police in Kano State on Tuesday intercepted a Golf 3 car with arms and ammunition at Inusawa village in…
Woman Arrested With Stolen Child
A 28-year old woman, Mrs Kelechi Amadi who allegedly stole a baby, has been arrested by the police in Lagos…
Fear Of Boko Haram: Mass Deportation Of Illegal Aliens
The Nigerian Immigration Service has commenced the mass deportation of illegal aliens arrested in different parts of Lagos State, southwest…
Police Arrest 15 In FCT Raid
Fifteen persons were arrested during a raid by the police in an uncompleted building opposite the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)…
Policeman, Boy Electrocuted In Ogun
A police officer serving at the Ogun State Government House in Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, southwest Nigeria, Sunday Joseph, has been…
Landlord’s Son Docked For Raping Tenant
The police in Lagos have docked 30-year old Ayo Adejare on a three-count charge of having carnal knowledge of a…
In The Net
Police nab suspected attackers of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero’s convoy The Police recently made some headway in…
Murder Of White Cap Chief: Where Were The Police?
The murder of a Lagos White Cap Chief, Chief Kayode Adeshina, the Onimole of Lagos, by some unidentified gunmen last…
Nigerian Police Arraign Fake Pastor Over N.8m Fraud
The police in Lagos on Wednesday arraigned a 46-year old pastor, Obinna Obi, over an alleged fraud of N820,000. Obi,…
NITEL Manager Nabbed For Stealing
The police in Lagos Nigeria have arrested a NITEL manager and 16 others for allegedly stealing NITEL cables worth N50…
Oyerinde: Oshiomhole Seeks DIG’s Dismissal
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Nigeria’s Edo State has called for the immediate dismissal of the Deputy Inspector General of Police…
UNIBEN Lecturer Arrested Over Extortion
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The security department of Nigeria’s University of Benin, UNIBEN, has foiled a syndicate of lecturers which specializes in…
Delta donates 30 patrol cars to police
Nigeria’s Delta State with the notoriety of being the nest of kidnappers is determined turn a new chapter, as a…
Kidnapping In Nigeria: The Police Connection
As the spate of kidnapping continues to rise in the country, EROMOSELE EBHOMELE takes a look at the involvement of…