Tag: police
Another robbery gang arrested in Sagamu
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Less than 24hours after the police command in Sagamu in Sagamu local government area of Ogun state,…
Robbers Kill Inspector, Corporal, Snatch AK47 Rifles
A police inspector was killed by armed robbers yesterday at Ajao Estate Lagos State southwest Nigeria. The incident occurred around…
100 Biafran Zionists Arrested
The police in Enugu on Monday arrested at least 100 people parading themselves as members of the Biafra Zionist Movement.…
Another beer joint bombed in Jalingo
Ben Adaji/Jalingo Another bomb explosion at a drinking joint in Jalingo, capital of Nigeria’s north eastern state of Taraba, has…
Many arrested over Mubi Massacre
Nigerian police in Adamawa state said Wednesday they had arrested many suspects following a massacre at a student housing area…
2 die in Port Harcourt gun duel
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt One Policeman and a suspected armed robber were shot dead in the early hours of today in…
Tracking device catches Nigerian thief
The police in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja have arrested an electronic dealer at Zone 3, shopping complex, for allegedly being…
Gombe governor urges police flush out hoodlums
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State, in central Nigeria, has directed the state’s police command to flush out hoodlums in…
Cameroon police arrest 5 men with severed head
Authorities in Cameroon have arrested five persons suspected of trafficking in human body parts after they were discovered at a…
Killed by robbers: The tragic death of an undergraduate
Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta Late Sunday 9, September, 2012, Wunmi Adebayo, a 21 year-old 200 level student of English Language of…
Olaitan’s Murder: SSS Hands Over Suspects To Police
Amidst the confusion which trailed their contradictory reports, the State Security Service, SSS, on Thursday handed over six suspected killers…
Togo police fire teargas at protesters
Togolese authorities fired tear gas Tuesday to disperse a protest by several thousand people in the capital Lome, the latest…
Police, Prisons not in sync on Nigeria’s Jail Break
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin More than 36 hours after the jail break at Oko Minimum Prisons in Benin City, the Police and…
South Africa declares week of mourning after mine killings
South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday declared a week of national mourning in the wake of the deadly violence…
More die in workers’ strike at South Africa’s mine
An illegal strike at a South African platinum mine run by leading global producer Lonmin claimed more lives Thursday as…
Insecurity: Police seek cooperation with NURTW
In an effort to stem the rising wave of violent attacks and loss of lives and properties, the Nigeria Police…
Enugu University vice-chancellor kidnapped
Gunmen on Wednesday fired shots, injuring some police officers, before kidnapping the vice chancellor of a state university in southeastern…
Police Find Gun On Seized Okada
There was a shocking find in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, yesterday when the Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit…
Police Recover 7 Cars From Robbers
The police at Area ‘G’ Command, Ogba, Lagos, have arrested two suspected robbers and recovered seven vehicles from them. According…
Why Police Shut Wizkid’s Canada Concert Venue
Microbell Media Group, MMG, the organisers of the North American musical tour of the Empire Mates Entertainment, EME, stars, Wizkid…
Need For State Police
The opposition to the creation of state police is getting strident by the day. But those who do not want…
Woman arrested for stabbing son
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano An 11 year old Nigerian boy is battling to live at a Kano hospital after being stabbed by…
Police Kill 3 Robbers, Recover 2 bikes, Pistol
A police patrol team from Satellite Police Station, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, has killed three armed robbers operating on two…
Wicked Afghan dad kills 2 daughters
All in the name of religion, an Afghan man has killed his two teenage daughters when they returned home four…
Cops Smash Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Gang
The police have smashed a gang of suspected armed robbers who have been terrorising residents of towns and villages along…
Shake Up At Panti
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Umaru Manko has embarked on a drive to transform and wipe out corruption…
Police To Investigate Soldier Over Sexual Assault
The Oyo State Police Command said on Tuesday that it was determined to investigate the sexual assault allegation levelled against…
4 Arrested over murder of Oshiomhole’s aide
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Four persons have been arrested by the Edo state Police Command in connection with the murder of Olaitan…
3 Armed Robbers Killed In Gun Duel
Policemen from Denton Police Station, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have killed three robbery suspects during a gun battle that last…
Manko Inspects DFID Project At Isokoko
The Lagos State Police Commissioner, Umar A. Manko and his deputy, Isaac Eke, recently paid a visit to Isokoko Police…