Tag: police
Pastor arrested over embezzlement of $18m
The founder of one of Singapore’s richest churches was arrested Tuesday on allegations of misusing at least $18 million in…
Kaduna riots: Police arrest Chadians, other foreigners
By Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna Police Command arrested some citizens of Chad , Cameroun and Niger among other Nigerians in the…
kidnapped son of Delta state scribe freed
Markson Macaulay, son of Secretary to Delta Government, Mr Ovuozourie Macaulay, abducted by suspected kidnappers in Owhelogbo community in Isoko…
Abia gives police 30 patrol vans
Governor Theodore Orji of Abia state, eastern Nigeria, on Monday donated 30 patrol vans to the State Police Command as…
Bribery: Nigerian police quiz Lawan
Lawan Farouk, Member of the Nigerian House of Representatives accused of receiving a bribe of 620,000 dollars from oil magnate…
Facts, Lies Of American Hospital Project
New facts emerge on the brewing crisis over the proposed American Hospital project in Abuja, as allegations of forgery fly…
Escaping rape suspect shot in the leg
The police in Lagos on Saturday arrested one Asiribo Baba, 40, for allegedly shooting a bricklayer who attempted to rape…
Nigerian troops, police, others head for G/Bissau
Nigeria is dispatching 160 soldiers and 140 policemen to crisis-torn Guinea Bissau, where a coup on 12 April, halted the…
Mauritania teargas protesters urging leader quit
Mauritanian police on Wednesday broke up a fresh anti-regime protest as hundreds of youths gathered to demand President Mohamed Ould…
End of the road for abduction gang in Lagos
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested a gang of kidnappers who allegedly collected…
Jonathan Declares Air Expo Open
President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday in Kaduna formally declared open, the 2012 Nigerian Air Force Expo. The Air Expo is an…
19 students arrested for cultism in Ekiti
The police in the Nigerian western State of Ekiti Monday arrested 19 students of All Souls’ Anglican Grammar School, Ado Ekiti,…
‘Civil Society Members Are Corrupt’ —Abiodun Aremu
The secretary of Joint Action Committee, JAC, Comrade Abiodun Aremu made a frank statement at the weekend in Lagos State,…
N21b Fraud: Saraki Loses Bid To Stop Police
Attempts by former governor of Kwara state and senator representing the Kwara Central senatorial district at the National Assembly, Senator…
63-Year Old Grandma, Accomplice, Sent To Prison Over N200m Property Damage
A 63-year old grandmother, Funmilayo Ajayi and Adebola Kehinde, 44, have been arraigned before the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for…
Lagos Oba Loses N18m To Fake Journalist
A suspected fake journalist has been arrested by the police in Lagos State for allegedly duping a Lagos monarch to…
Police Arrest 45 Armed Robbery Suspects In Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday said that 45 suspected armed robbers, including a 62-year- old ex-military man, were…
Lagos denies Okada ban
Despite the continued arrest of commercial motorcycle operators also known as Okada riders in some parts of Lagos by the police, the…
Robbers Shoot Policeman, Snatch N3.5m
A gang of armed robbers Monday morning shot a police officer when they opened fire at a police post in…
Lagos Lawmaker Loses Car To Robbers
A lawmaker at the Lagos state House of Assembly and current Chairman, House Committee on Local Government Administration and Chieftaincy…
Okada Menace On The Rise In Lagos
As he groaned on his bed in his apartment and pain shot sparks from his broken leg bound in Plaster…
Lagos To Clamp Down On Illegal Aliens
Security agencies in Lagos State may soon clamp down on illegal aliens as the state police command strategises on the…
Robbery: Nigerian Banks Opt for Armoured Vehicles
Nigerian banks, targets of incessant robbery attacks, are to acquire Amoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) for the escort of cash while…
Time To Clean Up The Mess In Police Pension Office
Once again, the Police Pension Office, PPO, is in the news, not for any altruistic reasons but the most odious.…
NHA Coordinator Denies Media Report
The Special Investigation Bureau, SIB, Lagos State Police Command recently invited the National Coordinator of the National Hoteliers Association of…
Nasarawa Killings: Police Arrest Herdsmen With Ammunition
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a herdsman with 20 rounds of AK 47 ammunition and one cartridge of…
Lagos Organises Seminar For Security Personnel
Security personnel, including the police, soldiers and others are fond of breaking traffic laws on roads in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.…
Gunmen On Boats Kill Four Policemen In Bayelsa
Suspected pirates in speedboats killed four policemen on Thursday after opening fire on a marine police checkpoint in the creeks…
Police Chief Seeks Okada Riders’ Cooperation In Crime Control
The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Nicholas Nkemdeme, has solicited the cooperation of members of the Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle…
Policeman Kidnaps Girl, Shoots Sister
A police Corporal, Mr. Emmanuel Okoye, attached to the Ifako Police Station in Lagos, has allegedly kidnapped a 17-year old…