Tag: Policemen
Robbers, kidnappers kill 19 policemen in Kogi in 8 months
The Kogi Police Command said on Tuesday that 19 of its officers were killed by armed robbers and kidnappers between…
Buhari to employ 10,000 policemen, fix CCTVs in major cities
The Federal government will employ 10,000 police officers and create a Multi-Agency Task Force as part of measures to address…
Pregnant woman, 14 others injured as policemen, soldiers clash in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin No fewer than 15 persons, including a pregnant woman, sustained various degree of injuries on Friday evening during…
4 policemen arrested over death of Edo car dealer
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Four operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Lagos State Police Command are currently…
Bank armed robbers kill two policemen
Two policemen were shot to death by suspected armed robbers during an attack on the Okene branch of First Bank…
3 Lagos policemen assault 8-month pregnant woman, cause her to lose baby
Three policemen who assaulted an eight-month pregnant woman in Lagos are currently undergoing orderly room trial, the Lagos State Police…
Boko Haram: 27 missing policemen yet to be declared dead, says I-G
Twenty seven policemen missing after terrorists attacked Gwoza in Borno in August, 2014, are yet to be declared dead, Inspector-General…
Egypt policeman to face trial in death of woman protester
Egypt’s state prosecutor referred on Tuesday a police officer to trial for allegedly shooting to death a leftist female protester…
Policemen, Drivers Clash Over N1,000
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was pandemonium at New Benin market area of Benin City on Tuesday evening, following a clash between…
Pandemonium In Benin, As Police, Drivers Clash
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was pandemonium at New Benin market area of Benin City in the early hours of Tuesday evening,…
Mbu warns communities against killing policemen
Joseph Mbu, the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in charge of Zone 7 Police Command, has warned that the police would…
IG donates N7m to wives of missing policemen
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, on Tuesday donated N7 million to 14 wives of the 35 police officers…
Palestinian knifeman wounds two Israeli police
A knife-wielding Palestinian wounded two Israeli police officers on Friday in Jerusalem’s Old City, the scene of months of tensions,…
Police repel gunmen attack on Ajaokuta police station
Policemen in Kogi state repelled an attack by unknown gunmen on Adogo Police Station on Sunday 21 September around 9:00…
Attack on Gwoza: Seven policemen rescued
Nigeria Police Force said on Monday that it has rescued seven of its 35 men declared missing after an attack…
Police arrests, detains Osun APC chairman
All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman for Ifedayo Local Government Area (GRA), Mr. Dapo Biola, and Dr. Atolagbe, a Member of…
In Pictures: Osun gears up for 9 Aug. gubernatorial election
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Policeman, 5 others arrested for vandalism
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ekiti on Monday said it had arrested a police corporal and…
Pandemonium as armed policemen invade Edo Assembly
Jethro Ibileke/Benin About 50 fully armed policemen from the Police Mobile Force unit of the Nigerian Police Friday stormed the…
S.African policemen sacked over videoed immigrant killing
Eight South African policemen have been sacked over the death of a Mozambican immigrant who was shown in graphic video…
Auto crash kills 4 policemen in Kwara
Four policemen attached to the Ilesha-Baruba Divisional Police Headquarters in Kwara were on Wednesday killed in an accident involving a…
Gunmen kill 2 policemen, injure 3 others
The Edo Police Command said on Wednesday that unknown gunmen had killed two policemen and injured three others on Ikiran-Oke…
Bomb scare: Police shut three markets in Abuja
Fresh panic gripped residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria on Tuesday morning following fears that another attack by…
Five dead in Las Vegas shooting
Two Las Vegas police officers and a civilian were killed Sunday in an apparent ambush that ended with the two…
Robbers Kill Whistle Blower
A man in his late 40s has been killed in Lagos, Western Nigeria by armed robbers. The man identified as…
Robbers kill 2 policemen, 2 bank officials
The Commissioner of Police in Rivers state, Tunde Ogunsakin, has said that two policemen and two bank officials have been…
Insecurity: Lawmaker urges recruitment of policemen
Lagos State lawmaker, Abdulbaqi Balogun, on Tuesday called for recruitment of more policemen and other security operatives to tackle Nigeria’s…
Police, prison officials foil convict’s escape bid
A 25-year old man, Christian Akpohukah, on Monday in Lagos bolted after he was sentenced to a three-year imprisonment for…
Motorcycle Riders Lynch 2 Policemen
Cyriacus Izuekwe Two policemen serving at Area ‘E’ Festac Town, Lagos State, western Nigeria, have been reportedly lynched by angry…