The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three armed gangs suspected of running kidnapping operations in Oniru Estate, Lekki. More to follow.
Val Okara, Owerri. Imo state Police Monday paraded 49 suspects ranging from kidnapping, robbery and child theft .Among the suspects paraded included five suspects for allegedly stealing and selling of two children who are male and female for N1 Million, belonging to one Abigail Ukah who the suspects had allegedly waylaid and attacked with matchets […]
The Benue State Police Command has arrested a wanted kidnap and robbery kingpin, Monday Iorgougo, alias Yahooze, alleged to have masterminded several kidnap and robbery cases in the state. Hewas arrested at Mbalin Taraku, Gwer East local government area of the state. He alongside his gang have been terrorizing residents and motorists along the busy […]
The police have arrested six suspected kidnappers allegedly responsible for the murder of Barr Sheriff Yazid and the abduction of his wife for ransom. The suspects were paraded before the public yesterday by the Force Public Relations Officer CSP Jimoh Moshood at Rijanna village along Abuja-Kaduna highway. There are Adamu Tukur aka Ado a 25 […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday awarded the total sum of N40m, jointly and severally against Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna and the Kaduna State Commissioner of Police for unlawfully detaining Audu Maikori. The fine is an award in favour of Maikori as a compensation and general damage which he incurred while […]
*Recover several arms, 82 round of ammunition Nosa Akenzua, Asaba The Delta Police Command has arrested three kidnap kingpins, and 24 suspected cultists in Sapele, Effurun in the state while it recovered several arms, 82 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition. The Police Image Maker in the state, Mr. Andrew Aniamaka who confirmed the arrest of the […]
Moses Oyediran, Enugu Enugu State Police Command says it has arrested a man who stabbed a commercial sex worker to death following a disagreement he had with the woman. In a statement he issued on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ebere Amaraizu, said that the incident happened at about 3:30 a.m. at […]
‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure Operatives in Ondo state have nabbed an armed robbery suspect identified as Kola Ogunbiyi for snatching a private car belonging to a police officer in the state. Ogunbiyi popularly called ‘Oloye’ from Emure Ekiti was accused of terrorizing the people of Ondo state with members of his gang. The armed robbery suspect […]
Joy Anyim A traditional ruler in Lagos state, Oba Bashiru Oluwatoyin, the Oloworo of Oworoshoki has been arrested by Policemen attached to the Special Fraud Unit SFU Milverton Road Ikoyi Lagos for the alleged unlawful possession of hemp ,forceful entry and assault causing grevious harm to an elderly man in Lagos. The Oba who was […]
Some unidentified policemen attached to the Delta state Police Command have shot and killed a yet to be identify suspect at Agidiesei Quarters, Ogwashi-Uku in Aniocha South LGA of Delta state. The suspect jumped out of a moving police patrol van and was subsequently gunned down by the enraged police officers who were taking him […]
Three suspected armed robbery suspects have been arrested by the Special Anti- Robbery Squad of the Bayelsa State Police Command. The three suspects were arrested over the weekend while trying to escape after a robbery incident along Captain Ayeni Street, in the Bayelsa state capital, Yenagoa.
The Police Command in Anambra said it has killed two suspected kidnappers and rescued a victim. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Mrs Nkeiru Nwode, made this disclosure on Saturday in Awka while addressing newsmen. Nwode, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), said the victim, simply identified as Nnamdi, was kidnapped on […]
The Osun State Police Command Wednesday paraded two people suspected to be ritualists who specialize in duping and defrauding unsuspecting members of the public under the pretence of being herbalists. The two suspects paraded by the state commissioner of police, Mr Fimihan Adeoye at the Force headquarters, Osogbo are Yusuf Taofeek, aged 21 and Jimoh […]
Unknown gunmen have attacked and killed a former high profile Plateau state government official, Moses Gwom, at his residence in Barkin Ladi. His house is located opposite STF checkpoint at about 9 pm on the night of 10 October. The gunmen also attacked security operatives at the checkpoint before wrecking havoc on the residence of […]
The Police Service Commission (PSC) says it has no power to discipline the Inspector-General of Police. The Police Service Commission (PSC) has the constitutional mandate to appoint, promote and discipline officers of the Nigeria Police Force but not the Inspector-General of Police. This has been highlighted because of the allegation made against the Police boss […]
Unknown gumen on Sunday evening killed three policemen attached to Ogba Zoo and Nature Park in Benin and abducted the head of the zoo, Dr Andy Ehanire. More to follow
The Benue Police Command has released a reporter of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mr Emmanuel Antswen, who was picked up on Friday over a story on the protest at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp at the International Market, Makurdi. NAN recalled that the IDPs at the Makurdi International market camp had on […]
Sadiq Bello, the Commissioner of Police in the FCT Friday, said the Command has arrested three suspects in connection with an illegal firearm fabricating factory in Shenagu village near Zuba, FCT. The suspects include; Philip John, owner of the factory, Onyegabueze Okpara, a supplier of ammunition and Joseph Bulus, distributor of the arms. Bello made […]
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, has said cultists will now be treated as robbers whenever they are arrested by the Police, stating that he has ordered policemen in the state to shoot any cultist found with a firearm. The Police boss identified cultism as one of the major security challenges bedevilling the […]
A fracas between road transporters and police operatives at Ile-Ile bus stop towards Ketu in Lagos is the major cause of a traffic standstill situation affecting movements along Mile-12 and the stretch of Ikorodu Road. More to follow
