Osun State Police Command has asked people who were molested or maltreated to report at the nearest police station in the state to lodge their complaints. State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sam Okaula, gave the advice in Osogbo as the state prepared for the State House of Assembly election on
The Nigeria Police on Thursday announced the death of a former Inspector-General of Police, Mr Muhammadu Dikko Yusuf. In a statement issued in Abuja by the force spokesman, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, Yusuf, aged 84, died on April 1. NAN reports that late Yusuf was the third indigenous Inspector-General of Police and served between 1975 and […]
The Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Wilson Inalegwu on Friday said security personnel would be deployed to the 1,886 polling units in the FCT during Saturday’s election. Mr Inalegwu disclosd this when security forces involved in the election gathered for final rehearsal for deployment. Inalegwu is the chairman of the […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and ex-militants are putting on fake police and army uniforms to unleash mayhem on the opposition and disrupt voting, especially in the South-west, without hindrance. In a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the […]
Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Abdul Jelili Adesiyan, was on Wednesday, attacked by suspected political thugs in Gbongan, Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State. The minister, who is also from the area, was attacked when his house to house campaign train arrived the town. In the attack, about 10 members of the Peoples Democratic […]
The Inspector of Police, (IGP), Suleiman Abba, has ordered the restriction on vehicular movement on election days. A statement issued by the spokesman of the Police Force, Emmanuel Ojukwu, Acting CP, stated that on “Saturday, March 28, 2015, there would be no vehicular movement from 8.00am to 5.00pm only. Same restriction would be applied […]
A mother’s attempt to show her son the dangers of stealing ended with her being arrested and losing custody of her children. According to The Huffington Post, Tyeesha Mobley called the police on her son Keyshawn, whom she hoped to teach a lesson about stealing, after she caught him trying to take $10 from her […]
The Benue Police Command on Tuesday denied arresting innocent citizens ahead of the forth-coming general elections. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Austin Ezeani, made the denial in an interview with newsmen in Makurdi. The spokesman, who was responding to complaints by residents over alleged arbitrary arrest by the police, said the raid was targeted […]
An unidentified man on Tuesday burnt to death with his motorcycle on 3rd Mainland Bridge en-route Oworonshoki, Lagos. He was said to have fallen off his motorcycle at about 6am and the incident resulted in a terrible traffic. It was gathered that police officers are already at the scene.
The relationship between the Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, and the Nigeria Police Force further nosedived last week, making many to wonder if things will ever be normal again between both parties. Amaechi had, in response to the withdrawal of police security to politicians last week, alleged that the action was to facilitate the assassination […]
Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, yesterday, warned politicians against declaration of parallel results during the forth-coming elections. Abba maintained that doing so is an electoral offence. Rather that cause chaos in the country, the police boss advised politicians who might feel aggrieved on the outcome of the election to approach appropriate tribunal for
Men of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of Osun State Police Command have killed the leader of a six-man robbery gang on Tuesday. It was gathered that the notorious armed robbery gang are found of robbing passengers on Ife/Akure Express Way. Apart from the leader of the gang, identified as Abbey, that was killed yesterday, three […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the police in the Birniwa council area of Jigawa State to discontinue the incessant harassment and intimidation of its members in the area, saying the police is a national institution that should always be neutral and non-partisan. Speaking through a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by […]
The family of Stanley Etim, 23, allegedly slain by the police at the weekend in Calabar is demanding justice through the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Suileman Abba. Representative of the family, Supol Arit Nyong, claims the deceased was beaten to dead by policemen attached to `D5` in Calabar. Arit Nyong, Chief Superintendent of Prisons, […]
The police in Ekiti yesterday killed a notorious armed robbery suspect, Gbenga Mattew, popular in the state as Orimeji (two heads). Orimeji was shot dead during an early morning robbery incident in Akodi-Edemo community in Odo-Ado area of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State. According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Alberto Adeyemi, Orimeji met […]
The Department of State Service (DSS) on Wednesday restored the security aides of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal. It will be recalled that DSS withdrew its operatives on November 3, 2014 after Tambuwal announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC) on October […]
The Benue State Command of the Nigeria Police has declared wanted one Elimimian Joshua for his alleged involvement in gay practice. Elimimian Joshua was declared wanted on May 5th 2014 after he was reportedly caught in the act with another male A statement made available by the Command to journalists stated that Mr Elimimian Joshua […]
The Edo State Command of the Nigerian Police has declared wanted 3 thugs who disrupted and snatched ballot boxes with other election materials by firing sporadic gunshots in Uzalla community in Uhunmhode local government area of Edo State during the 2011 general elections . The thugs are Nosa Ernerst, Uwadiae Wellington and Joe Amadasun . […]
