The Police Command in Cross River said it foiled a robbery attack in one of the old generation banks in the state capital city on Friday. The state Commissioner of Police, Sule Balarabe, who confirmed the incident, said that the command arrested four suspects in connection with the planned...
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By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Enugu State Police Command has rescued four kidnapped victims in a forest at Akama-Oghe in Ezeagu Local Government of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Enugu. DSP Ndukwe said that...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Troops of Operation FOREST SANITY at the weekend conducted clearance Operations to different terrorists camps in forest areas adjoining Damba, Tudun Quardo, Tsibri, Gwagwada and Bwashishi villages in Chikum Local Government area of Kaduna State. The clearance operations, carried our on December 23, was...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gombe – The Gombe State Police Command has warned residents against the sales or lighting up of fireworks during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Oqua Etim, gave the warning on Saturday in a statement issued by the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of seven Commissioners of Police (CPs) to various police commands in states and formations across the country. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday...
The Nigerian Army on Friday decorated 51 senior officers who benefitted from the recent promotion with their new rank of Major General. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the army had recently announced the promotion of 52 Brigadier Generals to the rank of major general and 70...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have neutralized eight bandits and seized six motorcycles during ambush patrols in the Chikun/Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Kaduna State. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affair, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
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A new Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Sadiq Abubakar has assumed duty as the 29th CP of the territory. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, DSP Josephine Adeh on Friday in Abuja, said the CP had...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Commissioner of Police (CP) Kaduna State Command, Mr Yekini Ayoku, has ordered a 24-hour high visibility patrols around all the nooks and crannies of the state to ensure members of the public celebrated the yuletide in peace and confidence. The CP Ayoku stated...
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has urged police personnel in Ebonyi to ensure that the incessant burning of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices ceases immediately. Baba gave the order on Friday in Abakaliki while addressing personnel of the force as part of activities marking his visit...
Eight men, Waheed Tijani, 50, Taiwo Yunusa, 38, Afeez Ariyo, 43, Kazeem Tejumaje, 47, Abdulrasheed Tanimola, 55, Muritala Kewulere, 65, Dauda Azeez, 52 and Abdulhakeem Oriola, 51, were on Friday docked in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan. The defendants, whose residential addresses were not provided, were docked for allegedly...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Governor Samuel Ortom has appealed to indigenes of Benue State, especially those in the diaspora to support the Government in providing logistics to the Community Volunteer Guards and other security agencies in the State to enhance their operations. Governor Ortom made the appeal on...
The Zamfara police command on Thursday confirmed the killing of a male Chinese national by gunmen in Maradun Local Government Area of the state. This was confirmed by the Police spokesperson in the state, SP Muhammad Shehu, in a statement he issued in Gusau. According to Shehu, the tactical...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.- Gen. Faruk Yahaya, says the Nigerian Army will set the stage for the conduct of a peaceful general elections in 2023. Yahaya gave the assurance while speaking with newsmen at the graduation of the Second Batch Trainees of the Nigerian Army Officers...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Police Command says no fewer than 636 cases of various crimes were recorded within the year, out of which over 372 were prosecuted and 314 suspects convicted for various offences. The Commissioner of police in the state, CP Abdul Umar stated...
Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Delta Safe have in three weeks discovered and destroyed 57 illegal refining sites and apprehended 21 oil thieves in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known while giving update of military operations, on Thursday...
Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi says the Federal Government has recruited more policemen to enhance security and safety nationwide. Dingyadi said this on Thursday in Abuja at the 15th edition of the PMB Administration Score Card, organised by the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. The minister...
It was harvest of arrests by the Oyo State command of the Nigeria Police Force, as no fewer than 19 suspected kidnappers were paraded in Ibadan for kidnapping, killings of prominent citizens and armed robbery offences. Among those paraded were 10 suspects linked with the kidnapped of a former...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces and other security agencies have denied oil thieves in the South South Region the opportunity of smiling home with stolen petroleum products valued at a N713,699,600.00. Director, Defence Military Operations (DMO), Major General Musa Danmadami, who made this...