The Police Command in Edo has announced the rescue of the President, Igueben area Customary Court, Mrs Precious Aigbonga, who was abducted on Jan. 9, on Benin-Ugoneki-Eguaholor-Ugieghudu-Ebelle Road. The command said in a statement on Friday in Benin by its spokesman, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, that two victims of recent...
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By HARUNA AHMED, Kastina – The Katsina State Police Command has commenced investigation into the attack on policemen by miscreants that led to the death of one person in Katsina. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Shehu Umar-Nadada, stated this in a statement through the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The police in Bauchi State said its operatives in collaboration with other security agents in the state have killed many suspected kidnappers and bandits during an attack it launched on their enclaves at Dajin Madam and at the famous Yankari Game Reserve’s forest in...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – The Police command in Ogun State have arrested three suspects over an alleged attempt to kill a police officer, Akinpelu Sunday, while carrying out his duties at Orile Imo in Obafemi- Owode LGA of the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the...
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...
The National Industrial Court on Wednesday restrained the Commissioner of Police from meddling in the affairs of the suspended chairman of the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti- Corruption Commission, Muhuyi Rimin-Gado. Delivering judgment, Justice Oyejoju Oyewumi, also ordered the state government to pay Rimin-Gado his entitlements of N326,508.07....
The Commissioner of Police, Katsina State Command, Mr Shehu Umar-Nadada, on Friday presented N54.5 million cheques to the families of 27 policemen who died in active service. Umar-Nadada said that the money was from the IGP’s Family Welfare Insurance Scheme initiated to provide succour for families of deceased policemen...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Uyo – The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested three suspects who allegedly robbed corps members at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) lodge in Uyo on July 6. The police spokesman in the state, SP Odiko Macdon, who disclosed this in a statement in...
The Police in Borno said that eight lost their in a clash between farmers and herders over alleged land encroachment in Bayo Local Government Area of in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Abdu Umar confirmed the incident at a meeting with leaders of farmer association and Miyetti Allah...
The Police Command in Ogun says it has arrested a 36-year-old suspected, Sikiru Ajibola, who allegedly raped 5-year-old boy to death in Ogijo area of Sagamu local government. SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Saturday. Oyeyemi...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Politicians and supporters of political parties in Kwara State have warned against defacement and destruction of opposition parties’ posters and billboards. The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr Paul Odama, gave the warning in statement issued by the Spokesman of the Command, SP Okasanmi...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State, Umar Sanda, has explained that the recent incident that led to the death of a 67-year old retired civil servant, Adamu Babanta, was an accident and not murder as reported in a section of the media. NATIONAL ACCORD had reported...
The Police Command in Oyo State says the victim of Bodija robbery incident, Abubakar Ibrahim, who was shot by armed robbers on Friday, is still alive and responding to treatment. It would be recalled that armed robbers attacked Ibrahim around 2.45 p.m, shot him and dispossessed him of N270,000...
By OLA MODUPE, Ogun – The Ogun State Police Command has arrested eleven suspected cultists at Sango-Ota area in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government of the state. The Police Spokesperson in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said in a statement issued to newsmen in Ota, Ogun, that the suspects were arrested...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Kwara State Police Command has rescued one of its operatives, ASP Ahmed Yusuf from the hands of his abductors in a bush between Kwara and Oyo State. Recalled that ASP Ahmed, of IGP Monitoring Team attached to the state Command, was abducted from...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested one Alice Mulak, of ungwan Gwari, in Karu Local Government Area, for allegedly killing her boyfriend with a knife. A statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed...
The Police on Wednesday rescued a 67-year-old man locked up in a room for over 20 years in Kaduna State. The man was found naked and locked up in a room at a house located on Bayajidda road in Kaduna. Residents of the building fled when a police team...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – A suspected bandit and two gunrunners have been arrested by operatives from the Kaduna State Police Command. The command spokesman, DSP Mohammed Jalige, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Katsina, said that the suspected bandit was arrested on Oct. 2,...
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the arrest of four middle-aged persons, including three women, over an alleged attempt to abduct a 10-year-old girl. The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on his verified twitter handle monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...