The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested 44 suspected criminals and recovered arms and ammunition from them. Mr Sikiru Akande, Commissioner of Police in the state made this known in Yola on Monday while briefing newsmen. Akande said that the suspects were arrested for various offences ranging from kidnapping,...
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The police command in Lagos State on Sunday said 35 suspected armed robbers were arrested between June and August in the state. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Hundeyin said 13 other suspected armed robbers were killed in different parts...
The Rivers State Police Command has rescued 15 children who were kidnapped within and outside the state and kept in the house of a fake Rev. Sister in Aluu, Ikwerre LGA of the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka, disclosed this in Port Harcourt, at a news...
Police in Ogun, on Monday, said two women, Christiana-D’ivoire Iyama and Margaret Ogwu, were arrested for allegedly operating a baby factory at Agbado area of the state. The Police spokesperson in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said this in a statement in Ota, adding that the two suspects were...
Zamfara State Government has promised to support the new Commissioner of Police, CP Kolo Yusuf, to restore law and order in crisis ravaged parts of the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Gusau by Malam Babangida Zurmi, Director-General, Press Affairs, Office of the Deputy...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – No fewer than two suspected kidnappers have been killed in a gun battle with a team of Policemen and a vigilante group in Toro local government area of Bauchi State. A vigilante member was also killed during the encounter while an unknown number of...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has debunked reports that Isaac Fayose, younger brother to ex-Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, was attacked by suspected kidnappers at Gbongan Area of the state. The police spokesman, SP Yemisi Opalola, who disclosed this in a statement issued on...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Operatives from the Lagos State Police Command on Friday said it has arrested two suspected fake soldiers in the state. The command’s spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this in a statement, said the suspects were arrested with some charms. Mr. Hundeyin said one of...
The Imo Police Command said it raided the camp of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) on Friday and left many suspected members wounded. The command’s Spokesman, CSP Michael Abattam, disclosed this in a statement issued in Owerri and made available to newsmen. Abattam said that the raid was carried...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – The Kwara State Police Command has arrested four suspected armed robbers in Oro-Ago, Irepodun LGA of the state, who specialized in robbing unsuspecting people of their money and wares on market days. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Okasanmi Ajayi stated this in a...
The Commissioner of Police in Bauchi State, Mr Umar Sanda says the command has arrested a retired armourer as it expand investigation into claims by former Speaker House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara of threats to his life. Sanda told journalists on Sunday in Bauchi that the arrest of the...
Gunmen have kidnapped the Commissioner for Information in Nasarawa State, Yakubu Mohammed Lawal. Lawal was said to have been abducted from his residence in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state on Monday night after sporadic shootings. Police Public Relations Officer in Nasarawa, DSP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the...
The Police Command in Edo has arrested a constable, Victor Osabuohign, caught allegedly engaging in an extortion conversation with a road user in a circulated video on the social media. ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, the command`s Deputy Public Relations Officer, announced this in a statement in Benin on Friday. Osabuohign...
Video of a police officer assaulting a yet-to-be-identified man by hitting him repeatedly with a machete has gone viral. According to eyewitnesses, the incident happened in Ekori community in Cross River State. Reacting to the video, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the Commissioner...
Police in Niger State say they have foiled a robbery on Morocco road in Suleja Local Government Area of the state. DSP Wasiu Abiodun, the Spokesperson announced this in Minna on Saturday. Abiodun said on Saturday, suspected armed robbers of about five in numbers attacked a GSM store along...
By OLA MODUPE, Akure – Ondo State Police Command has confirmed a midnight attack by suspected gunmen on the Okuta Elerinla Police Division in Akure, the state capital. The police spokesperson, Funmi Odunlami, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Akure. Ms. Odunlamin noted that...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Command has restricted vehicular movement during Eid-el-Kabir celebration in the state, except vehicles on essential services. The Command also imposed vehicular movement restriction in Maiduguri Metropolis and Jere Local Government Area during the Sallah celebration from 7:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m....