Imo State Police Command has clarified circumstances surrounding the viral video showing the assault of a young woman and her brother in Okigwe, announcing the arrest of two suspects allegedly involved in the incident. The command said the armed men captured in the widely circulated footage were not police...
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Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspects over the alleged mob killing of a motorist, Basit Kolade, following a road traffic incident on Freeman Street, Lagos Island. The command said the incident occurred at about 10:40 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2, and has since been classified as a...
Edo State Police Command has rescued a 66-year-old kidnapping victim, Mr. Obareki Emmanuel, during a coordinated security operation in the Ibeakuma Forest, while launching a full-scale investigation into a separate robbery attack at the residence of the Edo State Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Hon. Kennedy Odion....
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested 10 suspected vandals in separate operations across Abuja as part of ongoing efforts to protect public infrastructure from criminal activities. The operations, carried out in Kubwa, Wuye and the National Mosque area, led to the recovery of armoured electrical cables and...
Delta State Police Command has recorded a series of operational successes across different parts of the state, rescuing a kidnapped victim, raiding a suspected criminal hideout, arresting 10 suspects and recovering a locally made firearm as well as suspected illicit drugs. The operations, carried out in Agbor, Abbi and...
Edo State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on violent crime across the state, recording the arrest of 22 suspects linked to armed robbery, murder and defilement, while also neutralising a suspected kidnapper during separate operations. The Command also rescued a kidnapped woman and her three children in one...
Delta State Police Command has rescued a woman who was abducted by gunmen in Sapele and arrested eight suspected criminals during a separate operation in Abraka, where three locally made pistols and suspected illicit drugs were recovered. The Command disclosed the developments in a statement issued on Friday by...
Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Giwa, held a strategic conference with senior police officers of the Command as part of measures to strengthen security and public safety during the Ember Months and the approaching festive period. The conference actor to a statement by the Command’s spokesperson,...
Lagos State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of an armed robbery and carjacking syndicate during an intelligence-led operation in the Alakuko area of the state. The suspects, identified as Faruk Rasheed, 20; Olamilekan Ademola, 28; and Abidemi Oluwawemo, 21, were apprehended by police operatives following credible intelligence...
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 20-year-old suspect over the alleged gang rape of a 19-year-old woman in the Oke Sopen area of Ijebu-Igbo, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend a second suspect who escaped. The command’s spokesman, ASP Oluborode Opeyemi, confirmed the arrest in...
Nigeria Police Force, through operatives of the Special Tactical Squad (STS), has arrested five suspects in connection with the armed robbery of a mobile phone and accessories dealer in Ogun State. The Force spokesman, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday. CSP Iniedu...
A Deputy Superintendent of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Michael Apepende, has lost his life after he was reportedly swept away by floodwaters following a heavy downpour in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The tragic incident occurred on Thursday night along Barrack Road, near the Chronicle area, where the...
At least five people, including a respected Islamic cleric, have been killed while scores of residents were abducted following separate terrorists’ attacks on communities in Goronyo and Tureta Local Government Areas of Sokoto State. The latest assaults came as residents of Gorau village in Goronyo Local Government Area were...
Ogun State Police Command has uncovered and dismantled an alleged baby factory operating in Mowe, rescuing two heavily pregnant women and four children during an intelligence-led operation that also led to the arrest of six suspects. The operation, carried out by operatives of the Mowe Police Division on August...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the Armed Forces, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS), and other security and intelligence agencies to immediately commence a coordinated operation to rescue victims of the recent mass abduction in Niger State. The President, in a statement issued on...
An eight-month international law enforcement operation coordinated by INTERPOL has led to the arrest of 58 people and the identification of 263 suspects linked to West African organized crime groups involved in cyber-enabled financial fraud, money laundering and other serious criminal activities. Dubbed Operation Jackal IV, the coordinated operation...
Cross River State Police Command has intensified efforts to apprehend Emmanuel Etim, who is wanted in connection with the alleged murder of his mother, Mrs. Atim Etim, after reportedly setting her ablaze over accusations of witchcraft in Akamkpa Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah,...
Edo State Police Command has successfully rescued a 32-year-old kidnapped hostage, Oboharekpe Muhammed David, following a coordinated search-and-rescue operation by police operatives and other security agencies in South-Ibie. The command’s spokesman, ASP Eno Ikoedem, confirmed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Benin. ASP Ikoedem said...
Residents of Ikueyi community in Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State, have been thrown into mourning following the tragic death of four children after they reportedly consumed a meal prepared from cassava flour, popularly known as amala, and okra soup. The victims, aged between four and 12...
Lagos State Police Command has arrested five (5) suspected telecommunication vandals and recovered a truckload of suspected stolen iron rods in the Ibeju-Lekki axis of the State, as part of its intensified efforts to curb the vandalism and theft of critical infrastructure across Lagos. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola...