Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has stressed the need for united action in addressing the insecurity confronting Nigeria. He observed that the nation is facing deep and troubling security challenges, adding that Niger State is in the centre of the evolving threats. The IGP expressed concern over...
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A high-level stakeholders meeting has been convened by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command to solicit synergy on how to ensure continued peace and security in the state. The meeting chaired by the Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Azare was attended by representatives of traditional rulers, religious leaders, market...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has expressed deep concern over the abduction of 24 girls from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Are of Kebbi. Egbetokun, expressed the concern during a sympathy visit to Gov. Nasir Idris at Kebbi Government House, Birnin Kebbi on...
Kaduna State Police Command has launched a large-scale clearance operation across parts of the state in a renewed push to dislodge insurgents, bandits, and other criminal elements threatening public safety. The command said the operation is being carried out in close synergy with the Nigerian Army, Department of State...
Coalition of lawyers and civil society organisations has handed the Nigeria Police Force a strict 24-hour deadline to reopen the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretariat in Abuja or face immediate legal action. The coalition—made up of Lawyers for New Nigeria (LNN), Good Governance Initiative Coalition (GGIC) and the...
Ondo State Police Command has taken two students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, into custody over an alleged conspiracy that led to the rape of a 20-year-old undergraduate. Police spokesperson DSP Olushola Ayanlade disclosed the development in a statement on Monday, describing the case as a grim reminder of...
Benue State Police Command has uncovered a hub of criminal activity in Makurdi, recovering stolen motorcycles, spare parts and fetish charms during a raid that drew the attention — and anger — of commercial motorcyclists in the area. The discovery, made along George Akume Way, sparked a crowd surge...
Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja, has taken full custody of fugitive suspect Victor abduction Fejemirokun. A statement issued by the Force spokesman, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the suspect was handed over by the Ghana Police Service today in Accra, Ghana, following a coordinated...
UPDATED: 50 St. Mary’s pupils escape mass abduction, 253 remain in bandits’ captivity in Niger State
UPDATED: 50 St. Mary’s pupils escape mass abduction, 253 remain in bandits’ captivity in Niger State
A wave of relief swept through Papiri community in Niger State over the weekend as 50 children earlier seized during a violent raid on St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools found their way back home and into the arms of their anxious families. The Thursday night attack,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons in the country. Henceforth, police authorities will deploy them to concentrate on their core police duties. The presidential directive was issued at the security meeting President Tinubu held on Sunday with the police,...
Edo State Police Command has arrested 24-year-old social media personality Omoyemen Osarobo — widely known as “Madam Oil Rice” — after she allegedly staged a fake kidnap drama in Benin City to grow her online following. Police spokesman CSP Moses Yamu, in a statement released in Benin and shared...
No fewer than 2 police officers have lost their lives during an attack by bandits on a patrol team in Sabon Sara Village, Bauchi State. The Nigerian Police Force, Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the attack in a statement issued on Friday. CSP Hundeyin said a combined...
The quiet of Kuraje community in Zamfara State was shattered late Friday night when armed bandits swept into the village, firing sporadically and dragging women and children into the dark. But less than twenty-four hours later, every one of the abducted residents—ten women and fifteen children—was back home, thanks...
Kwara State’s security dragnet has tightened with the arrest of a suspected gun technician believed to be a crucial link in the firepower of bandit groups operating across the state. The suspect, said to be from Makurdi, was picked up by operatives after allegedly admitting to repairing and supplying...
Nasarawa State Police Command has debunked report circulating across social media platforms and some news outlets alleging that kidnappers invaded St. Peter’s Academy, Rukubi, in Doma Local Government Area, and abducted two pupils. Police Public Relations Officer, Nasarawa Command, SP Ramhan Nansel, said in a statement on Friday that...
Niger State Police Command on Friday said a special tactical squad has been dispatched to track down armed bandits who stormed St. Mary’s Private Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area, and abducted several students in the early hours of Friday. According to locals, the school sits roughly...
Ogun State Police Command has taken a motorcyclist, Godonu Lowe, into custody for allegedly killing his wife and attempting to leave their community with her remains concealed in a sack. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed the development in a statement released on Thursday in Abeokuta. CSP Odutola...
Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condemned the invasion of the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja by expelled elements. The party alleged that on Tuesday, 18th November, 2025, some expelled members compromised security personnel and armed thugs to unleash violence on party...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his scheduled trip to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola, as he awaits further security briefings on the kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls and the bandits’ attack on Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State. In response to the request by the governor of Kwara State,...
Kwara State was thrown into panic on Tuesday evening after armed bandits stormed the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Isegun, in Eruku, injuring worshippers and leaving two people dead. The attack, which occurred around 6 p.m., has drawn sharp condemnation from Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who has now ordered urgent...