By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – In a renewed and intensified effort to rid the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of criminal elements and sustain the relative peace currently being enjoyed by residents, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Miller G. Dantawaye, psc, has directed all tactical and surveillance teams...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Yobe State Police Command has initiated a manhunt for Abba Hassan, a condemned inmate who escaped from the Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Potiskum on October 31, 2025. In a statement released on Saturday, Police Public Relations Officer SP Dungus Abdulkarim confirmed the escape...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Anambra State chapter, has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to Governor Chukwuma Soludo and security agencies, demanding the immediate release of Dr. Tochukwu Mbanugo, a consultant neurosurgeon kidnapped on October 30. In a communiqué jointly signed by Dr. Princeston Okam, Chairman,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- To curb kidnappings, killings, and other vices in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister of the FCT Nyesom Wike is expanding policing by erecting new police stations in rural and border communities. This is in fulfilment of his pledge to decentralise policing and bring safety...
Ondo State Police Command has begun an investigation into a suspected arson attack that razed a prepaid meter warehouse in Okitipupa, destroying equipment valued at over ₦10 million. Police spokesperson, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, confirmed the development in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday....
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- In a major breakthrough against kidnapping and human trafficking, operatives of the FCT Police Command’s Scorpion Squad, have successfully arrested fourteen (14) suspected kidnappers and rescued twenty-three (23) victims, all foreign nationals, from captivity. The intelligence-led operation took place at about 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday,...
Nigeria Police Force has withdrawn its proposed evidence in the ongoing cyberstalking case against Mrs. Chioma Okoli, who is being tried over her controversial review of Erisco Foods’ Nagiko Tomato Mix. The decision was made on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where police counsel Adam Ugwuanyi...
Newly appointed Commissioner of Police in Kogi State, Mr. Naziru Kankorifi, has issued a strong warning to terrorists and other criminal elements to steer clear of the state. Kankorifi delivered the warning on Wednesday while officially assuming duty at the Kogi State Police Command headquarters in Lokoja. He succeeds...
In a shocking incident that unfolded in Awo-Omamma, Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State, a widow, Mrs. Chika Ndubuisi, narrowly escaped being forced to drink water used to bathe her late husband’s corpse — a cruel ritual meant to “prove” her innocence in his death. According to...
ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo Akwa Ibom State Police Command has successfully dismantled an illegal firearms fabrication factory and apprehended two suspects in a targeted intelligence-led operation. Credible intelligence had earlier indicated that Aniekan Aniedi, a 39-year-old male resident of Itam Village, Itu Local Government Area, was actively engaged in the...
By OLA MODUPE , Ibadan – A group of armed robbers on Monday morning attacked a bank customer near the Oyo State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, carting away an undisclosed sum of money and leaving a police officer seriously injured. The Oyo State Police Command spokesperson, CSP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed...
Chidinma Ojukwu, a former Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, has denied ever discussing the death of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Michael Usifo Ataga, with her co-defendant, Adedapo Quadri. Testifying before the Lagos High Court on Monday, Ojukwu told the court during cross-examination by Quadri’s lawyer,...
In a clear demonstration of commitment in combating crime through effective intelligence sharing and prompt response, the Benue State Police Command has recovered snatched vehicle and arrested four suspects in connection with the crime in Otukpo, Benue State. A statement by the Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Udeme Edet disclosed...
A potential tragedy was narrowly avoided in Kogi State on Friday evening, thanks to the quick intervention of security operatives, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed. According to Mr. Tenimu Etuku, the FRSC Sector Commander in Kogi, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gombe – Gombe State Government has confirmed the death of its Commissioner for Internal Security, Retired Colonel Abdullahi Bello, who tragically lost his life in a car accident. In a statement released by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya through his Director-General of Press Affairs, Ismaila Uba-Misilli, the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR , Maiduguri Borno State Police Command has successfully removed and detonated two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by insurgents along the Ngwaom–Mafa Road, averting what could have been a deadly attack. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the state command, ASP Nahum Daso, disclosed this...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have condemned the arrest of human rights activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore by the Nigeria Police, alongside several other citizens who were reportedly protesting peacefully across the country under the banner of the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow movement. The...
Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned to October 29 the hearing of the suit filed by the Nigeria Police Force against activist Omoyele Sowore and other organisers of the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest. The case, which was initially slated for hearing on Monday, could not proceed as scheduled. The court...
Police, on Thursday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that the whereabouts of 24 foreigner hackers being prosecuted on allegations bordering on cybercrime was unknown. The police lawyer, Victor Okoye, told Justice Ekerete Akpan at the resumed hearing of their trial, after at least 85 of the defendants...
Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, CP Miller G. Dantawaye, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Ushafa back to the State Headquarters. The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in a Abuja. SP Adeh said the decision...