By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has announced the arrest of 28 individuals suspected to be behind the Yelwata killings in Benue State. IGP Egbetokun said the police are on the heels of other suspects who participated in the attack that left...
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A dramatic scene unfolded at an Ilorin Area Court when ex-convict Segun Samuel attempted to escape from custody. Samuel, who had multiple cases pending against him, cunningly removed his leg chains with a broom stick and scaled the court fence. According to ASP Samuel Mayowa, the Prosecution Counsel, Samuel...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Police Command has announced traffic diversions and movement restrictions in Lafia, the state capital, due to President Bola Tinubu’s scheduled official visit. According to SP Rahman Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), the restrictions will be in place from 6:00pm on Tuesday,...
By PETER OJOMA, Lokoja- Kogi State Police Command has foiled an attempt to abduct passengers along the Obajana-Oshokoshoko road. According to the command’s spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, the police patrol team responded promptly to sporadic gunfire and engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel, forcing them to flee. “All...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – A chilling incident of kidnapping unfolded on Sunday evening in Benue State, when gunmen hijacked a Benue Links Nigeria Ltd bus and abducted its passengers. The bus, with registration number 14B-143BN, was traveling from Abeokuta to Makurdi when it was ambushed by armed kidnappers...
By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta – A devastating thunderstorm swept through Osara community in Ogun State’s Police Command on Saturday, killing 32 cows. It was learnt that the incident occurred at about 4:40 p.m. when a heavy rainstorm hit the area, bringing with it intense lightning that struck the unsuspecting...
By BARBARA KALU, Yenagoa – Bayelsa State Police Command has assured the public that efforts are underway to rescue Justice E.G. Umokoro, who was abducted by gunmen on Saturday evening. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Francis Alonyenu, in a statement on Sunday, said the police are working with other...
By BARBARA KALU, Yenagoa – A high-ranking judge in Bayelsa State, Justice E.J. Umokoro, has been kidnapped in Yenagoa, the state capital. According to eyewitnesses, gunmen fired sporadically at the car park of a fast food outlet in Ekeki area, before forcing the judge out of his vehicle and...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Police Command has denied claims of a herdsmen attack on Wannue Town in Tarka Local Government Area, describing the reports as “entirely false and misleading.” According to the police spokesperson, DSP Udeme Edet, the actual incident involved the killing of one person...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – A devastating explosion at a metal scrap company along the Eastern Bypass in Kano has claimed the lives of five persons, while 10 others sustained injuries. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, and the cause of the explosion is believed to...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has clarified a viral video showing a young APC supporter attempting to access a restricted area during President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Kaduna. According to the Command’s spokesperson, Mansir Hassan, the individual in the video is Umar Mohammed, a mentally...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an interim injunction restraining the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from taking any further action in the River Park Estate dispute. The court’s decision came after the developers of the estate, JonahCapital Ltd...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Command has achieved a significant milestone in its efforts to restore law and order in the state. According to the Commissioner of Police, CP Abdulhamid Nasiru, the Command has arrested 210 suspects and convicted 86 others between June 11 and June...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has reiterated that Enugu remains the safest state in Nigeria, despite propaganda from detractors. Mbah made this statement during a courtesy visit from the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 13, Mr. Abayomi Oladipo. According to Mbah, the state has...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- FCT Police Command has launched investigation into a disturbing viral video showing a young woman found unconscious with her hands tied behind her in a hotel room located in the Gwarinpa area of Abuja. The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed this in a statement...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Lagos State Police Command has granted the Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, an administrative bail after recovering a stun gun from him. According to CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson, the stun gun is a prohibited anti-riot equipment. Adefarasin...
Kogi State Government has arrested 16 alleged kidnappers and eight informants in a two-week clean-up operation in Bunu Forest, Kogi West Local Government of Area of the state.. The State Security Adviser, Commander Jerry Omodara (rtd), disclosed this while parading the suspects to newsmen. Omodara said, “It is not...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, has submitted himself to the police over a viral video allegedly showing him holding a handgun while stuck in traffic. The Lagos State Police Command confirmed that the pastor had turned himself in and...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has thrown his weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s call for state policing, describing it as the right solution to address insecurity in Nigeria, particularly in the wake of recent attacks in Benue State. Omokri expressed his unequivocal support for the...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka– Anambra State Police Command has foiled a cult initiation ceremony in Nawfia, Njikoka Local Government Area, and arrested six suspects. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to Ikenga, police operatives carried out the operation on...