Anambra State Police Command and the Joint Security Task Force (JTF), have dislodged a criminal Camp at Ogbunka in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday in Onitsha. Ikenga said the Police-led Joint Security...
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An inmate killed his wife as she visited him in a prison in eastern Germany, prosecutors said on Friday. The Thursday incident occurred at the Burg prison in Magdeburg, west of Berlin. The 37-year-old prisoner was reportedly alone with his 35-year-old wife in a room set up for visitors...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Police operatives have launched a rescue mission for the Coordinator of Ngbo Central Development Centre, Mrs Blessing Adagba, who was abducyby gunmen in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi. Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Police Command in. Ebonyi, SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the...
Traditional Ruler of Uromi Kingdom, HRH Zaiki Anslem Eidenojie II, on Thursday appealed to the Federal Government to deploy mobile policemen (MOPOL) to the barracks in Uromi to strengthened security in Esan North-East of Edo The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the facility, built and donated by...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Command has kicked off a week-long celebration of the maiden National Police Day with a series of activities aimed at strengthening police-community relations. The event commenced with a Town Hall Meeting at the Ibrahim Taiwo Estate Zonal Area Command in Maiduguri,...
Police Command in Enugu State has said no part of the state or community including Eha-Amufu has been invaded, under siege or its residents displaced recently. The Spokesman of the Command, SP. Daniel Ndukwe, on Wednesday in a statement in Enugu, said that the Command was aware of a...
The Yovoyan community in Badagry, Lagos, was thrown into mourning on Tuesday morning when an ex-police officer, allegedly shot and killed two family members and one other person over a land dispute. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that Mr Richard Atideka, Mrs Latevi Atideka,...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has raided an internet fraud training facility, commonly referred to as “Yahoo School”, operating in the Iju area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement, in Lagos on Tuesday. CSP Hundeyin said...
Kogi State Police Command has stopped an alleged planned Sallah rally in Okene Local Government Area by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP – Kogi central). The Police Commissioner in Kogi, Mr Miller Dantawaye, announced the ban in a statement signed on his behalf by the command’s spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya,...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Nigeria Police Force has arrested a syndicate for allegedly trafficking girls from Nigeria to Mauritania for prostitution and sexual exploitation. The spokesperson of Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, CSP Umma Ayuba, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. CSP Ayuba said the...
Ebonyi State Police Command has foiled a kidnapping attempt at Mile 50 Layout, Abakaliki, the state capital. Spokesperson of the command, SP Joshua Ukandu, told reporters on Monday that officers also recovered the vehicle of the victim, Nneka Onyibe. According to Ukandu, on March 30 at about 8:30 pm,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gombe – No fewer than 2 children have been confirmed dead and 20 others injured following a stampede at the Gombe main Eid Ground on Sunday . The Police Public Relations Officer, Gombe State Command, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, confirmed this in a statement issued on Sunday...
Police Command in Lagos State says it has rescued two kidnap victims and launched a search for their alleged abductors. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that the alleged kidnappers abducted the victims on Wednesday at Ijede in...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has assured residents, visitors, and tourists of their safety, citing the collaborative efforts of the government and security agencies in addressing insecurity. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Awka....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Police Service Commission (PSC) and the Nigeria Police Force have approved April 12 as the commencement date for the training of successful candidates in the ongoing 2025 recruitment of Constables. Head of Press and Public Relations at PSC, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, disclosed this...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano State Police Command has detained 20-year-old suspect from Sharifai Quarters in connection with the alleged killing and attack on vigilante members at the Emir Palace. The incident occurred during the entourage of Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II Eid prayers on Sunday, at about...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has deployed personnel to ensure public safety before, during and after the 2025 Eid el-Fitr celebrations. Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this known in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that the Commissioner of Police,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed that a security operative was killed in a violent attack by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (Shiites). The command’s spokeswoman, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. She said 19...
Borno Police Command has arrested two suspects and recovered 61 stolen mobile phones worth N35 million in Maiduguri. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Daso said the command’s Crack Squad made the arrests on March 15 after receiving credible intelligence....