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...
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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....
Gunmen have attacked Rubi community in Butura District in Bokkos Local Government and killed 11 persons. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Alfred Alabo, made this known in a statement on Friday in Jos. The Bokkos Cultural Development Council (BCDC), also in a statement, confirmed that 11...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has condemned the murder of travelling hunters intercepted by local vigilantes in the Uromi community of Esan North Local Government of Edo State. The President, who expressed shock at the dastardly act on Thursday, directed Police and other security agencies to...
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Isabo on Friday sentenced a mother and daughter, Falilatu Amidu and Ayisatu Amidu to six months imprisonment each, for stealing dry ponmo (cow skin), stock fish and dried meat valued N1 million The defendants, who reside at No 21 Ago-oko area in Abeokuta, Ogun,...
Police Command in Kano State has banned Sallah Durbar activities to ensure a peaceful and incident-free Eid-el-Fitr celebration in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Ibrahim Bakori stated this while addressing journalists in Kano on Friday. “The police have banned all durbar activities during the...
In a harrowing display of mob injustice, 16 innocent travelers from Northern Nigeria lost their lives in the Udune Efandion community of Uromi, Edo State, after being falsely accused of kidnapping. This unfathomable tragedy unfolded on Thursday, as an irate mob took the law into their own hands, fueled...