By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has called for a peaceful and credible Ondo State governorship election, scheduled for November 16, 2024. This was even as the Nigeria Police said it would deploy 22,239 officers, in addition to...
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The Police Command in Lagos State says it has detained a dog owner, Salisu Mustapha, after dogs belonging to him allegedly mauled a security guard to death. Concerned residents had earlier taken to social media to call the attention of the police to the incident. It was gathered that...
The Imo State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of the Parish Priest of St. Theresa’s Catholic Parish, Obollo, Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of the state, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Azubuike. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident to the News Agency...
Operatives of the Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have arrested three impersonators of the police and the Department of State Services (DSS) over alleged “one chance” robbery. The Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, Mr Olatunji Disu, said this during a media briefing on...
The Police Command in Imo has confirmed that two persons died on Tuesday, when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded at the International Market, Orlu. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Owerri. Okoye further disclosed that several...
An Investigating Police Officer (IPO) Insp. Elizabeth Osikolu, on Monday, told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a housewife, Omolara Alashe, allegedly forced a 19-year-old lady to sleep with her husband, to bear a child. Omolara and her husband, Ramoni Lateef, are facing a three-count charge...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Police Command has denied supporting any political party in the just concluded Local Government election held on Saturday in the state. The command, however, said it is aware of a video circulating online, showing the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of ‘B’...
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has said two people were killed in the Agyaragu community in Obi Local Government due to a clash between a police special constabulary and an army personnel. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this at news conference...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna Kaduna State Police Command has rescued two kidnapped victims, recovered 203 suspected rustled livestock and detained five suspected rustlers. The Command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan confirmed the development in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “On Oct. 31, acting on credible intelligence...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 130 suspects comprising 113 foreign nationals (87 males and 26 females), primarily of Chinese and Malaysian origin, and their 17 Nigerian collaborators (4 males and 13 females) for their alleged involvement in high-level cybercrimes, hacking, and activities that...
An unidentified man was electrocuted while attempting to steal transformer cables belonging to the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC on Friday in Gombe. Confirming this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, the Police Public Relations Officer, Gombe State Command, said the incident happened...
The Police Command in Bauchi State, says it has neutralised six hoodlums in a crackdown against criminal elements in Ningi Local Government Area of the state. The police operatives also recovered arms and ammunition during the operations. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Awwal Musa, stated this at...
Sen. Sani Musa (APC Niger East), has condemned “the unjust treatment of minors” over their alleged involvement in the recent EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some underaged #EndBadGovernance protesters detained by the police since August, collapsed inside the courtroom of the Federal...
The Nigeria Police command in Ebonyi said it arrested no fewer than 177 suspected criminals for various offences in the month of October, 2024. The Command noted that four out of the 177 suspects were alleged to be involved in human organ harvesting and ritual killings. DSP Joshua Ukandu, ...
Kaduna State Police Command has announced the recovery of two stolen vehicles and the detention of six suspects, as well as a suspected kidnapper. The Command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the developments in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. He said on October 25, at approximately 20:00...
A Chief Magistrates’ court in Abakaliki on Wednesday ordered that a 30-year-old man, Sunday Itumo should be remanded in a corrections centre for allegedly strangling his wife, Ngozi. The police charged Itumo with one count of murder. Magistrate Ojemba Isu-Oko, did not take the plea of Itumo for want...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – Imo State Police Command has detained 17-year old Jesse Chidebere, a student of Imo State University (IMSU) for faking her own abduction and death. The command’s spokesman, ASP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Owerri . Okoye...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Enugu State Police Command has concluded the orderly room trial of.Insp. Joseph Ozonwanji, implicated in the murder of a musician, Chikezie Nwamba, popularly called “Igbo-Jah”. The late Nwamba was shot dead on October 25, while leaving the ATS premises “after a friendly visit The...
A viral video showing a member of the House of Representatives slapping a Bolt driver has sparked outrage on social media platforms. Alex Mascot Ikwechegh represents Aba North & South Federal Constituency in the Green Chamber on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). A furious Ikwechegh...
A Cemetery worker and two other accomplices have been apprehended with five human skulls in Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State. The suspects were apprehended on Sunday by the local security operatives at Murikaz area of the cemetery, near Murikaz area. When the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...