The Rivers State Police Command has killed 2baba, the suspected gang leader believed to be the mastermind behind the murder of the late DPO of Ahoada Police Division, Bako Angbashim. Gift Okpara, better known as 2baba – who is believed to be the leader of the dreaded...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has reiterated the ban on unauthorised use of camouflage uniforms in the country. Matawalle stated this in a statement issued by the Director, Information, Press and Public Relations of the ministry, Mr Henshaw Ogubike He...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Gunmen suspected to be Kidnappers have killed the Plateau State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Sylvanus Namang. The late Namang was killed by gunmen on Sunday at a relaxation spot in Pankshin. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Police Command has denied blocking trucks conveying food stuff and animals to the Southern part of the country at Kara-Jebba-Mokwa Road in the state. The command’s spokesman, Mr Waisu Abiodun, said in a statement issued in Minna, that the purported video circulating...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force has arrested Mrs Adachukwu Okafor, a lawyer, who has been on the run after she allegedly abused her 10-year-old househelp. The Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Women Affairs, Ohaeri Joseph, disclosed this in a statement issued...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has revealed how one of its officers foiled a ‘one-chance’ robbery and kidnap attempt in Wuse, Abuja. The NAF officer, identified as Air Commodore John Ijudigal, ensured the arrest of the three suspected robbers and the rescue of...
Nasarawa State Police has arrested 10 suspected members of a child theft and sale syndicate, who allegedly stole no fewer than 45 children. The Commissioner of Police, Shehu Nadada, made the disclosure while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Lafia, on Friday. According to the commissioner,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – A domestic staff, Blessing Effiong and her spouse, Bassey Effiong have been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing $51,000 dollars (N76,174, 620) from her employer’s residence in the Lekki area of Lagos. The spokeswoman of Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, SP. Tunni...
By HARUNA AHMED, Duste- The Jigawa State Police Command has launched investigation into the murder of a popularly Dutse restaurant owner, Esther Adekamla, popularly known as Hadiza Nakowa. The command’s spokesman, DSP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Dutse, said the deceased was...
Women from Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State have placed a N1 million bounty on an Anambra woman, Mrs Adachukwu Okafor, who reportedly brutalised her 11-year-old househelp. Operating under the auspices of Umuada Awgu Global Association (UAGA), the group also issued a 48-hour ultimatum to...
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has urged Nigerians to support the Police to enable it to protect lives and property in the country. He made the call at the inauguration of the Nigerian Mobile Police (MOPOL) 10 Squadron office complex, on Wednesday in Bauchi. The News Agency of...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Police Command has dismissed one Insp. Michael Odey, accused of kidnapping and extortion of 3,000 US dollars from two persons at gunpoint in Rivers. The files of two other officers, ASP Doubara Edonyabo and ASP Talent Mungo, who were allegedly involved...
The Police in Lagos State said they have arrested two suspected armed robbers, whose victim identified them at a bar while watching the AFCON final match in Lekki area of the state. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By OlA MODUPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has arrested about 400 suspected persons in various black spots in the last one month. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the arrest to newsmen on Wednesday, said 25 different police divisions were involved in the...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has arrived Bauchi State for a two-day working visit. The IGP, on board an aircraft marked: 5N-KAL, landed at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport, Bauchi at 11.30am. He was received at the Airport...
The Senate on Tuesday went into a close door session to take briefs from Service Chiefs and some Ministers on the general state of security in the country. The closed-door session followed a motion moved by Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti). Those at the meeting include National...
The Nigeria Police, Gombe State Command, on Tuesday said two men were arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl on a farm in Bajoga, Funakaye Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Abubakar, said this while parading the suspects before newsmen...
The Imo Police Command has deployed a Special Tactical Squad to hunt down hoodlums responsible for the attack on Correctional Service Farm Settlement at Umualomoke in Okigwe Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Spokesperson, ASP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Owerri....
The Police command in Lagos State says it has arrested a middle aged woman, Cynthia Aigbondon, for allegedly stabbing her neighbour to death. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. Hundeyin said...
Police in Imo State have confirmed an attack on a Correctional Service Farm Settlements, in Umualomoke community in the Okigwe LGA of the state leading to the release of seven inmates, the abduction of the officer in charge of the farm settlement, and the death of a...