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AIG tasks newly promoted senior officers on mentoring surbodinates
The Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police in Charge of Zone 5, Arungwa Nwazue, has urged newly promoted senior officers of the zone to mentor the junior officers. Nwazue gave the charge on Tuesday while decorating the senior officers, comprising two Deputy Commissioners of Police, one Assistant Commissioner of Police, four Chief Superintendents of Police, and the Zonal Police Public…
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Police nab 5 kidnap suspects, recover cash, weapons in Delta
The Police Command in Delta has apprehended five kidnapping suspects in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, told newsmen in Warri on Tuesday that the suspects were arrested on Thursday at their hideout in Ewu town, Ughelli South. Edafe said the suspected hoodlums were nabbed by the police crack squad attached to…
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Uche-Anya assumes duty as Ebonyi CP, pledges adequate security
Mrs. Anthonia Uche-Anya has assumed duty as the 27th Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi. Uche-Anya took over from Mr. Augustina Ogbodo, who had been promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) and redeployed to the Maritime Annex, Lagos State. The new Commissioner of Police promised to ensure maximum security of lives and property and sought collaboration from stakeholders in…
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Defence
Police nab ‘one-chance’ syndicate in Rivers
The Police command in Rivers has nabbed three persons, including two women, over alleged involvement in ‘one-chance, robbery in Port Harcourt SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, said in a statement in Port Harcourt on Monday that the suspects were arrested at about 9.00p.m on Sept. 4. Iringe-Koko said that the gang had a way of luring unsuspecting victims into…
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Police arrest 35 suspects in Kano
The Police Command in Kano State has arrested 35 suspects in connection with various crimes in the last one month. Such crimes include armed robbery, kidnapping, theft, drug dealing and fraud, according to the Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa. Kiyawa said this while presenting the items recovered from the suspects at the command’s headquarters at…
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Defence
Police arrest 2 suspected gunrunners in Edo
The Zone 5 Headquarters of the Nigerian Police Force says its operatives have arrested two suspected gunrunners in Edo. This is contained in a statement by DSP Tijani Momoh, the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer (ZPPRO) in Abuja, on Saturday. According to Momoh, the Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police in charge of the Edo and Delta zone, Arungwa Nwazue, directed…
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Defence
Police decorate 109 promoted officers in Katsina
The Police Command in Katsina State has decorated 109 newly promoted Inspectors and Assistants Superintendent of Police (ASP ll). The promoted officers were decorated with their new ranks in Katsina on Tuesday by the Commissioner of Police, Mr Aliyu Abubakar-Musa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the officers were decorated in the presence of their elated family members,…
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Defence
Gunmen kidnapped medical students in Benue — police
The Police Command in Benue says no fewer than 20 medical students from University of Jos were kidnapped in Otukpo on Thursday evening. Benue Police Public Relations Officer Sewuese Anene told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday by telephone that the incident happened at 5.30 p.m. Anene said that the students who were traveling to Enugu for their…
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Defence
8 in police net over alleged ritual killing
The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested eight suspected serial ritual killers and 15 others over alleged murder, robbery and rape. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ayodele Sonubi, made this known while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Ibadan on Friday. Sonubi said that the command got information about the act of one of the…
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Defence
Police foil kidnapping attempts in Katsina, rescue 7 victims
The Police Command in Katsina State said it has foiled a kidnapping attempt at Yan Shantuma village, in Danmusa lLocal Government Area and rescued seven victims. The spokesman of the command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement issued in Katsina on Wednesday. He said, ”On Wednesday, at about 4:30 pm, a distress call was received at the Danmusa…
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Defence
Police assure FRSC of collaboration in Enugu
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, has assured collaboration and cordial working relationship between the Nigeria Police and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). Uzuegbu gave the assurance on Wednesday in Enugu, when he received the new Sector Commander of FRSC Enugu State Command, Corps Commander Franklin Agbakoba, who paid him a familiarisation visit in his…
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Defence
Curfew: Police arrest 50 suspected violators in Jigawa
Some protesters in Jigawa returned to the streets in continuation of their protest in spite of the 24-hour curfew imposed by the state government on Friday. The Jigawa Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Lawan Shiisu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse that no fewer than 50 suspected hoodlums were arrested on Thursday. Shiisu, who also confirmed the return…
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Defence
Police, others wait for protesters at Gani Fawehunmi Park
The Police and other security agents, including newsmen, were present at Gani Fawehinmi Park early morning on Thursday, waiting for the Protesters endlessly. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who was at the venue at about 7.30 a.m., reports that the police, Civil Defence, Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps, and journalists were on ground waiting for the…
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Defence
Police nab fake army officer in Bauchi
Police have arrested a 30-year-old man, Aminu Mohammed, for allegedly parading as a Nigerian Army personnel for two years at Magaji Quarters in Bauchi Local Government Area of the state. SP Ahmed Wakil, spokesperson of the command, disclosed this to journalists on Thursday in Bauchi. He said that impersonation as such an act violates Sections 110(1) and 251 of the…
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Defence
Katsina police arrest 13-year-old suspected bandits’ informant
The police in Katsina State have arrested a 13-year-old boy, suspected to be providing information to armed bandits. ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the Public Relations Officer of the command , made this known in Katsina. “On July 3, the command, in collaboration with members of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps (KSCWC) attached to Dansoda village, Dandume Local Government Area (LGA),…
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Defence
Police investigate man over son’s death in Lagos
The Police in Lagos State have begun investigation into the death of a 19-year-old boy allegedly beaten to death by his father. The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. The spokesperson said that the Alagbado Police Division received a report on Tuesday, of the alleged crime.…
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Defence
Police confirm abduction of naval personnel, 7 others in A’Ibom
The Police command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the abduction of a naval rating and seven others in Ibaka Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Timfon John, confirmed the abduction in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Eket. She said that the victims were abducted on Monday, at…
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