Tag: police
Another Police station razed in Imo State despite Governor’s threat
Reports affirm that gunmen have set yet another police station ablaze in Imo State. Sources say the facility is the Divisional Police Station in Orji.
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One feared dead, as Police arrest suspects attempting to burn station...
A yet-to-be-identified motorcyclist was allegedly shot dead by a policeman in the Ile-Epo area along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Lagos State, on Monday.
The National News...
Police IG warns of impending terror attacks in Abuja and Jos
The Acting-Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has issued an alert notice to commissioners of police across the country, as terror elements plan...
Police restores peace at Kabusa following Mobs’ protest
The Police Command of the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday, 18th May, 2021 restored calm at Kabusa axis following a violent protest by some...
Police rescues girl caged for eight months by Guardian
Police operatives in Sokoto State have rescued a 12-year-old girl, Joy Emmanuel, who was caged for eight months by her guardians at their home...
Police nab six kidnap suspects in Abuja
Six Kidnap kingpins responsible for abductions and kidnappings both in Gwagwalada and Kwali Council areas have been arrested by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)...
Police dismisses rumour of bandit attack on Abuja residents
The Police in the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday urged residents of Bwari Area Council of the FCT to remain calm and not get...
University of Abuja was never attacked – Police
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says there is no report of attack by bandits on the University of Abuja.
The Police...
Four arrested for allegedly stripping female Police Inspector
A female police inspector, Bosede Ajayi has been reportedly stripped naked by four suspected hoodlums in Akure, the Ondo state capital.
Vanguard gathered that the...
U.S. probes Police Practices after George Floyd Killing
Federal Justice Department will investigate whether the department has engaged in a pattern of unconstitutional policing.
This follows national outrage over the killing of Mr...
Police rescue 15 kidnapped persons in Kaduna
The police command in Kaduna State has rescued 15 kidnapped persons and recovered 32 cows.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, said this...
Police arrest 154 suspects for armed robbery, other crimes in Kano
The police command in Kano State says it arrested 154 suspects for armed robbery and other crimes in the last three months.
DSP Abdullahi Haruna,...
Police dismantles road blocks on Lagos-Badagry expressway
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, on Saturday ordered the dismantling of all illegal police road blocks on Lagos-Badagry expressway.
The...
Police redeploys DPO for harassing citizens
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered the immediate redeployment of CSP Francis Ani, the Divisional Police Officer, Onipanu Division,...
Police, hunters’ clash claim 3 in Oyo
Three residents of Okeho town in Kajola local government area, Oyo State and a policeman have been reportedly killed in a clash between the...
Guyuk, Lamurde violence: 16 arrested in Adamawa
The Adamawa State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 16 suspects in connection with the recent communal conflicts in Guyuk and Lamurde local...
Of Police Greed, Corruption and the EFCC
By Demola Abdulkadir
Fellow Nigerians, the hope and future of Nigeria has not been so dampened by corruption as orchestrated by the Economic and Financial...
