Police
Armed herdsmen abduct three policemen, steal rifles in Delta state
Three mobile policemen attached to PMF 51, Oghara, have reportedly been abducted by suspected herdsmen in the Ohoror community along the East-West Road in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The kidnappers also seized the service AK47 rifles with ammunition belonging to the abducted officers, adding to the growing concerns of insecurity […]
Police Gun Down Wanted Kidnap Kingpin Terrorising FCT
Operatives of the Nigerian Police attached to the Department of Force Intelligence – Intelligence Response Team (DFI-IRT) as well as anti-violent crimes section, anti-kidnapping section and other state commands have neutralised a wanted kidnap kingpin, Mai Gemu also known as Godara. It was learnt that the kidnap kingpin was killed at about 1:40am on Friday […]
Police arrest Yoruba Nation agitator responsible for 2023 attack in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Olamilekan Odofin who was declared wanted after an attack in the state on January 9, 2023. Recall that Odofin and other miscreants masquerading as Yoruba Nation Agitators attacked and disrupted social and commercial activities in the Ojota area of the state. At least one person […]
Police arrest another ‘kidnapper’ in Abuja, rescue abducted resident
The federal capital territory (FCT) police command says its operatives have arrested another suspected kidnapper. Haruna Garba, the FCT commissioner of police, announced the development while speaking to reporters on Wednesday. He said on Sunday, police operatives from the Iddo division received a distress call that some armed men in a black-coloured Toyota Corolla vehicle […]
Abuja explosion not bomb related — Police
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said the explosion that occurred near a refuse dump outside the Bureau of Public Enterprise premises in Maitama area of Abuja was not bomb related.The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT. SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.She said a […]
Police service commission appoints DIG, promotes 1,897 senior officers
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of Dasuki Galadanci as Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), and the promotion of 1,897 senior polices officers. Ikechukwu Ani, the head of press and public relations of PSC, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the new DIG, appointed to represent the […]
IGP orders deployment of 54 ACPs to zones, command nationwide
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of 54 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to police commands and zones nationwide. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the deployed ACPs would head the Intelligence Department of the […]
Police Arrest LG Chair For Alleged Attempt To Assassinate Benue Speaker
Police authorities have arrested two suspects including a local government chairman over an alleged plot to assassinate the Speaker of the Benue House of Assembly Aondona Hycenth Dajoh “Preliminary investigations revealed that the Local Government Chairman allegedly contracted a militia with the sinister intention of eliminating the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, […]
BREAKING: Nigerian Police Arrest Three Kidnappers In Abuja, 16 Other Suspects, Recover Sophisticated Firearms
The Nigeria Police Force has said it has arrested three Bwari-based kidnappers with 13 other suspects arrested for various offences and recovered significant arsenal of arms and ammunition including a general purpose machine gun (GPMG).Parading the suspects and weapons recovered on Saturday at the Force Headquarters, the Police spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said arrest followed the […]
IGP launches special intervention squad to tackle insecurity in FCT
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Kayode Egbetokun on Wednesday inaugurated a Special Intervention Squad (SIS) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to address the increasing rate of crime in the territory. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Abuja, Egbetokun said the squad was made up of trained, well-equipped and highly mobile police officers. According to […]