Police
Osun: Police arrest bank manager for N650.8m fraud
The Osun State Police Command has announced the arrest of Adeniyi Sunday, a manager at one of the First Bank branches in Osogbo, for alleged serial fraud and deception. According to a statement released on Tuesday in Osogbo by the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Umar Abba, Adeniyi Sunday, who resides at Army Barracks Area, Kelebe, […]
Anger as FIJ reporter spends seventh days in police cell
Activists, media stakeholders and other Nigerians have expressed anger over the prolonged detention of a reporter with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Daniel Ojukwu. The Director of the Nigeria Police Force-National Cyber Crime Centre, Uche Ifeanyi, on Tuesday, said the bail conditions for the detained journalist had not been met. Ifeanyi said this when quizzed […]
Sanwo-Olu, cleric preach against corruption
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Diocesan Bishop of Lagos, Rt. Revd. Ifedola Okupevi, on Monday, urged Christians to guide fellow Nigerians against wrongdoings, including corruption and immorality. The duo spoke at the opening ceremony of the Third Session of the 35th Synod of the Diocese of Lagos Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), […]
How drunken Police Inspector cut off wife’s hand for not giving him money
Mrs Hauwa Shagari, a pregnant mother of three young children will not forget Saturday, 27th April 2024 in a hurry. She had woken up and set out for that day’s activities but before that day ended, she was admitted to hospital battling for her life. Her husband, Ibrahim Shagari, a Police Inspector had cut off her wrist […]
FIJ reporter spends third night in police detention
A journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Daniel Ojukwu, has reportedly been taken into custody by the Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector General of Police. According to his employers, the FIJ, he is currently being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti in Lagos, on offences of alleged cybercrime. FIJ reported that […]
Police Arrest Suspected Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack Mastermind
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested the suspected mastermind of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack Ibrahim Abdullahi also known as Mande. The attack happened in March 2022 but at a news conference in Kaduna on Thursday, the Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the suspect was arrested at the Abuja-Kaduna Road flyover by Rido […]
Notorious motorcycle snatcher arrested in Ekiti
Bernard Shadrach, a notorious motorcycle thief, was apprehended by the Oye Divisional Police Headquarters in conjunction with residents of Trinity Hostel along Egbe Road, Oye-Ekiti. Shadrach was caught red-handed attempting to steal a motorcycle from a commercial rider. According to DSP Abutu Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Shadrach and his accomplice specialized in snatching […]
Gunmen Kill Police Inspector in Rivers
On Thursday, the Rivers State Police Command reported that unidentified gunmen had fatally shot one of its officers, Sunday Baba. The Command issued a concise statement via its official handle, disclosing that Mr. Baba, a police inspector stationed at Rumuolumeni area, tragically lost his life while on duty on Wednesday. Expressing the sober reality faced […]
Gunmen kill one, injure two Ogun chiefs
Gunmen reportedly killed one person and injured two local chiefs in a Thursday afternoon attack on the Oluke community in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. The state’s Police Command has commenced an investigation into the attack. According to a source within the community on Sunday, the attack, which occurred on Thursday, left […]
FCT police confirm receipt of N20m bounty placed on wanted kidnappers by Wike
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, CP Benneth C. Igweh, has announced that the command has received the N20 million bounty previously offered by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike for the capture of two notorious kidnappers. This revelation was made in a statement issued on Thursday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh. Adeh […]