By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) has reiterated its commitment to collaborating closely with the Nigerian Police Force to uphold peace and security in Plateau State. This was emphasized during a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police, Plateau State Command, CP...
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The Police Command in Kaduna State has arrested five suspected Kidnappers and one suspected car snatcher. The Command’s Spokesperson ASP Mansir Hassan confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. Hassan said, ” On June. 15, at about 18:10 hours, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO)...
With an estimated population of over 14 million people, Kano Sate is bigger than many countries in Africa such as Togo (8.4 million) Benin Republic (13.4 million), Lesotho (2.4 million) Gabon (2.4 million), among others. During electioneering campaigns, it is said that the fear of Kano is the...
The Kano State Police Command has commended residents for their peaceful behaviour as Emirs Muhammad Sanusi II and Aminu Bayero presided over Friday prayers simultaneously in Kano. Both Emirs are laying claim to the throne. While Sanusi was reinstated by Gov. Abba Yusuf, Bayero is contesting his dethronement...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 30-year old suspect who allegedly masterminded the killing of six corps members during the 2011 post election violence. The suspect, according to the Police, led a group of youth who were armed with dangerous weapons to...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Police Command has discovered and ransacked a fraud academy as well as the operations of the Internet fraudsters in Makurdi. The Commissioner of Police in the State, Hassan Steve Yabanet, disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing newsmen at the...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has placed a N10 million bounty on the killers of two policemen in the state, promising to fish out the culprits. Governor Mbah said the state government would use every resource at its disposal to bring the killers to book. He announced the...
The police command in Anambra has arrested 16 notorious cultists and declared 21 others wanted following intensified efforts to end the resurgence of cult-related killings in Awka, the state capital. This is contained in a press release made available to journalists in Awka on Saturday by the...
Kaduna State Police Command has arrested two notorious gunrunners and recovered firearms, its spokesperson, Mr Mansir Hassan, said in a statement on Monday in Kaduna. “On April 4, diligent Police operatives, acting on credible intelligence, intercepted one Alkali Danladi, aged 45, of Ungwan Hayatu village, Yarkasuwa, Lere Local Government,...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Acting Executive Chairman Benue State Internal Revenue Service, (BIRS), Mr. Emmanuel Agema has sought strong collaboration with the police to enable them perform maximally. The BIRS Executive Chairman spoke on Friday during a familiarization visit to the newly posted Commissioner of...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has handed over motorcycles to security agencies to combat crime in hard-to-reach areas in the territory. Wike handed over the motorcycles to the six Area Councils of the FCT and security agencies in Abuja on Monday. The...
Police in Oyo State are on the trail of sponsors of Yoruba nation agitators who invaded government secretariat in Ibadan on Saturday. The agitators invaded the Oyo State House of Assembly complex located inside the secretariat and hoisted their flag there in an attempt to take over...
The Police Command in Kano State has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the alleged beheading of a minor, Mohammed Saidu, by an Almajiri at Kanwa village, Madobi Local Government Area. The Commissioner of Police in the state Mr Usaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The Police Command in Plateau have arrested 66 suspected members of Sara-Suka, a cult group operating within Jos North Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr Steve Yabanet, disclosed this on Friday in Jos. He said that the suspects were apprehended...
Kano State Police Command has arrested 54 suspects who are planning to disrupt the Hauwan Daushe in different parts of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Usaini Gumel, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria NAN in Kano on Thursday....
The Police Command in Imo on Tuesday, said it had arrested a suspected terrorist, who has been on its wanted list for long. The command’s spokesman, ASP Henry Okoye, said the suspect, Chidebere Nwuzor, 38, is a notorious member of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the armed group...
Cross River Police command has beefed up security across the State preparatory to the celebration of Easter festival. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Gyogon Grimah, made this known in Calabar on Monday. According to him, the tactical teams of the Police as well as other regular formations have...
The Police Command in Ogun said it had killed five suspected kidnappers and rescued the victim, a poultry manager Tunde Osifowokan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that suspected gunmen invaded a poultry on Monday and abducted the farm manager in Odogbolu Local Government Area of...
Police in Akwa Ibom State have rescued four kidnap victims in the last one month. One of them is a woman who faked her own kidnap. They also arrested 52 suspects for various crimes. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Waheed Ayilara, told a news conference in...
A suspected money ritual killer on Thursday in Abeokuta narrated how he and other accomplices lured seven women to their deaths through a dating application. The 32-year-old, who was paraded by the police command in Ogun, confessed to being a member of a ritualist gang which specialised in...