By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The police in Nasarawa State have arrested two suspected rapists who allegedly had unlawful canal knowledge of a 15-year old girl in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the development in a statement issued to our...
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By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Director General, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council in Bauchi State, Farouk Mustapha, has said that one person was killed during a campaign rally of the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Sadique Abubakar, at Duguri town, in Alkaleri Local Government Area,...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – The Police Ebonyi State have killed no fewer than three 3 gunmen and arrested two suspects in an operation in the state. The police also recovered two AK-47 riffle, one locally made pistol, one AK-47 magazine, 30 AK-47 live ammunition, 20 AK-47 expended ammunition...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has directed the Commissioner of Police, Lagos, Idowu Owohunwa, to conduct a full investigation into the Akere fire incident and fish out the perpetrators. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, visited the scene of the midnight inferno that...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The police authority in Zamfara State has confirmed the killing of SP Kazeem Raheem, the Maru Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Maru LGA of the state. The bandits also killed a Police Inspector, Rabi’u Umar, who was attached to the division. The police spokesman,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command has arrested six armed robbery suspects, who specialised in dispossessing unsuspecting residents of their valuables within Ajegunle and Alaba-Rago area. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday. SP Hundeyin identified...
The Anti Cultism and Kidnapping Squad (ACKS) of the Police Command in Cross River has arrested a notorious kidnap kingpin, five years after he was declared wanted. The SP Ogini Chukwuma led ACKS, acting through intelligence, had stormed the hideout of the kingpin, Kufre Etim, also called Romance, where...
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has donated the sum of N70 million to families of the three slain police officers and one injured Officer at the Rumuokoro flyover bridge in Port Harcourt. Wike on Tuesday presented the cheque of N20 million to each widow of the three slain officers...
Police in Sokoto State say they are prosecuting at least 10 persons suspected to be political thugs. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Sanusi Abubakar stated in Sokoto on Monday that the arrest and prosecution of the suspects were in line with the directives of the Commissioner of Police,...
Suspected hoodlums on Monday attacked and destroyed Property of some PDP chieftains at Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who visited some of the affected houses reported that no live was lost. It was, however, observed that the houses suffered considerable...
The Police Command in Enugu State has nabbed two male suspects possessing, transacting and selling counterfeited redesigned N1,000 notes within a council area in Enugu State. The suspects were in possession of counterfeited 180 pieces of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) newly- redesigned N1,000 notes, with face value...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – The Oyo State Police Police Command has uncovered plans by hoodlums to attack and loot banks, shopping mails, INEC offices and other facilities in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Ibadan....
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the rescue of the remaining four abducted pupils of Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) Primary School Alwaza, Doma Local Government Area. DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state made the confirmation to newsmen on Friday in Lafia....
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Police in Bauchi State have killed thirteen suspected kidnappers at various locations across the State within two months, while six kidnapped victims were rescued. Fourteen different rifles, including 10 AK-47, were recovered within the period during several operations. The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi One person has been killed and one other injured after they were shot during the campaign rally of the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) t Akuyam town in Misau Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The Bauchi State Police Command confirmed the incident...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspected cultists at Licking Fingers Joint, close to the Federal Polytechnic, Gwallameji Area of the state. The Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, stated this in a statement made available...
The Police Command in Edo has announced the rescue of the President, Igueben area Customary Court, Mrs Precious Aigbonga, who was abducted on Jan. 9, on Benin-Ugoneki-Eguaholor-Ugieghudu-Ebelle Road. The command said in a statement on Friday in Benin by its spokesman, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, that two victims of recent...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kastina – The Katsina State Police Command has commenced investigation into the attack on policemen by miscreants that led to the death of one person in Katsina. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Shehu Umar-Nadada, stated this in a statement through the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The police in Bauchi State said its operatives in collaboration with other security agents in the state have killed many suspected kidnappers and bandits during an attack it launched on their enclaves at Dajin Madam and at the famous Yankari Game Reserve’s forest in...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – The Police command in Ogun State have arrested three suspects over an alleged attempt to kill a police officer, Akinpelu Sunday, while carrying out his duties at Orile Imo in Obafemi- Owode LGA of the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the...