The Police Command in Ogun State has raised concerns over a significant increase in reports of missing persons in the State. CSP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Tuesday. She explained that the command had noticed an unprecedented rise in the number of missing persons across all age … Read more
The Nigerian Navy says its personnel deployed around Agbura community in Bayelsa, have rescued nine passengers comprising eight policemen and one civilian. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Adams-Aliu said its personnel also recovered three rifles belonging to the policemen during the search … Read more
Mr Wilfred Afolabi, Commissioner of Police (CP) in Ondo State, says no fewer than 19 suspects have been arrested in connection to the Owo cult clash which occurred on Monday. Afolabi, the newly-deployed CP, disclosed this on Tuesday in Akure while speaking with newsmen during his resumption as the 45th Ondo CP. Recall … Read more
The Police Command in the FCT has confirmed the death of two people from an explosion that rocked Tsangayar Sani Uthman Islamiyya School in Byazhin area of Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. She said the tragic incident … Read more
A Federal High Court in Abuja has set January 13 for the hearing of a ₦300 million fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by detained singer Darlington Achakpo, widely known as Speed Darlington. Henzodaily reports that the lawsuit is directed against the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. Justice Musa Liman fixed the date following a request … Read more
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory says it has arrested 50 suspects over theft of manhole covers in Abuja. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of FCT, Mr Olatunji Disu, stated this at a media briefing on Monday in Abuja. Disu said that a targetted operation by operatives of the command led … Read more
The Police Command in Rivers has said that 18 persons were severely injured in a gas explosion which occurred in Oroazi community in Port Harcourt. The incident occurred on Sunday evening at a gas refilling shop, causing significant damage to nearby buildings. The latest explosion follows a series of gas and Improvised Explosive … Read more
No fewer than 18 kidnap victims have been rescued from the hands of bandits in Katsina State after the state police command foiled kidnap attempt along the Funtua-Gusau highway in Zamfara State. The Command also succeeded in recovering an unspecified number of rustled animals after foiling cattle rustling attempt at Gidan Gada village … Read more
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has detained a woman for allegedly abandoning her one-day old baby along a bush path in Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. She said the abandoned one-day-old baby was … Read more
The Police Command in Kaduna State on Saturday dismissed a viral post alleging the arrest of a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) who purportedly went to give firearms to bandits and kidnappers. The police, in a statement issued by the Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, described the video as fake and intended to mislead the … Read more