Firearms
2 Nov
The Police Command in Bauchi State, says it has neutralised six hoodlums in a crackdown against criminal elements in Ningi Local Government Area of the state. The police operatives also recovered arms and ammunition during the operations. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Awwal Musa, stated this at a news conference on Friday in…
20 Oct
The Centre for Human and Socio-economic Rights (CHSR) on Sunday faulted the National Assembly on a bill seeking firearms for personnel of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The National President of the CHSR, Mr Alex Omotehinse, expressed this position at a news conference in Lagos Omotehinse said that the bill to allow FRSC officials carry…
19 Oct
Troops of the Nigerian Army have apprehended a female firearms courier and her accomplice at the Barikin Ladi Motor Park in Plateau State, disrupting a weapons smuggling network. Security expert Zagazola Makama disclosed the arrests on Saturday morning through a post on his official X account. "In a series of well-coordinated operations, troops of the…
4 Oct
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra Command, has arrested five suspected illegal private security guard
21 Sep
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested two political thugs ahead of the governorship election in Edo State. The spokesman of the Nigeria Police, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed their arrest in a post on X in the early hours of Saturday. READ ALSO: Counterfeit drugs fuel Nigerians’ healthcare nightmare "The Nigeria Police Force has made a…
14 Aug
A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year old panel beater, Bitrus Atu to two years imprisonment for unlawful possession of a pistol and smoking of hemp. READ ALSO:Abuja court jails five Internet fraudsters The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Atu after he pleaded guilty the crime. The magistrate did…
15 Apr 2024
Operatives of the Owerri Urban Divisional Police headquarters, Imo State, in conjunction with local vigilante group have arrested a suspected armed robber, Izea John Chukwuebuka, 23.
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