Nigeria police
18 Oct 2023
The Nigeria Police Force has said it will investigate an allegation of a Police Inspector’s wife selling cannabis and other substances inside a station in Kogi State. This was made known by Force spokesperson Olumuyiwa Adejobi. Adejobi said this while responding to a post by an X user who commented on a report by Sahara…
17 Oct 2023
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested eight suspects for various criminal offences within the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Tuesday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that police operatives, serving in the Anti-Cultism Squad, on Oct. 15 at about 1:44 p.m. arrested eight suspects…
20 Sep 2023
The Nigeria Police Force has said it deeply mourns victims of the recent attack on security operatives in Imo State. The event has resulted in the tragic loss of precious lives of officers from various security agencies who have been dedicated to ensuring peace and protecting lives in Imo State. It has therefore vowed to…
20 Sep 2023
The Rivers State Police Command has said that it is investigating a TikTok video alleging that its officers abducted and held a man for ransom. In the video titled "How I was abducted by the Nigerian Police", the Tiktoker, who named @thekaypersona said that he was picked up by police officers while on a boat…
20 Sep 2023
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has urged the public to use their discretion when interacting with others on dating apps. The Police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, advised the public to be very careful as failure to do this could lead to blackmail and extortion. "The Nigeria Police Force condemns these acts of sextortion,…
20 Sep 2023
The Osun State Police Command has called on members of the public who are in possession of illegal firearms to submit them at the Divisional Police Headquarters nearest to them. This was disclosed in a statement by spokesperson for the Commissioner of Police Osun State Command, Osogbo, Opalola Yemisi Olawo. Olawo said it is in…
19 Sep 2023
The Police Command in Plateau, has arrested two other medical doctors in connection with the alleged harvest of vital human organs by one Noah Kekere, a suspected quack doctor. DSP Alabo Alfred, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday in Jos. Alabo said that…
18 Sep 2023
Lagos State Police Command on Monday set up a special investigative team to probe the death of Afrobeats musician, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba popularly known as Mohbad. The Police in a statement said the 13-man investigative team is expected to submit an interim report within two weeks. "The panel will also identify witnesses, culprits if any…
18 Sep 2023
About 20 people, including three secondary students, have been feared dead in renewed clashes between the Eiye and Aiye confraternities in Sagamu, Ogun State, according to an eyewitness. But the spokesperson of the Ogun State Police Command, SP Omolola Odutola, said the number of those killed was not up to 20 and did not give…
18 Sep 2023
The spokesperson of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), Muyiwa Adejobi, on Monday said that anyone who is indicted in the death of Afrobeats musician, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba known as Mohbad will not go unpunished. Adejobi said this while reacting to a post on X (formerly Twitter) which many Nigerians await the outcome of police investigation…
16 Sep 2023
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), and the Nigeria police, have again pledged to work together to rid the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), of crime and criminality.
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