The Nigerian Police has approved three new commands for the Delta State Police Command namely, Agbor, Ozoro and Sapele. They were created from and added to the existing area commands in Asaba, Ughelli and Warri, making a total of six area commands in the state. Commissioner of Police, Delta State, Zanna Ibrahim, disclosed this yesterday,…

Kebbi State Police Command has arrested suspected kidnappers and rescued two of their victims. Parading the suspects before newsmen at the Command’s headquarters in Birnin Kebbi, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mustapha Suleiman, said the command swung into action after receiving a report from the victim’s father that Ekene Christopher, 10 and Chizara Nwori,…

As the call for the abolition of Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) heightens, a lawyer, Fredrick Egbe of Asifo Egbe, Egbe & Co, and his mother, Alero Rita, have accused some police officers and Divisional Police Officer (DPO) attached to the ‘A’ Division, Warri, Delta State Police Command of circumventing justice in a case of…

Two days after the deadly clashes in three Adamawa communities of Lawaru, Dong and Kiken, residents and the police yesterday continued to trade blame over the poor handling of security in the area. An official of Numan Local Council Area accused the police of failing to act during the attacks, which occurred on December 4.…

The Police Command in Bayelsa says it has arrested three suspects linked to Dec. 2 assassination of a prominent cattle dealer, Alhaji Jibril Abdulkarim and three others. The Police Commissioner in the state Mr Asuquo Amba made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenogoa on Monday. Amba said…

The Bayelsa Government has called on the Police and other security agencies to apprehend the killers of a prominent cattle dealer, Alhaji Jibril Abdulkarim, and three of his aides. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the cattle dealer and three of his aides were shot dead at his private abattoir in Yenagoa on…

The Police Command in Osun on Monday said it had arrested one Joseph Mark, a 25-year-old undergraduate of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo, who beheaded his mother on Sunday. The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Folashade Odoro, told newsmen in Osogbo that the incident happened at about 6:30 am, at No 25, Zone…

The Nigerian Navy on Friday said it had arrested a 27- year-old man, Yohanna Ahmadu, for allegedly attempting to defraud one Adamu Ibrahim, during the last naval recruitment exercise. The suspect, according to the statement issued by the Director, Naval Information, Navy Capt. Suleiman Dahun, said the suspect allegedly defrauded his victim of N50, 000…

Police in Kogi yesterday paraded 20 suspects for criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and kidnapping, unlawful possession of firearms and culpable homicide.Exhibit recovered included four AK47; four pump action, two pistols and 200 live ammunitions, one dane gun and two double barrels.

A magistrate’s court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday, arraigned three persons over their alleged involvement in the death of 10 people including nine police officers.

The Nigeria Police Force, Kwara State command has read the riot acts to all would be law breakers, miscreants and the likes to shun unruly acts during eid-el Kabir celebration in the state or face severe penalty.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed the governorship election in Edo State earlier scheduled for September 10th to Wednesday, September 28th siting security concerns