police
29 Dec
The Nasarawa State Police Command on Friday confirmed the rescue of a lecturer with the state university in Keffi, Isaac Igbawua, from his kidnappers. The Nasarawa Police in a statement signed by the spokesperson, DSP Ramhan Nansel, also said it has arrested a notorious criminal identified as Daniel Favour Chukwuebuka. According to Nansel, unidentified armed…
29 Dec
Kano State Police Command has dismantled a human trafficking syndicate, arrested nine suspects and rescued seven victims. The Command, in a statement, said the syndicate specialised in the abduction, buying and selling of minors. Speaking at a news conference in Kano on Thursday, Kano State Police Commissioner, CP Muhammad Usain Gumel, said that preliminary investigations…
28 Dec
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspected cable thief. The Lagos Police said operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) arrested the suspect around 1:00 pm on Wednesday while on routine patrol of the Third Mainland Bridge. The Police retrieved four bounded strands of cables from him. "The arrest of…
27 Dec
Men of the Rivers State Police Command, have raided a criminal hideout, arresting two kingpins, and recovered arms and ammunition after an attack at Odani junction in Elelenwo in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that the command received a formal complaint from a victim who had been robbed of his…
26 Dec
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command said it arrested four suspected traffic robbers at Ojota, Lagos on Sunday, 24 December 2023. Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, in a statement, said the suspects were arrested after victims alerted RRS bike riders on patrol at MKO Abiola’s…
24 Dec
The Police Command in Jigawa, says it has arrested 26 persons for alleged phone snatching, theft, burglary and drug abuse in the state.
20 Dec
The Anti cultism unit of Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 30 years old Ademuyiwa Sodiq Akanni a member of one of the proscribed cult group in Ogun State. The police spokesperson Omolola Odutola disclosed that the suspect was arrested in Adigbe area of the state after Credible information regarding the presence of suspected…
19 Dec
The Police Command in Jigawa has arrested two suspects for allegedly harbouring a suspected kidnapper and armed robber in the Gumel Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesman of the Command, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the arrest in a statement in Dutse on Tuesday. He said that operatives of the command arrested the suspects,…
15 Dec
The Delta State Government has reaffirmed the suspension of all forms of levies for motorcycle operators otherwise known as okada and tricycle riders in the state. This was made known on Friday in a statement issued by the Delta State Government on X. "Delta State Government warns against unauthorized collection of fees from motorcycle and…
22 Nov
The Police in Ondo State on Tuesday said it had read the riot act to some political elements planning to cause unrest by mobilising youths for their selfish interest in the state. SP. Funmilayo Odunlami- Omisanya, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the Ondo State Command, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen…
17 Nov
The Borno Police and Immigration officials in an unexpected turn of events are said to have engaged each other in a wild shootout in Maiduguri, the state capital on Friday.
14 Nov
The hit-and-run driver who killed two sweepers of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) at their duty post on the Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway on Monday has surrendered himself to the Police. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin. "The suspect who drove the vehicle with number…
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