The Zamfara State Police Command has warned that one of the most wanted bandit kingpins, Bello Turjii, is not a policeman even though he wears police uniforms. According to a statement issued by the Poloce Public Relations Officer, PPRO,…
The Police Command in Anambra has reported the neutralisation of one suspect and the recovery of a pump-action gun, along with two motorcycles, in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer in…
The Police on Monday arraigned five men – Femi Oyelere, 35, Sulaimon Olomitutu, 35, Sulaimon Okotami, 35, Babatunde Adeleye, 28 and Tunde Lateef, 30 – before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, over alleged unlawful possession of guns. The defendants,…
A man attempting to snatch a phone from the owner was knocked down by a car while crossing Zoo Road in Kano. Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the Kano State Police Command spokesman, confirmed the incident on his social media handles on…
The Nigeria Police Force has expressed its commitment to tackling kidnapping and rescuing kidnap victims unhurt. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the spokesperson of the Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. “In the wake of the abduction…
Operatives of the Rivers Police Command have killed a notorious armed robber and kingpin of Greenland cult gang, Silas Oderereke, alias “General” in a gun duel while he was resisting arrest in Odereke community of Ahoada-West Local Government Area of…
A Jimeta Chief Magistrate Court, Yola, Adamawa State, on Friday sentenced three men to 10, seven and five years imprisonment for conspiring and stealing household items. The convicts, Aliyu Adamu, 24, Ahmed Musa, 18, and Adamu Aliyu, 21, all…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspected armed robbers terrorising Ikorodu and its environs. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Friday. He said the suspects were arrested by the…
Soldiers of the Nigerian Army reportedly tortured and brutalized a serving police officer, ASP Edet Inyang, for alleged ‘wrong parking’. Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, said he has petitioned the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, over…
Leaders from Enenurhie community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State have alleged extra-judicial killing of their son. The deceased, Mr. Oyibo Diamond, a father of five, was arrested and detained on December 20, 2023, at Ughelli A…
