Police

Casio, police seize counterfeit Casio products in Lagos

In what was torrential rain and subsequent flooding, Nigerian Police authorities with the support of Casio’s Anti-Counterfeit and Fraud team successfully conducted multiple operations on outlets trading in illegal and very substandard Casio Calculators in the Nigerian market. Authorities conducted…

Campaign: Police ban quasi-security outfits in Borno

The Police Command in Borno has banned the engagement of quasi-security outfits by political parties and their candidates for electioneering campaign in the state. The Commisioner of Police, Mr Abdu Umar stated this during a monthly Police Officers’ Conference in…

Kidnappers abduct three police officers in Ogun

No fewer than three policemen were said to have been abducted in broad daylight by some unknown gunmen in Ogun State. It was gathered that the police officers were abducted on Thursday at Wasinmi, in Ewekoro Local Government Area of…

Prof who assaulted police orderly sent to prison

A magistrate’s court sitting in Wuse, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has remanded Prof Zainab Duke Abiola in Suleja Prison over the assault of Inspector Teju Moses, a police orderly attached to her. The professor was arraigned alongside her domestic…

Niger: Police arrest suspected notorious car thief

The police command in Niger has arrested a roadside mechanic suspected to be a notorious car thief. The command’s spokesman, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, said in a statement on Friday in Minna that the suspect (name withheld) stole his customer’s Toyota…

Police arrest 2 serial kidnappers in Ondo State

Police in Ondo State say they have arrested two 35-year-old serial kidnappers, Olaoye Oluwatosin and Taiwo Olamide. The suspects allegedly kidnapped three persons in Ofosu, Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State between 2021 and 2022. Police spokesperson, SP Funmilayo…