Police

Police confirm kidnap of two in Niger

The Niger Police Command has confirmed the abduction of two residents of Doma village by gunmen in Lapai Local Government Area of the state. The Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, announced this in Minna on Saturday. Abiodun said on…

Borno: Police arrest eight suspected kidnappers

Borno Police Command, on Wednesday, said it had arrested eight suspected kidnappers in the state. Parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Maiduguri, the Police Commissioner in the state, Abdu Umar, said that the suspects were arrested by men…

AIG Ayim resumes duty at Zone16, Yenagoa

Assistant Inspector-General of Police Abraham Ayim on Tuesday in Yenagoa assumed duty as the new AIG, Zone 16, comprising Rivers and Bayelsa. Ayim’s appointment followed the death of the former AIG, Don Awunah, who died in an Abuja hospital in…

Borno: Police confirm arrest of Boko Haram suspect

The Borno Police Command says security operatives have arrested a Boko Haram suspect, Mubarak Alhaji Jubunai, in Gamborun Ngala Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Abdu Umar, confirmed this in Maiduguri on…

Man, 45, arraigned over alleged reckless driving

A combined team of police and military  operatives foiled a mission by bandits on the Kaduna-Abuja Highway on Monday. The team killed one of the bandits, recovered one AK-47 rifle and nine of their operational motorcycles. Police spokesman in Kaduna…