Two police officers were among four people killed Friday in a shooting that sparked panic and a police lockdown in a sleepy eastern Canadian city, as the nation grapples with rising gun violence. Residents of the Brookside neighbourhood of Fredericton, New Brunswick woke to the sounds of multiple gunshots. Witnesses told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation […]
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The public relations officer of the Nigeria police force,Jimoh Moshood, says Senate President Bukola Saraki still has a case to answer on his alleged link with suspects arrested over robbery in Offa, Kwara state. Moshood said this in response to a letter dated June 23, 2018, where Mohammed U.E, director, public prosecution of the federation, wrote […]
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The Nigerian Police Force on Wednesday arraigned Senator Dino Melaye before an Abuja High Court sitting in Apo, on six counts bordering on attempted suicide, attempt to escape from custody and damage of police property. The prosecution counsel, Alex Izinyonu, said Melaye escaped from police custody on April 24, 2018, after he broke the glass […]
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Speaking on a Channels TV programme on Wednesday, the spokesman of the Nigeria police force, Jimoh Moshood, says the siege at the house of Senate President Bukola Saraki was “stage-managed for public sentiments”. In the early hours of Tuesday, some police vehicles and officers were seen stationed at the entrance of the senate president’s residence in […]
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Senate President, Bukola Saraki has reacted to the summon of the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris dated July 23. Saraki was asked to appear at the office of intelligence response team (IRT) in Abuja by 8am on Tuesday “for further investigation” into robbery incident that took place in Offa, Kwara state, in April. Reacting to […]
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The Kogi State Police Command has summoned Senator Dino Melaye to report at the State Criminal and Investigation Department after his armed guards fired on a team of policemen on patrol duties in the state. A police sergeant was the victim of the shooting, the police said and is recuperating in the hospital. The Kogi […]
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The Police in Taraba on Saturday said it had arrested four persons in connection with the recent killings in Lau Local Government Area of the state. David Misal, Pspokesman of the command, who disclosed this in a statement in Jalingo, confirmed the killing of 17 persons in the attack and several houses burnt by the bandits. […]
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The Police Command in Kebbi on Thursday confirmed that a suspected herdsman had killed a policeman, Umaru Danladi, at Kaoge in Bagudo Local Government Area of the state. It said the herder, Babuga Kuaara, had already been arrested for the alleged offence, adding that the policeman was attached to the Kaoje Police Division in Bagudo […]
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The Police Command in the FCT has arrested and dismissed a policeman who allegedly killed an NYSC member, Angela Igwetu, in Abuja. Miss Igwetu, who was allegedly shot in the early hours of Wednesday around Ceddi Plaza by a police officer, was rushed to the Garki Hospital where she died. The Commissioner of Police, Sadiq […]
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The Senate on Tuesday said it would revisit calls for State Police and design framework for mopping up 350 million light weapons suspected to be in circulation within Nigeria. President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, made this known while welcoming senators to plenary after a three-week Eid-el-Fitr recess, according to the News Agency of […]
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