NIGERIA – The inspector-general of police (IGP), Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of armed personnel to safeguard stations along the Abuja-Kaduna rail services. The force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Sunday, said the operatives would be drawn from the police mobile force, K-9, force intelligence bureau, explosive ordinance unit and railway police […]
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The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Sunday confirmed the rescue of six victims earlier abducted by terrorists on Saturday night in Funtua Local Government Area of the state. The six victims were part of the 19 worshippers abducted by terrorists around 7.40 pm on Saturday from a mosque at Maigamji […]
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The Nigeria Police has said it deserves commendation for its role in the Osun governorship election. Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi stated in a tweet Sunday morning after the conclusion of the poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the results Sunday morning. Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defeated Governor […]
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The Lagos State Police have arrested two herders at the Age Mowo area of Badagry. The cattle rearers were taken into custody on Monday over the alleged killing of a man. A video seen by newsmen shows the lifeless body of the victim on the ground as mourners gathered. Police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin provided […]
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A former Deputy Senate President of Nigeria, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, have been arrested by the United Kingdom for organ harvesting. The metropolitan police who made known the arrest on Thursday said the duo was charged with conspiring to bring a child to the UK in order to harvest organs. The […]
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The former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has been promoted to the position of assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG). Magu’s promotion was confirmed in a statement issued by the Police Service Commission (PSC) on Monday. PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, in the statement, said Magu was promoted alongside some […]
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The Police Command in Edo State Sunday, said its operatives have killed five suspected kidnappers during a gun battle. Police Public Relations Officer, Bello Kontongs, in a statement on Sunday, said the incident happened in Ovia North-East Local Government of the state when the suspected kidnappers attempted to abduct an expatriate working with Okumo Oil […]
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The Nigerian Police Force bhave reacted to the alarming trend of ladies allegedly sleeping with dogs for money. For the past few days, new media has been filled with disturbing videos of ladies having sexual intercourse with dogs. Some reports had that some ladies travel to Dubai, Lekki area of Lagos state to sleep with […]
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Not less than nine men suspected to be kidnappers, have been apprehended in Ogun State. The Ogun State Police Command said the suspects were “members of a notorious kidnap syndicate terrorising residents of Ogun State.” The command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the syndicate used to operate along the Abeokuta-Ayetoro road, where many residents had been […]
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Usman Alkali Baba, Inspector-General of Police, has ordered the dismissal of nine policemen over allegations that they were the ones demanding wage increase and planning to lead the rank and file into an industrial action. It is understood that the police headquarters had ‘sleepless nights’ in March over threats that the junior officers would embark […]
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