Three people were killed in southwestern France on Friday when a gunman held up a car, opened fire on police and then took hostage in a supermarket, screaming “Allahu Akbar”. Police later stormed the supermarket in the small town of Trebes and Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said on Twitter that the attacker had been killed. A source […]
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The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has suspended by one month, the withdrawal of policemen attached to VIPs across the country. The suspension of the order, which was billed to be immediate, when announced on Monday, followed Idris’ meeting with the Commanders of Police Mobile Force (PMF), Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) and Special Protection Unit […]
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The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has seriously warned all police unit commanders against flouting the order to withdraw personnel from VIPs as well as political and public office holders. The was given at a meeting with the police mobile force (PMF), special protection unit (SPU) and counter-terrorism unit (CTU) commanders in Abuja on Tuesday. […]
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At a press conference on Monday, Jimoh Moshood, force public relations officer, said a case of criminal conspiracy and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms have been filed against Senator Dino Melaye at a federal high court, Lokoja, the state capital. He said the police filed the action following the confession of two “dreaded” thugs who […]
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The Inspector-General of Police ( I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of all policemen attached to Very Important Personalities (VIPs), political and public office holders in the country. Idris gave the order at the monthly meeting with Commissioners of Police and above on Monday in Abuja. “A directive for the withdrawal of […]
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There was tension in the Ojota area of Lagos state following a violent clash between two groups at Scavengers Land, near New Garage. Mohammed Ali, the state deputy commissioner of police (operations), confirmed this to NAN, saying 100 persons have been arrested in connection with the incident. He said the arrested persons had been transferred to the […]
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The Borno state command of the Nigeria Police Force, has given hint that Boko Haram is planning to attack Maiduguri, capital of the state, with vehicles primed with improvised explosive device (IED). Ahmed Bello, an assistant commissioner of police, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Bello said the attack was beng coordinated by dislodged Boko […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged by the House of Representatives to direct security agencies to immediately begin the enforcement of the Open Grazing Law in Benue State and halt the killings by herdsmen. The House passed the resolution in Abuja as lawmakers again condemned the latest attacks on villagers in the Okpokwu Local Government Area […]
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A suspected drug dealer ran from the Police and buried himself in the mud after he was pulled over in a car full of cocaine and crystal meth. The suspect, Joe Hobson Jr, was pulled over on Interstate 20 near Conyers, Georgia, USA, on March 1 on suspicion of drug trafficking – but fled shortly […]
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The Nigeria Police Force have arrested three suspects in connection with the killings in Birane village in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara. The suspects are : Halilu Garba, 45, alias Mabushi, Zubairu Marafa, 45, alias Wakili and Nafi’u Badamasi, 40, alias Zakiru. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that bandits, suspected to be […]
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