A popular Nigerian journalist has arrested at Lekki Tollgate during #EndSARS Memorial Protest in Lagos State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that a journalist of Legit.ng has been arrested by security operatives at the Lekki toll gate on Wednesday. The journalist’s phone, EKOHOTBLOG reports, was taken from him as he was confined to a vehicle belonging to security operatives. Recall that … Read more
Police have announced the exam date for successful candidates and gave updates on the recruitment of 10,000 officers. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and Police Service Commission (PSC) have commenced the process of concluding the 2020 enlistment of 10,000 Constables. The latest development was made known by the Force Public Relations Officer, … Read more
Lagos State Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, was also seen with his men at the venue. There is a heavy presence of security operatives at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, Lagos, the proposed venue of the Yoruba nation rally by secessionist group, Ilana Odua. It was gathered that men of the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian … Read more
Two suspected serial killers have reportedly confessed to killing their respective wives and burying them alongside their other victims. The suspects aged 22 and 23, led policemen to the gravesites of their various victims They narrated how they killed their wives, Six of their victims have been exhumed so far. As part of efforts towards … Read more
Gunmen on Monday attacked the Owerri Correctional Centre and freed over 1,800 inmates The attackers also razed the Imo State Police Command headquarters situated in Owerri A former Assistant Director with the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree, has said that the secret police alerted the Nigeria Police Force and Imo State Governor, Hope … Read more
At least 16 suspects have been arrested by the Police for complicity in a series of violent and unprovoked attacks The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has condemned the murder of security operatives and some attacks on facilities in some states of the federation. The IGP, in a statement issued on Sunday via the Force’s … Read more
The arrests were outcomes of successful follow-ups on cases bordering on kidnapping, banditry among others Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested 50 criminal suspects who are members of various notorious criminal gangs and networks across the country. The arrests were carried out by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team and the Special Tactical … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has been ordered National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to arrest four Police officers mentioned in alleged extra-judicial killing. The officers were mentioned in alleged extra-judicial killing of Ovoke Onomrehino on June 29, 2019 in Ethiope East Local Government area of Delta. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has been … Read more
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The Police Service Commission (PSC) said it has terminated the appointment of four senior police officers for engaging in gross misconduct and acts unfit for public officers. The was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the Commission’s Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani. According to Ani, the PSC took the decision at … Read more
The Nigeria Police Force said it has arrested two members of a transnational kidnap syndicate involved in the abduction of Philippe Wanton, a United States citizen in October. Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday, about six weeks after the victim was rescued by US military forces … Read more
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 The Nigeria Police Force has announced the launch of a cybercrime reporting web portal. The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday. Mba explained that the portal is part of efforts directed at ensuring ease of reportage by members of the public to enable prompt … Read more
Group Knocks IGP For Advising Policemen To Use Force Against Public Ekohotblog, November 9, 2020 The Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force, Mr Mohammed Adamu faces criticism from a rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law (Intersociety) for ordering men of Nigeria Police Force to use force against members … Read more
Pastor Arrested Again For Rape In Anambra A 34-year-old man Chukwudi Chukwumezie has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl in Anambra State. The suspect, who claimed to be the pastor of Mountain Zion Deliverance Ministry, Ugamuma village, Obosi, had earlier been arrested for defiling a teenager at a hotel in Obosi under pretext … Read more
The Oyo State Police command has denied that Ikolaba Divisional Police Headquarters, Ibadan, was attacked by gunmen Friday evening. It said in a statement yesterday that two policemen attached to the divisional police headquarters were at the opposite side of the road to the station when they were attacked by hoodlums in an unidentified moving … Read more
Bauchi DPO has been accused of allegedly torturing two men to death and one injured for stealing chickens A man identified on Twitter as Bulama Bukarti has accused the DPO in Bauchi of torturing three for allegedly stealing chickens. He noted that two out of the three men died from the torture while one is severely … Read more
-LASG police shut hotel over a guest’s death The Lagos State Police Command has closed down a hotel in Ipaja following the mysterious death of a guest identified as Emmanuel Ayuk. Ayuk’s dead and unclad body was discovered on July 26, days after he checked into the hotel. It was gathered the police temporarily shut … Read more
The Kogi State police command has arrested another woman identified as Khadija Dauda for allegedly pouring hot water on her 14-year old stepsister, Zainab Dauda. The criminal and inhumane act was brought to the open by the state’s Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Fatima Kabir Buba. READ ALSO: Man Murdered Friend Over … Read more
The police in Bauchi on Thursday said it had commenced investigations to uncover the mother of an abandoned baby whose remains were found in the suburbs of the metropolis. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Ahmed Wakili, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Bauchi that the decomposing remains of the day-old … Read more