-Afenifere lambasts Nigeria police for making little efforts in finding the killers of Mrs. Olufunke Olakunnrin -According to Afenifere, there was no attempt to carry out any autopsy on the corpse until one was demanded from the police before the burial -Afenifere calls on all those who respect human lives in Nigeria and across the … Read more
– Police invaded church in ondo and dug its altar – Some former members wrote a petition that the founder buried fetish objects – The policemen went to the church as part of the ongoing investigation into some allegations against the pastor Personnel of Ondo State Police Command have dug altar of a church … Read more
An 80 years old man, Malam Ibrahim Salihu who was severally stabbed by his 35 years old son, Habibu Ibrahim of Asada Village in Doguwa Local Government Area in Kano state has finally given up the ghost. However, the Police on Tuesday said they have arrested Habibu who ran away into hiding, minutes after killing … Read more
No fewer than six people have been killed in a fresh attack on Fadaman Rimi village in Chikun local government area of Kaduna state. It was gathered that the attack occurred in the early hours of Saturday, as the armed bandits, in tens, stormed the village with rifles and started shooting sporadically. Though … Read more
– The Nigerian police have been asked by a group stop intimidating Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo over rape allegations – The police are preliminary investigating into the allegation of rape leveled against Fatoyingbo by Bukola Dakolo – The group said it has been monitoring the controversial issues and the police handling of the case A group, … Read more
The Police Command in Enugu State has said that no life was lost in the collapsed three storey building under construction in Enugu metropolis The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said this in a statement in Enugu on Friday. Amaraizu said that the incident took place on Wednesday around Monarch Avenue axis of … Read more
The police on Thursday, arraigned a 41 -year-old spiritualist, Osunbukola Akinola, who allegedly swindled a businessman of N5.6 million, in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Akinola, who resides at Ipaja, Lagos, is charged with three counts of conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretences and theft. He pleaded not guilty. The prosecution counsel, ASP Ezekiel … Read more
Police arrest a man suspected to be mentally unstable for disrupting business activities at a bank in Ilorin. Police call on the general public to go back to their normal business. The Kwara Police Command has said that it has arrested a man suspected to be mentally unstable for allegedly disrupting business activities at … Read more
There is a pandemonium in Abuja as protesters, condemning the xenophobic attacks of Nigeria in South Africa clashed with police. The protesters are still throwing stones at the police while the security operatives are also shouting in the air to dispatch them. Meanwhile, the policemen have regrouped and doubled their numbers in front of the … Read more
– Aerial surveillance will be launched by the police to effectivel curb the rate of crime in some parts of the country – The announcement of the deployment contained in a statement in by Force spokesman, Frank Mba, Abuja last week – Mba said the police air wing operational base in Abuja would cater for … Read more
To address security challenges in the country, the Nigerian Army has widened its scope of operation by infusing other sister-services, including the Police and paramilitary agencies, in Military Operations Other than War, MOOTW. As first step, the Army held a five-day training on Operation Planning Cadre, with the theme: Sustaining Capacity Building as Key to Successful … Read more
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Zubairu Muazu, yesterday, paid a condolence visit to family of late Kolade Johnson, who had life snuffed out of him Sunday night, by bullets from a team of policemen attached to the Anti-Cultism Unit of the command at Onipetesi, Agege area of the state. He was accompanied by the … Read more
Four weeks after the murder of a member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Temitope Olatoye, aka Sugar, who represented Lagelu/Akinyele Federal Constituency, the Oyo State Police Command has said the case is now being “handled by the higher authorities,” without being specific. The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Shina Olukolu disclosed this … Read more
Police authorities in Ondo State, yesterday, threatened to declare wanted a teacher, Mrs. Kura, who reportedly asked the Senior Prefect of Ijo Mimo High school, Temitayo Oluwole, to help her pluck mango which led to his death last weekend. The suspect, whose whereabouts remained unknown after the incident, is the Physics teacher for the … Read more
Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi, threw her weight behind calls by Nigerians on social media demanding for the reform of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad popularly known as SARS. Reports over the weekend alleged that a stray bullet from officers attached to the SARS unit shot dead a Nigerian youth, Kolade Johnson, who had gone to watch … Read more
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has approved the promotion of 8,916 senior Police Officers to their next substantive ranks to fill existing vacancies. A statement by the commission by Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Press and Information, said the promotions were the high points of the 5th Plenary Meeting of the Commission held … Read more