There was panic as two persons died when the fence of a school collapsed on them at the Ejigbo area of Lagos State. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this on Monday in Lagos. He said that the incident happened on Saturday at about 10:30 a. m., at Apano Street, off … Read more
Lagos State Police Command has detained a hotel manager in Dopemu area over the death of a woman who allegedly came to their facility with an unknown man. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this on Sunday. Hundeyin said the Dopemu Police Division received report from the hotel manager on Friday at … Read more
Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the detention of two Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) for allegedly attempting to steal a tricycle from another disabled individual. This is contained in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin on Sunday in Lagos. He said the victim reported the incident to the Denton Police Division … Read more
Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the gruesome murder of a 40-year-old man, Adeleke Adeyinka, in Abeokuta on Saturday. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta. Odutola explained that the incident occured at 12:30 pm at Jide Jones area, Oke Ilewo in Abeokuta. EDITOR’S PICK: Alleged N27bn Fraud: … Read more
The social contract theory posits that individuals surrender certain rights to the state in exchange for protection and security. Yet, Nigeria’s police pension crisis raises a fundamental question about the reciprocity of this arrangement. Do we truly honour the sacrifices of those who safeguard our communities? EDITOR’S PICKS Health, Planning Ministries Partner with AfDB on … Read more
Borno State Police Command has re-arrested Kyari Kur, a convict, who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Maiduguri. The 28-year-old Kur, also known as Henry, escaped from the custodial centre after part of the perimeter fence collapsed in September due to a major flood incident. EDITOR’S PICK: Alleged N27bn Fraud: Court Grants Ex-Taraba … Read more
The police in Kano State have arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of Dahiru Musa, a 32-year-old resident of Dorayi Quarters, Kano, over a land transaction. The suspects allegedly lured Musa under false pretenses, poisoned him, and later burned his body in a bid to destroy evidence. EDITOR’S PICK: Alleged N27bn Fraud: Court … Read more
Enugu State Police Command has detained one Dr. Emmanuel Ugwumba, 52, of Ezimo-Agu community in Udenu Local Government Area over alleged child trafficking and forgery. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Enugu. EDITOR’S PICK: Alleged N27bn Fraud: Court Grants Ex-Taraba Gov, Ishaku N150M Bail ‘PDP … Read more
No fewer than 21 passengers are feared dead in a boat accident that occurred at Imore town in the Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos State. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this on Tuesday in Lagos, said the police received a distress call about the accident on Monday. EDITOR’S PICK: Alleged … Read more
The new Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Bala Mustapha, has ordered for the immediate withdrawal of all police personnel previously deployed to seal and safeguard the Local Government Secretariats in the State. A statement by the command’s spokesman, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the order was in compliance with the directive of the Inspector General of Police, … Read more
The Nigeria Police Force has described the ‘outburst’ of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State against the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, as shocking and unwarranted. Fubara had accused the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the entire Nigeria Police Force of serving the interest of an Abuja-based politician to scuttle the local government … Read more
The Police in Abia State have arrested three suspects in connection with the beheading of a septuagenarian couple at Itumbuzo, Bende LGA of Abia. This is contained in a press statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Maureen Chinaka and made available to newsmen on Friday. EDITOR’S PICK: Alleged N27bn Fraud: Court Grants … Read more
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, has rescued four kidnap victims and neutralised one suspect at Ezioha in Mbaitoli Local Government Area. The command’s Spokesman, ASP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued in Owerri and made available to newsmen on Friday. Okoye also disclosed that operatives … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command has detained a 25-year-old man, Chibunnma Chimelie, who allegedly stabbed his 68-year-old father to death. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this on Friday in Lagos. He said that the incident happened on Thursday at 10:00 p.m. in the Isolo area of the state. EDITOR’S PICK: … Read more
Governor Similanayi Fubara of Rivers State has vowed to hold the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun responsible if there is a breakdown of law and order in the state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Fubara had stormed the head office of the Rivers Independent National Electoral Commission, RISEC, in the early hours of Friday … Read more
The Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested four notorious kidnappers, believed to have been terrorizing the FCT and its environs. A statement by the Command’s Spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said the operatives, acting on credible intelligence, arrested suspects, which include Yau Sani, a.k.a. Baba (an ex-convict), Nuhu, a.k.a. Giwa, … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has directed for water-tight security nationwide. This is to create a safe and conducive environment for citizens to celebrate the nation’s 64th independence. The IGP, in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, on Monday, ordered the deployment of adequate human and tactical resources to enable … Read more
The Benin Zonal Coordinator of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Monday Igbafe, has escaped from the den of kidnappers in Edo. The suspected kidnappers ambushed Igbafen, on Saturday night at the entrance of his residence in the community. Prof Igbafe is a lecturer at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. It was gathered … Read more
The police in conjunction with soldiers, have thwarted two different kidnap attempts and rescued six victims. The State Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday. Sadiq-Aliyu said that on Saturday, a distress call was received at Jibia Divisional Police Headquarters regarding an attempted kidnapping on the Jibia – … Read more
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has condoled the families of five police officers who died in a motor accident while returning from Edo. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ganduje spoke at the Bichi Central Mosque, while offering prayers for the deceased police officers. He described the incident as a … Read more