The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, says security agencies were on top of threats by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and Oodua Republic agitators to disrupt law and order in the state. The Police Commissioner made this known at a stakeholders’ forum on security chaired by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, … Read more
This attack comes less than one month after gunmen killed three customs officers, five soldiers, and some police officers at different security formations in the state At least seven persons including five policemen have been killed in two fresh attacks in Rivers State. The attack, which reportedly occurred on Friday night was carried out at … Read more
Police has Arrested 10 Traffic Robbers In Lagos. The Strike Team of the command arrested the suspects at Railway Crossing, Ikeja Along. The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 10 suspected traffic robbers terrorising motorists in different parts of the state. A statement issued by the spokesman for the state police command, … Read more
Nigeria Police has Intercepted 753 GPMG Ammunition In Abakaliki, Nab Onueke Robbery Suspect. The Ammunition was sealed in a sack transported in a commercial vehicle. Nigeria Police Force attached to the Ebonyi State Police Command has intercepted 753 live ammunition of General-Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG). The Force Spokesman, Frank Mba in a statement said … Read more
Nigeria Police Force has flayed the reports that the federal capital territory, Abuja is Under Boko Haram Attack. The Police reaffirmed its undeterred resolve towards protection of lives and property. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has denied rumour, especially on social media that Abuja is under the attack of Boko Haram … Read more
The spate of attacks on security officials in the South-east and South-south has compounded the insecurity in the two regions The assault follows a previous attack in Essien Udim and Ika local government areas of Akwa Ibom State, with scores of officers killed At least two police officers were killed on Saturday by yet-to-be-identified gunmen … Read more
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three policemen for allegedly extorting the student of Lagos State University (LASU), Hezekiah Oluwaponmile, the sum of N153,000 at gunpoint. The LASU student alleged that the cops, who were on stop-and-search duty on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, stopped his vehicle and ordered him to alight. The Ogun State Police … Read more
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested the Olu Of Kemta, Oba Adetokunbo Tejuoso, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. The Olu of Kemta is a member of Egba Traditional Council who was recommended by the last administration and upgraded from Baale to a coronet Oba during Senator Ibikunle Amosun’s regime. The Ogun State Police Command … Read more
…police operatives recovered a hoe and some human skulls from the suspects. The Kaduna state police command has arrested two suspected ritualists who were caught in possession of some human skulls by operatives of the command. Police spokesman Mohammed Jalige said in a statement that the two suspects were sighted by residents at the Muslim … Read more
The operation is said to be part of deliberate efforts by the Police and other security forces to quel the activities of insurgents in Imo State and other States… Police Sources have claimed that operatives of the Force and its counterparts from the Nigerian Army and Department of State Services, in a joint operation, in … Read more
“The police need these four Ms – Men, Motivation, Materials and Money. Without money, the police can’t go anywhere.” To effectively tackle the numerous security challenges facing the country, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force need more motivation and funding to boost their morale. This is according to a former Commissioner of Police and Force … Read more
No fewer than nine suspects have been arrested in connection with the attack on the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo. The Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, at the Prof. Dora Akunyili Women’s Development Centre in Awka, on Wednesday, disclosed that nine suspected criminals had been arrested for … Read more
This latest attack is coming two weeks after the headquarters of the Imo police command was razed by unknown gunmen Unidentified gunmen have attacked and razed the zone 13 police headquarters in Ukpo, Anambra State. The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Monday. Although details of the attack are still unclear, it was … Read more
Prof. Akintoye has been at the epicentre of the agitations for the secession of the Yoruba nation Mapo Hall, the venue of a rally organised by Professor Banji Akintoye-led Ilana Odua to sensitise people about Yoruba self-determination in Ibadan, has been surrounded by men of the Nigerian Police Force. Eighty-six year-old Akintoye, who is an … Read more
Tensions over racism and policing are already high in the United States as nearby the trial of a white former Minneapolis policeman charged with murdering African American George Floyd is ongoing Authorities in Chicago released police body camera footage Thursday showing an officer shooting dead a 13-year-old Latino boy as the mayor of America’s third-largest … Read more
No fewer than three policemen have been reportedly killed by unknown gunmen in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the gunmen ambushed the policemen and carted away their rifles. No fewer than three policemen have been reportedly killed by unknown gunmen in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital. It was learnt that … Read more
The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed Tuesday’s attack on Ogboro-Eke-Abugu Village, Ibagwa-Ani in Nsukka Local Government Area of the state by gunmen. He said the Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Aliyu, had directed full-scale investigations to uncover the masterminds of the attack and also bring them to book. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr … Read more
The Police have killed four suspected sea pirates and arrested one in Oron waterways in Akwa Ibom. The Police Public Relations Officer ( PPRO), SP Macdon Odiko, confirmed this in a statement he released to newsmen in Uyo on Wednesday. He stated that the policemen acted on credible intelligence reports and embarked on a sting … Read more
The Police Command in Anambra says it has arrested six youths aged between the ages of 17 and 25 years suspected to be cult members. DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said that the suspects were rounded up around Amikwo village in … Read more
A police officer has been shot during an attempt to foil the abduction of the residents of Tungan-Maje community in Gwagwalada Area Council of Abuja on Tuesday. A resident disclosed that the gunmen, who first attacked residents of Anguwar Samu in Tungan-Maje, whisked away two persons after an exchange of gunfire that lasted over an … Read more