The Area Commander Jere, ACP Umar Faruk and the Command Spokesperson (right), ASP Muhammad Jalige with recovered rustled cows at Jere in Kaduna state on Friday. The Police Command in Kaduna State on Friday, said it had arrested seven suspected rustlers and recovered 427 livestock. The Spokesperson of the Command, ASP Muhammad Jalige revealed this … Read more
The Lagos Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has revealed the readiness of the Command to secure the state from abduction and other attacks by bandits. The police commissioner, however, lamented that some of the terrains, especially those of the farms, were not reachable by vehicles. The Lagos Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has revealed the … Read more
The 28-year-old graduate of the Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu, was allegedly sexually assaulted and killed. In absence of Ugwunwa, the policemen arrested Ifeoma and took her away. A concerned youth movement known as Arise Nigerian Youths has taken to microblogging site Twitter, to reveal that Ifeoma Abugu, a corps member who died while … Read more
Three suspects have been arrested by the police in connection with last Saturday’s attack on the convoy of Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, in Makurdi, the state capital. As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, the arrest was confirmed by the Security Adviser to Ortom, Col. Paul Hemba, while conducting newsmen round the scene of the … Read more
Three persons have since been remanded in custody pending their next appearance in court Two people had died in the incident at ward 7, Unit 7 Iworo in Omuo Ekiti The latest development brings the number of deceased to three A police shot during the violence that erupted during the House of Assembly bye-election for … Read more
A 35-year-old motorcyclist, named Ovie Michael, who allegedly specialises in raping his female passengers, has been nabbed by Delta State Police Command. A 35-year-old motorcyclist, named Ovie Michael, who allegedly specialises in raping his female passengers, has been nabbed by Delta State Police Command. The acting Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) in the state, DSP … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command has again recovered an abandoned day-old baby less than a week after the police rescued a day-old baby in the state. As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, the command’s spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the recovery, adding that the police in the state also arrested two armed robbers. The Lagos State … Read more
A carpenter simply identified as Wasiu, on Shittu Bashiru Street, Isheri Oshun area of Lagos has been on the run after he was accused of defiling an 11-year-old girl. Wasiu reportedly molested the girl on Thursday, February 25, while he was fixing a kitchen cabinet at the minor parents’ house in the community. The victim … Read more
Gunmen has attacked Mbano police Divisional Headquarters located at Umuelemai in Imo State. The gunmen released suspect being held in the detention facility and razed the building housing the headquarters According to PUNCH, the assailant also stormed the divisional headquarters armoury and carted away arms during the attack that took place on Saturday night. The … Read more
The Nigerian Police have arrested two suspected kidnappers, named Abdullahi Danshoho and Illiyasu Salleh, who kidnapped two patients and a nurse at a hospital in Nasarawa state. EKOHOTBLOG gathered that the suspects allegedly confessed their crime after they were busted by the police intelligence response team. The Nigerian Police have arrested two suspected kidnappers, named … Read more
The Delta State Police Command has arrested six suspected cultists alleged to have shot a man dead on Tuesday night in the Shell road area of Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. The suspected cultists, Timothy Clark (27) Patrick Mbuk(29), Andrew Eleya(26), Gift Omofeye(26), Ogburang Samuel(31) Ibe, Onyekachi Amadike (24yrs) who were revealed to … Read more
The Police Service Commission (PSC), on Wednesday, pledged to partner with the SERVICOM Office of the Federation to sanitise its operations. Ikechukwu Ani, SERVICOM’s Head, Press and Public Relations, who said this in a statement in Lagos, on Wednesday, added that the decision was reached when the agency paid an advocacy to the commission and … Read more
Dr. Stephen Ukenna, Lecturer in the Department of Business Management at the Covenant University Ota, Ogun state, has been arrested for allegedly raping a teenage girl. The 41-year-old lecturer was arrested after the rape case was reported at the Ota Police Area Command by the girl’s parents. Dr. Stephen Ukenna, Lecturer in the Department of … 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
CP Abutu Yaro, the Commissioner of Police, Zamfara State, has removed the Divisional Police Officer DPO in charge of Kaura Namoda Division over allegation of conniving with bandits in the community. This was contained in a press statement obtained by EKO HOT BLOG on Tuesday. The removal of the DPO was in connection with a … Read more
Two suspected kidnappers have died of gunshot injuries after a firefight with operatives of the FCT police command on Sunday at Naharati village along the Abaji axis. The police spokesperson, Mariam Yusuf, said the deceased died of their wounds while receiving treatment at the hospital. She explained that the command has launched a manhunt for … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command has allayed the fears of the residents of Lekki-Ikoyi axis on the viral news that Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge has become a kidnappers’ den. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement, saying it has not recorded any kidnapping or information about … Read more
The Decomposing bodies of two missing teenage siblings were, on Friday, recovered from a private car in the university town of Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Abraka Police Station, CSP Aliyu Shaba, reportedly led his men to evacuate the corpses identified as those of Kelvin Izakpa … Read more
A policeman has been murdered on Thursday by unknown gunmen in Tse Harga community of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area in Benue State. The gunmen stormed the rural area at about 4:00 am, shot sporadically, and also set several buildings including a police station and police pick-up van on fire. Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) … Read more
Two policemen lost their lives in a motor accident at Eiyekorin area, along the Ilorin-Ogbomoso expressway on Thursday. The incident was confirmed by Ajayi Okasanmi, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Kwara Police Command. “The police officers were coming back from Ogbomoso where they had escorted a bullion van. “One of the tyres … Read more