The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has insisted that the force will not align with any political party ahead of the September 19 Edo Governorship election. Mr Adamu was speaking during a meeting with Civil Society Groups on Monday, led by the Executive Director of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, Mr. Clement Nwankwo. According … Read more
Police Kill Wanted Serial Killer, Feyisola Dosunmu in Ogun Ogun state police command kill 28-year-old wanted serial killer, Feyisola Dosunmu popularly known as Spartan at his hideout in Iperu. Dosunmu was declared wanted by the Ogun State Police Command after killing more than seven persons at different locations. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Ibadan Suspected Serial Killer Escapes … Read more
The Rivers State Police Command says it has intensified a manhunt for the suspected cultists who allegedly murdered two chiefs in Baa Loore and Luebe communities in the Khana Local Government Area of the state. This came as the member representing the Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Dumnamene Deko, said the government … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has suspended entry requirements for applicants who wished to join the Nigeria Police Force. The IG in a signal dated August 24 directed that no candidate should be disqualified irrespective of their physical appearance, age and qualification. The Force is currently recruiting 10,000 constables to address its manpower deficiency … Read more
The traditional ruler Of Ogugu community in the Awgu Local Government, Emmanuel Ogbanna has been arraigned by the Enugu State Police Command on Monday, before an Enugu South Magistrate Court for perjury. In a two-count brought against him, the police accused Ogbonna of claiming on oath to be an engineer when he has no certificate … Read more
Almost 150 people were arrested as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) fans set cars ablaze, smashed shop windows and clashed with police in the French capital after the team’s Champions League final defeat to Bayern Munich, police said Monday. The violence occurred around the Parc des Princes stadium and on the Champs-Elysees avenue during and after the … Read more
There was a palpable tension in Enugu State on Sunday when policemen clashed with members of the Indigenous People of Biafra. It is gathered that two persons died in the clash with many members of the IPOB been injured. An eyewitness said over 10 IPOB members were arrested. Read Also: Comrade Lawal Defeated Wahab In … Read more
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday says its recruitment physical and credentials screening exercise for appointment into Constable cadre will hold at POWA International School, Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) FCT command, Mr Anjuguri Manzah, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Read Also: Edo 2020: DSS Invites … Read more
The Nigeria Police Force has called on all candidates who successfully completed the online recruitment registration exercise, in the ongoing recruitment of constables, to proceed for physical and credential screening scheduled to hold between 24th August, 2020 and 6th September, 2020, across the federation. According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP … Read more
The Police in Delta have confirmed the arrest of a 30-year-old man identified as Jomaph who allegedly raped an 11-year-old girl in Sapele town, Sapele LGA of Delta. Spokesperson of the Delta Police Command, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, told newsmen on Wednesday in Asaba that the suspect was arrested after he was captured on a CCTV … Read more
With about 72 hours to the conduct of the Local Government election in Ondo State, 5,000 police operatives will be deployed to provide tight security during the process. Mr Bolaji Salami, the Commissioner of Police in the state, who disclosed this on Wednesday assured that the security aspect of the polls will be adequately. Recall … Read more
Bandits in Zamfara State in the early hours of Tuesday, August 18 kidnapped the children of a former commissioner for Local Governments in the state, Alhaji Bello Dankande Gamji. A neighbour who attempted to rescue the children when the bandits forcefully entered the former commissioner’s house was also said to have been killed while the … Read more
Policemen from the Force Headquarters have sealed off Stonehedge Hotel in Abuja, which is being managed for Zamfara State by a firm belonging to Magajin Garin Sokoto, Alh. Hassan Danbaba. The gun-wielding policemen, who stormed the hotel at about 10.12am, ordered 12 pilots and 26 other guests to quit the place. The pilots are of … Read more
The village head of Mashio in Fune Local Government Area of Yobe State, Isa Mashio, has been released by his abductors. The Nigerian Police disclosed this on Tuesday, August 18. The village head was abducted in a flurry of gunshots by unidentified gunmen on Saturday night, August 15, in Mashio. A statement by the spokesman … Read more
Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of the police (IGP), has ordered a clampdown on proliferation of firearms possession by unauthorised persons. The move is part of the efforts to forestall violence and bloodshed during the upcoming gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo scheduled for September 19 and October 10 respectively. You recalled that some political rallies, especially … Read more
A truck driver, Jamilu Ahmed, has reportedly crushed a lawyer and commercial motorcyclist to death in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. According to an Witnesses, Barrister Chiadikoli Ezike was on the motorcycle when the driver crushed him and the rider. Upon their arrival at the hospital, the lawyer and the motorcyclist were confirmed … Read more
Alhaji Isa Mai Buba, the District Head of Mashio town in Fune Local Government Area of Yobe State has been abducted by suspected gunmen. The abduction of the traditional ruler was confirmed by the Public Relations Officer, Yobe State Police Command, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim on Sunday, August 16. He said the yet-to-be identified gunmen stormed … Read more
THE President, Major General Muhammad Buhari (retd.), has promised that his regime would increase internal security by establishing training facilities for the police and other security outfits in all zones of the country. Buhari, who made this promise on Thursday during the inauguration of a police college in Endeh Hills area of Nasarawa Eggon Local … Read more
A twenty-year-old fashion designer, Ayomide Taiwo, attacked by a police officer, Inspector Ago Egharepbe, attached to Ibokun Divisional Headquarters, Osun State has died after six days in coma. Ayomide had been in a coma since Tuesday following the attack by Egharepbe, who was said to have requested a bribe from him. An uncle to the … Read more
The Nigeria police has said the attack was part of the unlawful act of the group in marking “8/8”. The Ogun State security officers have raised the alarm of a plot by cult gangs to attack the state on Saturday 8th Of August. The DSP, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson for the police in the state, … Read more