A 75-year-old palm wine tapper, Camillus Onah, has been arrested by police operatives in Enugu State over the death of his son after allegedly drinking his product. The Public Relations Officer of the Police Command, SP Ebere Amaraizu, in a statement in Enugu, yesterday, said the incident occurred in Ebor Village in Ehalumona community in … Read more
A police Inspector, Dacha Ibrahim, who allegedly stole a motorcycle that was recovered from armed robbers by residents of Morogbo, a suburb of Lagos State, is in Police trouble. On March 29, four robbery suspects—Mutiu Lawal, Taiwo Toxin, Kareem Aderintan, and Adesina Wasiu—robbed said motorcycle belonging to one Emmanuel Nonye Godwin, a resident of Oke-Egbe … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, has ordered the redeployment of Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Abdulrahaman, to Force Intelligence Bureau, Force Headquarters, Abuja. Also redeployed is the Commissioner of Police in Bauchi State, Aji Janga, who will now assume duty as Kaduna State Police Commissioner. Others are CP Habu Ahmadu, former CP Intelligence, … Read more
The presidency has offered condolences to the family and friends of Kolade Johnson, a youth who was allegedly shot dead by policemen from Anti-Cultism Unit of Lagos state command on Sunday, March 31. The presidency took to its Twitter page to offer its condolences to the family and friends of the victim, assuring that the … Read more
A stray bullet from a team of policemen, last night, killed a boy who was watching the English Premiership football match between Liverpool and Tottenham, in Agege area of Lagos. The incident sparked a protest as angry youths took over the street to protest the killing. They barricaded the Agege Road, … Read more
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Zubairu Muazu, has appointed DSP Bala Elkana as the new Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Lagos State. The new PPRO who took over from Chike Oti yesterday, enlisted into the Nigeria Police in 2003. He holds a Bachelors degree in Law (LLB), Master’s Degree in Peace Studies and … Read more
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state, yesterday, condemned the pockets of violence that characterized Saturday’s election, which led to the death of a member of the house of representatives, Mr. Temitope Olatoye, and others, as highly depressing and regrettable. Olatoye, who died at the intensive care unit of the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, on … Read more