According to Abattam, efforts are being made to arrest the two suspects who escaped with bullets wounds and other members of the gang presently in hiding. Policemen of the Imo state police command have killed a notorious armed robber simply identified as Bugatti said to have terrorized residents of Nsu Community in Ehime Mbano LGA … Read more
No fewer than 13 policemen have been killed by unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits in Zamfara State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits on Sunday killed 13 police officers and three others in an attack on Kurar Mota community in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. It was … Read more
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has urged men of the Nigeria police force, Edo state command who abandoned their duty post during the #EndSARS protests which was hijacked by hoodlums, to return to work. EkoHotBlog gathered that some Policemen abandoned their duty post as a result of the targeted attacks on security operatives especially … Read more
Two Nigerian policemen assigned to the Ibadan Police command, Oyo state were on Thursday reportedly burnt alive by suspected hoodlums in Abayomi area of Iwo road in Ibadan. According to a report by TheCable, an witness account stated that angry youths chased the policemen from the New Gbagi market area, alleging that the police van … Read more
Amidst the ongoing nationwide #EndSARS protest rocking the country, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the withdrawal of all police officers attached to all VIPs across the nation with immediate effect. However, Adamu said those attached to government houses, the Senate President and the Speaker House of Representatives, should not be withdrawn. This … Read more
October 13, 2020. Not fewer than five mobile policemen were feared dead in a fatal accident along the Oba Ile Road, Akure, the Ondo State capital on Tuesday. It was gathered the victims were in a Toyota Hilux and were heading towards the airport when the incident happened. An eyewitness said the accident occurred as … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command has deployed 1,000 cops to Edo State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The deployment followed directive by the Inspector General of Police (IG) Mohammed Adamu for enhanced security before, during and after the elections in the state. IG Adamu had announced the deployment of 30,000 cops to be drawn from … Read more
The Oyo State Police Command has lost three constables who drowned in a bridge washed away by flood on Balogun Street in Oyo town. The policemen, attached from Oyo Atiba Police Division, trailed some hoodlums to the area when the thugs started running towards the bridge. According to an eyewitness, one of the hoodlums reportedly … Read more
A man identified as Oluyemi Fasipe has called for justice over his protective dog that was shot by some policemen on Wednesday morning. According to him, some yet-to-be identified policemen invaded No. 6, Samson Ogunleye street, Omi Agagu, Olufoam Area in Akure and attempted to break into their house. The residents decided to take refuge … Read more
Policemen in New York have been banned from Kneeling on suspects neck following the nationwide protests on the killing of George Floyd. Ekohotblog recalls that Mr Floyd died after a white officer knelt on his neck for nine minutes. This online news platform understands that New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo officially signed the ban into … Read more
Policemen in Lagos State and other parts of the country have been advised to always gauge their actions in the cause of maintaining law and order as its consequences could make them become the arrested. The advice was given on Thursday at the Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja by the Commissioner of Police in charge … Read more
Men of the Nigerian Police Force have allegedly raided homes in Ilaje (JMJ Quarters) area of Ajegunle, Lagos using guns and fists on residents under the cover of looking for criminal elements. According to a resident, Tomoloju Ayodele, who spoke with newsmen, the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday morning. Many people, including … Read more