POLICE
A dispute may be brewing between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Police over the custody of two suspects arrested in connection with a reported glitch involving a microfinance bank. The suspects, Illesanmi Olaniyi and Ishola Maruf, were first arrested by operatives of the Force Intelligence Department (FID) in Abuja on March […]
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested four suspected criminals in separate operations in the state for offences of firearm fabrication, armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms, cultism, and drug trafficking. Two firearms and quantities of weeds suspected to be “Loud” were recovered, reflecting the proactive policing strategies of the Commissioner of Police, […]
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) High Command on Tuesday clarified that, contrary to the false narrative in a viral video suggesting that a police helicopter was used to deliver food items to bandits in Kogi State, the footage actually captured a legitimate security operation in the state. This was contained in a statement made available […]
Ogun State Police Command has summoned the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in 2023 elections, Ladi Adebutu, to its headquarters in Abeokuta, the state capital. It was gathered that the invitation is connected to the alleged disturbances during the local government elections held on November 16, 2024, in which the All Progressives Congress clinched […]
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspect in connection with the trafficking of teenagers aged between 13 and 16. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, said at a press briefing in Awka that the suspect had trafficked numerous teenagers to neighbouring countries. Ikenga added that some of the victims, who had […]
The Nigeria Police Force has said Andrew Wynne, the British national who was declared wanted for alleged subversive activities and terrorism financing, has refused to turn himself in for questioning. Addressing a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the Briton was invited several times by the police […]
A middle aged woman, Esther Obidigwe and her two children, Ozioma and Obuka, have been arrested for allegedly beating their 75-year old patriarch in Awba- Ofemili, Awka North local government area of Anambra State. The arrest followed report from the victim, Mr Romanus Obidigwe which he incidented at the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare. […]
The Police Service Commission has announced the abolition of special promotions in the Nigeria Police Force. The Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd.), made the announcement, on Tuesday, when he received in the audience a delegation of members of the executive of the Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria in Abuja. A […]
Nigerian workers in telecommunications and electricity sectors have threatened to shut down the National grid, and telecom services at midnight Wednesday if the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero is arrested by the Nigeria Police Force. This was contained in separate notices on Tuesday by the General Secretaries of the National Union of Electricity […]
The UK government has donated a Counter Insurgency (COIN) training facility to the Nigerian Armed Forces. The training facility, according to the UK Mission in Nigeria, was funded by the UK through its Ministry of Defence and built by a team of Royal Engineers from the British Army working alongside Nigerian Army Engineers. The facility […]
