Tag: Police

  • FAKE NEWS ALERT: No Reported Case Of Violence In Lugbe – Police

    FAKE NEWS ALERT: No Reported Case Of Violence In Lugbe – Police

    The Nigeria Police have asked citizens in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to disregard news making the rounds of a breakdown of law and order in Lugbe axis of the city. Force spokesman, Olumiyiwa Adejobi made this known in a statement via his official Twitter Page on Thursday. The statement reads, “The attention of the…

  • Police Arrest 4 Persons Over Alleged Jungle Justice

    Police Arrest 4 Persons Over Alleged Jungle Justice

    Police in Lagos State had arrested four persons who allegedly carried out jungle justice on one David Imoh, 38, at Lekki Phase One area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to yanstv on Sunday. He said, “The incident happened on May 12, 2022.…

  • Alleged Blasphemy: Police in Sokoto arrest 2 students

    Alleged Blasphemy: Police in Sokoto arrest 2 students

      The Police Command in Sokoto State on Thursday says it has arrested two students of the Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE), Sokoto, in connection with the killing of their female colleague. the Sokoto State Government had on Thursday confirmed the death of a student at the college, ordering the indefinite closure of the…

  • Police arrest 9 suspected kidnappers in Ekiti

    Police arrest 9 suspected kidnappers in Ekiti

    The police command in Ekiti on Monday said it had arrested nine suspected kidnappers in Ago Aduloju area of Ado Ekiti, the state capital. ASP Sunday Abutu, the command’s spokesperson disclosed this in a statement in Ado-Ekiti. Abutu said the feat was part of the ongoing strategic efforts of the command to rid the state…

  • PSC Advocates Recruitment Of 20,000 Police Constables Annually

    PSC Advocates Recruitment Of 20,000 Police Constables Annually

    Mr Onyemuche Nnamani, the Commissioner, representing South East in the Police Service Commission (PSC), has called on the Federal Government to increase the number of Constables recruited into the Nigeria Police to 20,000 annually. Nnamani made the call while addressing newsmen on Monday in Abuja. He said the call to increase the annual recruitment of…

  • Suspected ritualists caught with fresh human heads and hands

    Suspected ritualists caught with fresh human heads and  hands

    Police men of the kwara state police Command have arrested two men suspected to be ritualists with fresh heads and hands on Sunday. The Police Public Relations Officer the state, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, in a statement revealed that the men were caught by some police officers on stop and search duty at Oke Oyi/Jebba road…

  • Gun Men Attack Police Headquarters, kill 3 In Kogi

    Gun Men Attack Police Headquarters, kill 3 In Kogi

    Suspected assailants targeted the Adavi Police Divisional headquarters in Kogi on Saturday morning killing three police officers. Mr. Edward Egbuka, the Commissioner of Police of the state confirmed the incident through a statement issued in Lokoja by a police spokesman in the state capital, SP William Ovye-Aya. The Commissioner condemned the attack calling it a…

  • JUST IN: Police Launch Investigation Into Chrisland School Sex Scandal

    JUST IN: Police Launch Investigation Into Chrisland School Sex Scandal

    The Lagos State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the sex scandal involving students of Chrisland School Lagos. Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson for the Lagos Police Command made this known in a statement on Monday. “Yes, we have commenced investigation into it. No one has reported the issue to us but we saw it on…

  • Easter: IGP Felicitates With Christians, Assures Nigerians Of Adequate Security

    Easter: IGP Felicitates With Christians, Assures Nigerians Of Adequate Security

    In his resolve to ensure crime-free Easter celebrations,  the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered intensive security patrols of all public spaces and critical national assets in the country. Specifically, all State Commissioners of Police (CPs) and their supervising Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) have been ordered to ensure adequate deployment of…