All posts tagged "Police"
#Justiceforsylvester: Lagos police investigate death of Dowen College student
The Lagos Police Command on Saturday said investigation into the death of Sylvester Oromoni of Dowen College, Lekki, is currently ongoing. In a statement by spokesperson Adekunle Ajisebutu, the command said although no report was made to it, the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, ordered an investigation into the death....
Police Arrest Man Who Hacked Sound Sultan's IG Account To Defraud People
A young man identified as Victor Majekodunmi, who allegedly hacked the Instagram account of late legendary Nigerian singer, Sound Sultan, has been arrested by the police, IgbereTV reports. Sound Sultan's Instagram account was hacked shortly after he died in July this year. Filmmaker and Soundsultan's brother, Baba Dee shared news...
Nigerian Comedian, Cute Abiola Is Serving One-Month Punishment For Ridiculing Police – Navy
It has been revealed that the Nigerian Navy has placed one of its personnel, OSCOMP Abdulgafar Ahmad, aka Cute Abiola, on one-month 'extra duty' for wearing police uniform in one of his skits and for ridiculing the Nigeria Police Force in the process. The popular Instagram comedian was arrested on...
Police Arrest Seven Suspected Ritualists In Ogun
The suspected ritualists nabbed by police operatives in Ogun State. The police authorities in Ogun State have arrested seven suspected ritualists from different parts of Abeokuta, the state capital. Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed this via a statement issued on Wednesday. He identified the suspects as Lekan Oladipupo,...
Police Arrest 32 Suspects Over Kidnapping, Armed Robbery
The police on November 30, 2021, paraded 32 suspects for different crimes including kidnapping and armed robbery. The police on Tuesday said it has arrested a total of 32 notorious suspects for their complicity in the crimes of kidnapping, armed robbery, arms smuggling, illegal possession of weapons, trading in illicit...
FCE Gusau: Gov. Matawalle asks police to beef up security after rumoured bandits attack
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has ordered that security be beefed up at the Federal College of Education (Technical), Gusau. Mr Matawalle gave the order on Monday when he visited the college for an on-the-spot assessment following rumours that the institution was under attack by bandits. The rumoured attack resulted...
Police Probe Death Of Three Persons In Ondo Apartment
A map of Ondo, a state in south-west Nigeria. The police are investigating a case suspected to be murder in which three persons were found dead in the toilet of a residential building in Aratusin Quarters in Akure, Ondo State capital. The deceased were one Ojo Akinro, his girlfriend, Mary...
Police Dismiss Inspector Accused Of Killing Five People
The police in Enugu on November 26, said it had approved the dismissal of Inspector, Edem Ebong, from the Nigeria Police Force for murder. The police also put him up for prosecution. The Enugu State Police Command on Friday said it has dismissed an Inspector, Edem Ebong, found culpable of...
Buhari Commends Police, Military Chiefs Over 'Successes' Despite Rising Kidnappings, Killings Nationwide
President Muhammadu Buhari at the Security Council meeting on Thursday commended the police and the military over what he described as "successes and gains" despite the obviously rising spate of kidnappings and killings in the country with the latest episode being the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway incident.The commendation was pronounced by the...
We Are Now More Worried About Police Officers Than Armed Robbers – Actor Baaj Adebule
Nigerian actor, Baaj Adebule has raised concerns about Nigerians being worried about police officers on the road rather than armed robbers. Adebule said he was on his way home on Tuesday night and was only worried about police officers he might encounter on the road and not armed robbers. He...
Police Rescue Five Students, 19 Others Abducted By Bandits In Zamfara
(FILE) A police vehicle is parked in a community attacked by bandits. Police authorities in Zamfara say they have rescued 24 people abducted by bandits in Shinkafi and Tsafe Local Government Areas of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ayuba Elkana, disclosed this while briefing reporters on...
Police rescue four kidnapped students, others in Zamfara
The Police Command in Zamfara says it has rescued 24 persons, including five students kidnapped while writing their Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in Shinkafi Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ayuba Elkanah, stated this while handing over the rescued victims to...
Travellers Decry Deplorable State Of Ikot-Ekpene-Azu Mmiri Road In Abia Amid Police Extortion
Some travellers have decried the difficulties they face on the Ikot Ekpene-Azu mmiri Road in Abia State due to the deplorable condition of the road. SaharaReporters learnt that some truck drivers had been stuck on the road for weeks due to the pitiable state of the road. Police officers were...
Oduduwa University owner's son supervised burial, evacuation of murdered OAU student: Police
Roheem Adedoyin, son of Oduduwa University founder, Ramon Adedoyin, supervised the burial and evacuation of murdered Timothy Adegoke, an MBA student at the Obafemi Awolowo University, says the police in Osun. Specifically, Wale Olokode, police commissioner in Osun, revealed this latest information during a radio programme. "One of the suspects...
Police Arrest Suspected Bandits' Spiritual Leader In Niger, Others
The police say they will transfer Umar Samaila to the FCT Command. Police operatives have arrested a 50-year-old suspect, Umar Samaila, said to be the spiritual leader of bandits in parts of Niger State, as well as Nasarawa and Abuja. The spokesman for the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun,...