IGP Issues Stern Warning To Skit, Movie Makers On Overuse Of Police Uniform
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the arrest and prosecution of skit and movie makers who use the police uniform without approval. The order was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer. The statement also decried the illegal sale of police materials and […]
Gunmen Invade Kogi, Kill Three Policemen, Five Vigilantes
Some unidentified gunmen on Saturday afternoon ambushed security men at Jidda-Bassa community in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi state, killing three police officers and five vigilantes. It was gathered from a reliable source who craved anonymity that some persons living in Jidda-Bassa community reported to the Divisional Police Officer that some unknown people […]
Suspected Bandits Ambush, Kill Traditional Ruler, Son In Taraba
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Udeng Ibrahim Yamusa, the traditional ruler of Yukuben chiefdom in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State. Channels Television gathered that the bandits also killed his driver who happens to also be his son. Before killing the duo, the gunmen had kidnapped the traditional ruler and […]
Police Boast, Says Kwara Won’t Serve As Base For Bandits
The Nigeria Police Command in Kwara State, on Saturday debunked a purported intelligence report portraying the state as a base for launching attacks by bandits. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi in Ilorin, condemned the said report trending on social media platforms, saying Kwara is safe, […]
Ogun Police Nab Two Women For Allegedly Stealing Baby
Two women have been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing a baby boy in Ogun State. It was learnt the two women were nabbed by men of the Ogun state Police Command on July 25. It was gathered that one of they suspects, 53-year-old Chinyere Nwozu, was seen with the crying one […]
Gunmen Storm Kaduna, Abduct Four Persons
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers stormed Shika village in Giwa Local Government area of Kaduna State, abducted the wife of a staff member of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, three children. Alhaji Bawa Idrisu, a resident of the area, said the abductors stormed the village at about 11pm on Friday, went straight to the room of […]
Security Operatives Thwart Robbery Attack At GSM Store In Niger
The Niger State Police Command has foiled a robbery incident and recovered a car from fleeing robbers at Suleja, Suleja Local Government Area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, PRO, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who made the disclosure in a statement in Minna, said the incident occurred on Saturday at […]
Army Hands Over 3 Rescued Chibok School Girls, 4 Other Children To Borno Govt
The Theatre Commander Joint Taskforce Northeast ‘Operation HADIN KAI’ Major General Christopher Musa on Friday handed over three rescued Chibok school girls who have been in the captivity of Boko Haram for the past eight years. Each of the two girls, Kauna Luka aged 25 and Ruth Bitrus aged 24 have a child, while […]
2 Students Stabbed By Mates Over Football Argument In Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command, on Thursday, confirmed the arrest of an SS3 student of Government Secondary School, Games Village in Bauchi metropolis for allegedly stabbing two other students. It ws gathered that an argument over European football led to the stabbing of the two students. Reports have it that they are now […]
Insecurity: Shake-up In Nigerian Army As Top Officers Redeployed
The Nigerian Army has redeployed senior officers in a major reshuffle that affects some principal staff officers of the Army Headquarters, General Officers Commanding (GOCs), corps commanders, commandants of training institutions, brigade commanders, and commanding officers, among others. This comes amid the renewed attacks by terrorists and other armed non-state actors, as well as a […]
