IGP Tasks Newly Posted CPs To Key Into Policing Vision, Prioritize Communal, Citizen Safety
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, following the approval of his recommendation by the Police Service Commission, has ordered the deployment of thirty-five (35) Commissioners of Police to various state commands and formations across the country. The IGP assures that the postings are in line with the commitment […]
Lagos Police Record 111 Defilement Cases In 3 Months
The Nigeria Police, Lagos State Command, says it has recorded 111 defilement cases between April and June, 2023. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday. Mr Hundeyin said that the command was concerned about the increasing number of defilement cases in the state. He said that […]
Ebun Adelesi Becomes First Female CP In Kwara, Assumes Duty
The first female Commissioner of Police, in Kwara State, Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, has assumed duty in the state. She took over the headship of the command from the outgoing Commissioner of Police, Paul Odama, who was promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG. CP Ebunoluwarotimi hails from Sagamu, in the Sagamu Local Government […]
Police Arrest Three Suspects Over Abduction Of Chief Iman In Ondo
Detectives from Ondo Police Command have arrested three suspects in connection with the abduction of Alhaji Ibrahim Bodunde, the Chief Imam of Uso in Owo local government area of the state. The 67-year-old Chief Imam was abducted by the suspects at his farm located at Asolo camp. He was released after N2m was paid by […]
Suspected Herdsmen Invade Taraba, Kill Eight Persons
At least eight people have reportedly been killed by suspected herdsmen in Jenuwa Nyifiye community, in Takum local government area of Taraba State. A traditional ruler, HRH Kwe Godson Danlami Wasa of Jenuwa Gida Nyifiye, who confirmed the incident to the Nigerian Tribune, stated that the attackers, numbering over 300, on Sunday, July 2, […]
8 Arrested As Youths Burn Police Vehicle In Katsina
Eight suspects have been arrested for attacking and burning a police patrol vehicle in Katsina State. The incident occurred at Kofar Guga inside Katsina town at about 1:00pm on Monday morning, July 3, 2023, when a team of police from Command’s State Motor Traffic Division (MTD) arrested some persons for violating traffic rules and […]
Suspected Bandits Kidnap, Kill Lawyer In Zamfara
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped and killed a lawyer, Barr. Ahmad Muhammad Kwatarkwashi AKA Yado, in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State It was gathered that the bandits invaded his residence at Kwatarkwashi District, on Tuesday night, July 4, 2023, and whisked him away to an unknown destination. He was later confirmed […]
Police Arraign Two For Allegedly Stabbing Each Other
The Police on Wednesday arraigned two applicants in a Grade 1 Area Court in Karu, Abuja, for allegedly stabbing one another. John Idoko, 33 and Friday Gabriel, 35, were charged with disturbance of public peace. The Prosecution Counsel, Olanrewaju Osho, told the court that the defendants committed the offence sometime in April in the Kuruduma […]
