May 10, 2024

May 10, 2024

‘We Don’t Borrow Money From Inmates’, Correctional Service Officers Clear Air

The management of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed as false and unfounded claims that its personnel were collecting loans from inmates of custodial centres. NCoS Public Relations Officer, Assistant Comptroller of Corrections Abubakar Umar, dismissed the claim in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. According to […]

AIG Umar Takes Over Zone 15 Command, As CP Lawan Assumes Duty In Borno

The newly-deployed Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) zone 15, AIG Abdu Umar, has assumed office as AIG Zone 15 command, as CP Yusuf Lawan takes over the leadership of Borno State Police Command. AIG Abdu Umar reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian Police in surmounting the security challenges facing the nation in line with […]

Police Withdraw Officers Attached To Aisha Buhari, Boss Mustapha, Others

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has withdrawn the Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel attached to Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of former President Muhammadu Buhari, his brother, Mallam Mamman Daura, and other prominent individuals. Other personalities affected by the withdrawal include Boss Mustapha, the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and Iyorchia Ayu, a […]

Police Arrest 3-Man Armed Robbery Gang, Recover Tricycle, Arms In Anambra

Police in Anambra State have arrested a gang of armed robbers who specialise in robbing unsuspecting tricycle operators of their tricycles. The gang members was arrested at Neni in Anaocha LGA of Anambra State while fleeing with a tricycle stolen from an operator in Awka. Spokesperson for Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed […]

Police Arrests Woman For Beating Her 75-Year-Old Mother In Anambra

Police in Anambra State have arrested a 50-year-old woman, Ukamaka Udeugbo, for flogging and kicking her 75-year-old mother, as seen in a viral video. The incident happened at Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area, where the suspect was captured on video beating her mother, whom she accused of defecating in the house. The video, which has […]

Amotekun Arrests Four Suspects Over Hard Drugs In Oyo

The Oyo State Command of Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), also known as Amotekun, has arrested no fewer than four people in Ogbomoso. Four people were arrested on Saturday over the alleged use of hard drugs at Aaje area of Ogbomoso. It was gathered that the four people were arrested due to information from people […]

Police Rescue Three Kidnap Victims, Arrest Two Suspects In Anambra

The police in Anambra State have rescued three kidnap victims in a compound in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. The victims, all male, were chained to pillars in a building in the compound, and were said to have been held incommunicado for weeks. Police also arrested two men, said to be members […]