May 9, 2024

May 9, 2024

FCT Police CP Orders Clampdown On Unregistered Vehicles

Worried by the spate of kidnappings in the Federal Capital Territory, the police authorities have vowed to clamp down on vehicles without number plates or with a single number plate plying Abuja roads. The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, Benneth Igweh, gave the order when he met with members of the Management Team, leaders […]

IGP Reactivates Smartforce Database Management System Over Insecurity

Worried by the security challenges in the country, the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun has reactivated the Police Smartforce DataBase System as part of his digitalization drive for the Police Force. Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.   “The main objective of the database is to tremendously […]

Police Arrest Suspects With Cartons Of Expired Drugs In Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command said officers from the Okokomaiko Division on Saturday evening intercepted a Volkswagen LT bus loaded with 70 cartons of expired drugs and arrested two suspects. This was disclosed in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, on his X handle on Sunday. According to Hundeyin, the discovery […]

NDLEA Intercepts 14.5 Tonnes Of Ghanaian Loud In Lagos

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Sunday, said its operatives have intercepted large consignments of Ghanaian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis sativa, smuggled into Lagos from Ghana loaded in two trucks and a J5 bus with a total weight of 14, 524.8 kilograms. According to the NDLEA, the three vehicles conveying jumbo […]

Soldiers Open Fire On Colleague Who Went Berserk, Killed Senior Officer In Sokoto

A soldier identified as James Kingsley has been gunned down by fellow troops after he went on a shooting rampage, resulting in the death of his senior officer. The tragic incident occurred at the Forward Operational Base in Magami, Sokoto, under the Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI (OPHD). The slain senior officer, […]

Two Suspects Nabbed By Police For Allegedly Stealing 2 Sewing Machines In Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspected thieves, Ayomide Samuel and Lateef Ayoka, for allegedly stealing two sewing machines and one spraying machine. The command confirmed the arrest in a post it shared on its official X handle @LagosPoliceNG on Sunday. It stated that the suspects were arrested on Sunday at about 1:55 […]