Why Police Officers Were At Rivers Assembly Quarters – Commissioner Disu
The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Olatunji Disu, has clarified the presence of police officers at the Rivers State House of Assembly Quarters in Port Harcourt. Addressing speculations about the presence of police at the Assembly Quarters, Disu said that the police were solely there to prevent any breach of law and order. […]
Motorcyclist Arrested For Raping Female Passenger In Ogun
Ogun State Police Command has arrested a commercial motorcyclist, Afeez Mustapha, for allegedly sexually assaulting a female passenger. The spokesperson of the command, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday, May 10, 2024, said the suspect was conveying the victim to a destination when he suddenly changed direction by taking […]
EFCC Arrests 64 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Osun
Investigators of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 64 suspected internet fraudsters in Osun State. The suspected cybercriminals were arrested in Ede, Osun State on Wednesday. According to a statement by the anti-graft agency their arrest followed actionable intelligence on their suspicious fraudulent activities in their environs. […]
Bandits Kill 30 Farmers, Islamic Cleric In Zamfara
Armed bandits operating in the Northwest zone have killed more than twenty people in Bilbis, a village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. It was gathered that more than seven community members sustained various degrees of gunshot wounds and were rushed to Tsafe General Hospital. According to one Ismaiala Bilbis, the gunmen invaded […]
NSCDC Arrests Man Over Alleged Rape Of 4-yr-old In Ekiti
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ekiti State Command, has arrested one Afolabi Ojo of Olujoda Street, Ado-Ekiti, popularly known as Afo, for allegedly raping a four year old girl. The suspect was arrested after the mother of the girl made a formal complaint at the office of the NSCDC in Ado-Ekiti. The […]
Anambra Police Repel Gunmen Attack Near Ojukwu Varsity
The Anambra State Police Command has repelled an attack by gunmen operating near the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, in Ihiala local government area of the state. It was gathered that the gunmen had operated for two nights, creating fear among the residents and forcing many to relocate. Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, […]
Police Arrest ‘Friend’ Who Killed KEDCO Staff In Kano
The Kano State Police Command has apprehended a suspect, Sadiq Zubairu, 35, who was alleged to have killed Bello Bukar Adam, 45, a staff member of Kano Electricity Distribution Company, KEDCO. The spokesperson of the command, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said they received a report from a resident of Zawaciki Quarters in Kumbotso LGA, Kano […]
Police Rescue 13 Kidnap Victims, Recover 16 Rustled Animals In Katsina
Police operatives from the Katsina Police Command successfully thwarted two separate kidnapping attempts that occurred in Faskari and Malumfashi LGA, Katsina State, on the 8th and 9th of May 2024. ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the Command’s Public Relations Officer said the hoodlums carried out the first attack on May 8, 2024, after they barricaded Funtua-Gusau […]
Bandits Attack Kogi Varsity Campus, Kidnap Students
Bandits, on Thursday night, stormed the Confluence University of Science and Technology, CUSTEC, Osara, Okene in Kogi State, and kidnapped some students. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, an eyewitness said the bandits swooped on the university around 9:00 pm while the students were reading for their upcoming exams. The source said that the […]
Police To Clamp Down On Illegal PoS Operators Over Non-CAC Registration
The Federal Government has said it will enforce mandatory registration of Point-of-Sales operators nationwide in order to reduce kidnapping and help security agencies arrest recipients of ransom payments from kidnap victims. Recall that the government had through the CAC on Monday, May 6, issued a two-month registration deadline for PoS operators to register as corporate […]
