Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Victor Olaiya, has frowned at reports of alleged jungle justice against some vigilante groups in the state. Speaking on the murder of one Lanre Adebayo, a graduate of the University of Ilorin, Olaiya warned…
Dutch police hope to solve cold-case murder of sex worker using hologram
A hologram of a sex worker who was murdered in Amsterdam more than a decade ago could help solve the cold case, investigators hope. The sex worker, 19-year-old Bernadett Szabó, was born into poverty in the city of Nyíregyháza in…
At least 24 killed in Pakistan train station bomb blast, police say
At least 24 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a bomb blast at a railway station in Quetta in southwestern Pakistan, officials say. Pakistan is grappling with a surge in strikes by separatist ethnic militants in…
Bauchi: Police arrest 4 suspects over murder of 2-year-old girl
Bauchi State Police Command has arrested Four persons in connection with the gruesome murder of 2-year old girl in Ningi, late Umma Salma. Those arrested as suspects according to the Command PPRO, SP Ahmed Wakili are the 17 years old…
Alleged theft: Police arrest 2 for flogging, dehumanising teenagers in Ebonyi
The Nigeria Police Force, Ebonyi State Command, has arrested two men for stripping, flogging, and dehumanising two teenagers over alleged fowl theft. Police spokesperson DSP Joshua Ukandu disclosed this in a statement he signed and made available to journalists on…
Lightning kills 14 at Uganda refugee camp
A lighting strike at a refugee camp in Uganda had killed 14 people, police say. They say the victims were attending a church service on Saturday evening when the lightning struck. Another 34 people were injured.An official told local radio…
EndBadGovernance Protest: Minors fainting in court, deliberate script – Police
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) said on Saturday that following the recent arraignment of 76 individuals in court on charges including terrorism, arson, and treasonable felony, it Upheld the rule of law and followed due process and compassion. This is…
Police kill 6, recover firearms in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command says it has neutralised six hoodlums in a crackdown against criminal elements in the Ningi Local Government Area of the state. The police operatives also recovered arms and ammunition during the operations. The Commissioner of…
Ebonyi: Police arrest 4 over organ harvesting, nab 173 others
The Nigeria Police Command in Ebonyi said it arrested no fewer than 177 suspected criminals for various offences in October 2024. The Command noted that four out of the 177 suspects were alleged to be involved in human organ harvesting…
Police arraign man over alleged N700k cables theft
The police on Tuesday, arraigned one Isah Faruq, 21, before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court Ibadan, for allegedly stealing cables worth N700,000. Faruq, whose address was not provided was charged with conspiracy and stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty. The…