The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that the abducted Fouani brothers and two others have been rescued. The spokesperson for the command, Benjamin Hundeyin, made it known via a text message to our correspondent on Tuesday. According to him…
Anambra police arrest gun runner in Onitsha
Police attached to the Fegge division in Onitsha have arrested one Felix Owaya, 48, of Ika South LGA, Delta State, and recovered 375 live cartridges during an operation at Niger Street, Fegge, Onitsha. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Toochukwu Ikenga,…
Police launch manhunt for fleeing father for killing daughter
Commissioner of Police, Delta State Police Command, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, has ordered a manhunt for a fleeing father who allegedly killed her daughter. The suspect, Stanley Overmureye, allegedly killed her six-year-old daughter, Abigail, on Saturday June 16, 2024 before taking…
Police arrest operators of fake JAMB websites
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested three suspects said to be behind the proliferation of fake websites for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board registration, and the falsification of fake JAMB admission letters. This was according to a statement by…
Police arraign 4 hoodlums for alleged breach of peace, unlawful assembly
The police in Oyo State on Tuesday arraigned four suspected hoodlums before a Mapo Chief Magistrate Court in Ibadan for alleged breach of public peace and unlawful assembly. Those arraigned are Sodik Adekola, 30; Bolaji Qudri, 20; Nurani Abdulkarim, 31…
Man ‘armed with handgun’ dies after 10-hour stand off with armed police
A man armed with a gun died after a 10-hour standoff with police on a housing estate. Officers arrived at the scene of a ‘domestic incident’ in Stanningley, Leeds at midday yesterday. Armed police, armoured vehicles and a bomb squad…
‘It’s a punishable offence,’ FPRO warns motorists ‘abducting’ policemen enforcing traffic rules
The Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has warned drivers who abduct policemen and other law enforcement agencies in the process of carrying out their duties to desist from such acts. Adejobi stated that under no circumstances…
Police arrest ex-convict in military uniform in Akwa Ibom
THE Akwa Ibom state Police command, Thursday said it has arrested an ex-convict in military uniform identified as Edidiong Matthew. A statement signed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Timfon John, said the 35-years old suspect and an…
Police arrest suspected internet fraudster for alleged theft of car, N30m
Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, have arrested a suspected internet fraudster, Joshua Olawuyi, for allegedly obtaining a vehicle under false pretences and stealing N30 million. The Zonal Public Relations Officer, SP. Umma Ayuba, confirmed the arrest…
Niger mining site collapse: Equipment shortage, heavy rubble hindering rescue — Police
The Niger State Police Command has attributed the lack of equipment and heavy rubble, rather than security challenges, as responsible for hindering the rescue operation at the collapsed mining site in Galkogo village, Shiroro Local Government Area of the state,…