Police in southern Nigeria’s Edo State have rescued 62 individuals from kidnappers and arrested more than 40 suspects linked to abduction, robbery, and cult violence, according to an update issued on Monday by the state’s police command. Speaking at a media briefing in Benin, Commissioner of Police Monday Agbonika described the outcome as a testament…
Operatives of the police command in Lagos State have detained a suspected armed robber for alleged unlawful possession of firearms. The command Spokesman , CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. He said that the suspect was apprehended by detectives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), following a coordinated…
The Police Command in Kaduna State said its operatives have arrested 14 suspected armed robbers and four gun fabricators while they have recovered three stolen vehicles . The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Hassan said that the huge successes in the sustained fight against…
Spanish police have stated that evidence suggests the late Liverpool forward, Diogo Jota, was in the driver’s seat and was probably speeding at the time of the fatal crash. Jota died in the accident alongside his brother, André Silva. The Lamborghini they were travelling in is suspected to have suffered a tyre blowout in the…
Gunmen have unleashed offensive ambush on a police patrol team in Imo State on Sunday, resulting in the demise of a police officer and abduction of an Assistant Superintendent of Police. The Imo State Police Command confirmed the incident on Monday through the police public relations officer, PPRO, Henry Okoye and stressed that they have…
The Police Command in Anambra and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) say they are ready for the Aug. 16 Senatorial bye-election and Nov. 8 governorship election in the State. The Commissioner of Police (CP) Ikioye Orutugu and the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Dr Elizabeth Agwu, said this in separate interviews…
The Police Command in Niger says it has rescued 35 kidnapped victims from various locations across the state in recent operations. This is contained in a statement on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun. He said the rescue followed reports of bandits relocating from Birnin-Gwari forest due to clearance operations by…
The Police Command in Oyo state says it has rescued 19 Ghanaian victims of alleged trafficking through a targeted operation. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Adewale Osifeso, made this known in a statement in Ibadan on Sunday. He said that the victims, who were young nationals from Ghana, comprise 14 men and five women. Osifeso said…
The Police Command in Anambra says the recent killing of 10 persons in Ogboji, Orumba-South Local Government Area (LGA) of the state was not targeted at indigenes of Ebonyi. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Awka. Ikenga…
The Enugu Police Command has rebuted the online report alleging that the woman reportedly murdered in a hotel in Nsukka, Enugu State, had her vital organs harvested. The command’s Spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, made the rebutal in a statement issued in Enugu and made available to newsmen on Tuesday. According to him, the report is…
