Mr Ifeanyi Emenari has assumed office as the new Commissioner of Police, Benue State Command. This is contained in a statement signed by SP Sewuese Anene, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), and made available to newsmen on Monday in Makurdi. Anene in the statement, said the veteran officer who hails from Ekwulobia, Aguata…
Operatives of the Police Command in Lagos State have detained a 16-year-old boy over alleged illegal possession of a pistol in Ebute-Ero area of Lagos. The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a post he shared on his verified X handle @benHundeyin on Sunday. Hundeyin said that the suspect was apprehended following a…
Police officers attached to Border Patrol Zone 4, Katsina, have rejected N1 million bribe, impounded a suspected stolen vehicle and apprehended two suspects in Mashi local government of Katsina State. The Spokesman of the State Police Command, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Katsina. He said: “On April 11, 2025,…
The Police Force Kano State Command has detained 157 suspects alledgly involved in armed robbery, thuggery, theft, and illicit drug dealings between March 17, till date.The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, disclosed these developments during a press conference on Wednesday in Kano. Among those arrested is a 20-year-old man, who confessed…
The Osun House of Assembly, on Tuesday, proposed N100,000 fine to be imposed on any hospital which fails to report cases of gunshot victims to the police. The assembly made the preposition during deliberation by the Committee of the Whole on a bill titled “Osun State Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gun Shot…
The Command in Anambra has confirmed that a gunshot incident in the Ukwulu community, Dunukofia Local Government Area, on Saturday stemmed from a longstanding dispute between two siblings.The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Awka. Ikenga stated that the siblings had been involved in…
The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested three suspects allegedly linked to the hijacking of a DAF truck loaded with 45,000 liters of petrol belonging to NIPCO Ltd. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Ibadan. Osifeso said that the command’s…
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has begun an investigation into the explosion that claimed the life of a scrap metal dealer in the Mushin area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin made this known in a statement on Sunday, in Lagos. He said that the incident occurred on Thursday…
The Police Command in Kogi has stopped an alleged planned Sallah rally in Okene Local Government Area by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP – Kogi central). The Police Commissioner in Kogi, Mr Miller Dantawaye, announced the ban in a statement signed on his behalf by the command’s spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, in Lokoja on Tuesday. The…
The Police Command in Gombe State has arrested one Hannatu Ibrahim, 28, who allegedly stole $35,000 (N53,495,400) from her Syrian employer. In a statement made available to newsmen in Gombe on Wednesday, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, the Command’s spokesperson, said two other suspects were also arrested in connection with the alleged theft. Abdullahi said that Ibrahim,…
