The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has announced the arrest of those involved in the abduction of Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro of the State High Court, lauding the efforts of security forces for the safe rescue of the judge. Justice Omukoro was kidnapped in Yenagoa on 21 June and held for nearly two weeks. Following…
Some commercial motorcycle operators in Gombe State, have accused policemen enforcing the ban on the motorcycle movement of alleged extortion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Gombe State Police Command on June 11, restricted motorcycle movement between 7:00 pm and 6:00 am in Gombe metropolis. However, the motorcyclists in separate interviews with…
The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the death of one of its officers, Sergeant Aminu Yusuf, who was fatally shot by gunmen while escorting an expatriate client in Benin City. In a statement released by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Moses Yamu, it was revealed that the officer came under attack on 16 July along…
Police Command in Bauchi State has launched an investigation into an alleged case of criminal conspiracy and unnatural offences involving a 12-year-old boy. The Command’s Spokesman, CSP Ahmed Wakil, confirmed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Bauchi He said the incident was reported on July 16 when the boy’s father lodged a formal complaint at…
The Police Service Commission (PSC), has approved the promotion of 12 commissioners of police to the next rank of assistant inspectors general. The 12 commissioners of police promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police are Johnson Oluwole Adenola, current Commissioner of Police, Oyo State, former Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector General…
Tensions flared in Nigeria’s capital on Monday as dozens of retired police officers braved torrential rain to stage a protest outside the National Assembly and Police Headquarters, demanding their removal from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The retirees—many elderly and visibly distressed—held placards and sang protest songs, decrying years of what they described as pension…
Tensions escalated in Abuja’s Karsana community on Monday as two local residents sustained gunshot injuries during a protest over the demolition of homes by an unidentified developer. The victims, Sunday Danjuma and Jacob Audu, were reportedly shot by police officers deployed to manage the unrest in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). According to the Karsana…
Authorities in Adamawa State, Nigeria, have rescued 13 trafficked children and four kidnap victims as part of extensive police operations aimed at curbing rising insecurity. Commissioner of Police, Dankombo Falings, announced the developments at a news conference held in Yola on Monday. He said the successes were part of the state police command’s achievements during…
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…
