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…
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…
