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December 3, 2020 No Responses

Kidnapped Chinese Expatriate Regains Freedom, N100m Ransom Paid

The Chinese expatriate, kidnapped in Ekiti State last week during which a policeman was killed, has been released, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The expatriate, one of the contractors engaged by the Ekiti State government to construct the...

October 10, 2020 No Responses

Ondo: FRSC, Police To Enforce Restriction Of Vehicular Movement

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has ordered operatives of the Corps deployed to cover the Ondo governorship election to ensure effective collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force in the enforcement of restrictions on vehicular movement. The Corps Marsh...

September 9, 2020 No Responses

Police Return N3.99m To Accident Victim’s Family

The Police in Kaduna State has returned N3,991,650 to the family of one Mustapha Sanusi, who died in a road accident at Unguwan Danisa, Soba Local Government Area of the state. The Soba Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Pam Moses, made...

August 20, 2020 No Responses

Police Deploy 5,000 Personnel For Ondo LG Election

The Commissioner of Police, Ondo State Command, Bolaji Salami, on Wednesday said the command has deployed 5,000 cops to provide security on Saturday, for the Local Government Areas election. Salami explained in a statement that the comm...

August 4, 2020 No Responses

Police Parade Imo Traditional Ruler Over Alleged Kidnapping

A traditional ruler in Awara, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo, was on Monday paraded by the police for alleged involvement in kidnapping. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the traditional ruler was paraded along side a pastor....

July 29, 2020 No Responses

Boat Accident: LASWA Hands Over Captain, Passengers To Police

The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has handed over the captain and passengers rescued from the Tuesday evening boat accident to the marine police for further investigations and sanctions. Speaking during an interview with the News Agency of Nige...

July 19, 2020 No Responses

Police Rescue 14 Kidnapped Women In Katsina

The Police Command in Katsina has rescued 14 kidnapped women and recovered 90 animals.Police spokesman, Mr Gambo Isah, a police superintendent, said this in a statement on Saturday.He said: “On Saturday at about1:00hours, the DPO Dutsinma, led Operation Puff...

July 9, 2020 No Responses

Robbers Attack TVC, NTA Correspondents

Armed robbers on Thursday attacked Mr Godwin Agwam, Nasarawa State Correspondent of Television Continental (TVC) and Mrs Victoria Ojito of Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in their residence at Sabon-Gari, Lafia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...

June 26, 2020 No Responses

Police Arrest Man For killing, Dumping Wife’s Body In Well

The Police in Katsina State on Thursday arrested one Abdulrahman Abdulkarim, 40, for allegedly killing his junior wife and dumping the corpse in an abandoned well. The police spokesman in the state, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident in a...

June 20, 2020 No Responses

New Rivers FRSC Sector Commander Seeks Police, DSS’s Cooperation, Support

The new Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Rivers, Salisu Galadunci, has called for cooperation from sister security agencies in the state.Galadunci made the call in a statement issued by the command’s Public Education Officer, Mr...

April 14, 2020 No Responses

Lockdown: Lawyers Task Govt On Effective Security Against Hoodlums

Some lawyers in Lagos on Monday called on the authorities to expand security arrangements to protect the people against attacks by hoodlums taking advantage of the coronavirus-induced lockdown. The legal practitioners, including Chris Ayiyi, Okechuckwu Nna and...

April 12, 2020 No Responses

Lockdown: Police Arrest 36 Over Robbery Attempts

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 36 suspects who allegedly used the lockdown period to perpetuate crime in the state. Their arrest is contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana and made...

April 8, 2020 No Responses

Restrictions: Police Arrest Two Pilots

The Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Mr Mustapha Dandaura has confirmed the arrest of the pilot and co-pilot of Carveton Helicopters, who allegedly ferried unknown passengers into the State. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dandaura made this known.....

January 10, 2020 No Responses

Amotekun Not Regional Police, To Collaborate With All Security Agencies

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has dispelled rumours making the rounds that the newly launched Western Nigeria Security Network code-named Operation Amotekun is a regional police. Fayemi who spoke in Ibadan at the launch of the security apparatus stat...