Bandits ambushed a police patrol team on the Guga–Bakori road in Katsina State on Tuesday, killing three officers, including an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), and injuring two others, police authorities have confirmed. The attack occurred around 12:30 p.m. near Guga in Faskari Local Government Area as a five-member team from the 27 Police Mobile…
Popular comedian Aderombi Adedayo, widely known as Dee One, has been invited by the Lagos State Police Command for questioning over a viral video in which he criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The invitation, by the Anti Fraud Section of the command, reportedly cites allegations of cyber bullying and the spread of misinformation in…
The Nigeria Police Force has uncovered a N7.7 billion cyber-enabled telecommunications fraud involving the illegal diversion of airtime and data resources, arresting six suspects linked to the scheme. The arrests followed an investigation by the Nigeria Police Force – National Cybercrime Centre, NPF–NCCC, after a telecommunications firm petitioned the Police over suspicious and unauthorised activities…
Pandemonium broke out as men of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command, in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, fired teargas, on Wednesday, to disperse hundreds of protesters participating in the peaceful demonstration against demolitions of Makoko and Iyana-Oworoonsoki areas of the state. The incident took place outside the Lagos State House of…
The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested two dismissed officers of the Nigerian Army for alleged armed robbery, recovered three vehicles and a motorcycle. The command’s spokesperson, Ayanlade Olayinka, a deputy superintendent of police, stated this in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Mr Olayinka said…
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a 28-year-old suspected internet fraudster (Yahoo boy) for allegedly killing his friend after a disagreement over a $1,000 transaction. Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Bright Edafe, who confirmed this, said the incident took place at Agbarho community, Ughelli North Local Government Area on January 21, 2026….
The Ogun State Police Command has explained that the restriction of mobile phones within police stations is lawful and primarily driven by security considerations, following public concerns raised over the practice at the Igbeba Police Station in Ijebu Ode. The clarification came after an X user, Salami Quadri, questioned the legality of asking members of…
The Niger State Police Command says it has arrested 15 suspects, including a dismissed policeman, for offences bordering on extortion, thuggery, illegal possession of drugs, and kidnapping across various parts of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Abiodun said the command arrested a dismissed policeman…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have extended the deadline for application for recruitment of 50,000 constables into the Nigeria Police Force by two weeks. The Head of Protocol and Public Affairs of PSC, Mr Torty Kalu, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Kalu said the application…
The Oyo State Police Command, on Sunday, said it intercepted a truck conveying suspected explosive materials in Saki, a town in the Oke-Ogun axis of the state. In a statement by its spokesman, Ayanlade Olayinka, the command disclosed that operatives recorded the success during a stop-and-search exercise. “Acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the command…
