The military has arrested four police officers for allegedly providing unauthorised escort services to a VIP in violation of President Bola Tinubu’s directive withdrawing police personnel from VIP protection duties. Police sources revealed that the arrests took place on December 17 at about 9:30am while the officers were reportedly on escort duty. Those arrested were…
A petrol tanker on Sunday rammed into the convoy of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, killing a police dispatch rider, Ibrahim Hussaini. Akpabio announced the passing of the dispatch rider on Tuesday during the plenary, where he condoled with the family of the deceased. Dispatch riders, often police officers, usually ride government-branded motorcycles as part of…
The Nigeria Police Force has released Adenike Atanda, wife of a senior investigative reporter with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), following her reported detention alongside her nine-month-old baby in the Owutu area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. FIJ reported that Adenike and the infant were released on Monday evening, shortly after police operatives arrested her…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested three masquerades for allegedly displaying on the streets without authorisation and maiming innocent people The State Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Azar,e disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Uyo on Monday. Azare disclosed that the masquerades were arrested in the Eket Local Government Area of the state…
The Niger Police Command has confirmed the release of the remaining 130 abducted students and staff of St. Mary Catholic School, Papiri, in the Agwara Local Government Area of Niger. NAN reports that the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Niger State Police Command said one officer killed himself amid an investigation into missing ammunition. The officer, Isah Abdullahi, a deputy superintendent of police, was attached to the 12 Police Mobile Force (PMF) unit in Minna, the state capital. Wasiu Abiodun, the command’s spokesperson, in a statement on Friday, said…
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a woman, Rita Ughale, from Kokori community in Ethiope East Local Government Area, over the alleged sale of her two-month-old baby boy. Police said the baby was sold for ₦1.5 million to a couple identified as Osas Omijie (39) and Judith Omijie (30). The Police Public…
A senior police officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ogbon-Inu Taiwo Popoola, has died while in active service in Ebonyi State. The incident occurred at about 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday during a management meeting at the office of the Commissioner of Police in Abakaliki, the state capital. Until his sudden death, ACP Popoola was the…
The Borno State Police Command says it is on the manhunt for a suspect, Abdulsalam Adakwaki, who is alleged to have raped a five-year-old girl in the State Low-Cost area of Maiduguri, the state capital. This is just as the police clarified that the report that the command had already arrested and released the suspect…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced that enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy will resume from January 2, 2026, citing a surge in vehicle-related crimes. In a statement issued on Monday, Benjamin Hundeyin, police public relations officer (PPRO), said the decision “follows a careful review of emerging security concerns and the need to…