The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has cautioned River State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, from making “unfounded allegations” against him. GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported how Fubara said Egbetokun will be held accountable if law and order break down in the state. The warning came after the governor intervened in an incident at the Rivers State Independent…
The Rivers State Police Command has announced its withdrawal from the upcoming local government election, slated for October 5. This decision follows a Federal High Court judgment, which barred the police and other security agencies from participating in the polls. The court’s ruling, delivered on September 30, 2024, is the latest development in a series…
Suspected gunmen killed three policemen and set their vehicle ablaze in Nnewi, Anambra State, early Thursday morning. The attack was confirmed by Tochukwu Ikenga, Superintendent of Police and Public Relations Officer, in a statement. He said: “Joint Security Force, begins manhunt operation on armed men who murdered two police operatives on investigation activities in the…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Wednesday, October 2, approved the postings of four Commissioners of Police to head State Commands in the country. CP Abaniwonda Olufemi recently moved to Rivers State Command and has been returned as Commissioner of Police Delta State Command. CP Peter Ukachi Opara has finally been deployed to Cross Rivers…
A Nigerian police inspector, Mohammed Bulama, has stabbed a Yobe resident, Abdulmalik Pompomari, to death at CMC Area, Zango, Damaturu, the state capital. PThe police inspector attached to the Police Mobile Force (PMF), 41 Division, Damaturu in Yobe State, who has been arrested, was alleged of stabbing Pompomari, a suspect to death over a N200…
Five members of the Nigeria Patriotic Front Movement (NPFM) including its National Chairman, Comrade Abdulmajid Yakubu Daudu, have been arrested by the police in Kano State. SaharaReporters learnt that the activists were arrested and detained after honouring an invitation by the state police commissioner, CP Salman Dogo Garba, for a meeting at 2 pm on…
Ahead of the October 1, Independence Day celebration, the FCT Police Command on Monday, September 30, deployed Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) personnel, anti-riot equipment, and visibility policing, among others. The command also announced the diversion around Central Area and Eagle Square during the celebration. A statement issued by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the operatives of the Nasarawa state police command have arrested a pregnant suspect for allegedly stealing a baby during a naming ceremony. In a statement on Sunday, the command’s public relations officer, Ramhan Nansel, also stated that another suspect was arrested for stealing three motorcycles. Mr Nansel wrote, “On 28/9/2024 at…
Ekiti State police command has denied allegations that a suspect, Shittu Rasaq Adeola, was brutalised to death while being tortured by the command as false and misleading. Youths in the state are demanding justice for Adeola, alleging that he died during interrogation in police custody. “We are calling on @EkitiPoliceNG @ekitistate.gov.ng to investigate this matter…
The Delta State Police Command has paraded 123 suspected internet fraudsters, commonly known as “Yahoo Boys,” after a successful raid conducted by soldiers from the 3 Battalion of the Nigerian Army. The suspects were apprehended at the Army Estate in Effurun and subsequently handed over to the Ekpan Police Divisional Headquarters in Uvwie Local Government…