The Nigeria Police Force, Adamawa State Police Command attached to the State Intelligence Department have arrested two suspects for theft. 20-year-old Dad Yusuf, and, 27-year-old Gibson Husseini, both residents of Upper Luggere, Jimeta, Yola North Local Government Area, were arrested for stealing 100Ah Mikano generator battery in the church. In a statement issued on Sunday…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, one Muanaenye Chekwube Victor, for alleged kidnapping. It said that Victor was arrested by policemen attached to Uli Divisional Headquarters on June 26, 2025, for allegedly abducting his friend. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the suspect, in…
The Delta State Police Command has warned that indecent dressing in Delta is now a punishable offence under the stateās Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law, attracting a fine of N50,000 or community service. The warning on indecent dressing in Delta was issued in a post shared via the Commandās official X handle on Saturday….
The Kebbi State Government has confirmed that a group of armed bandits attacked a Mobile Police Post in Makuku in the Zuru Local Government Area of the state, and made away with some rifles. The Director of Security at the Cabinet Office, Abdulrahman Zagga, disclosed this to journalists on Saturday. According to Zagga, the mobile…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigerian Senate has confirmed the recruitment of additional 30,000 youth into Nigeria Police Force. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Senator Ahmad Abdulhamid Malam Madori, representing Jigawa North East, confirmed this to newsmen in his office. He said the Police Service Commission was given approval to recruit…
A 42-year-old man who claimed to be a mobile police officer was apprehended on Friday while he attempted to steal a Toyota Highlander SUV at Magboro, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. The suspect, identified as Omotoso Ayobami, was arrested by operatives of the Oodua Peopleās Congress while trying to drive away the Highlander…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, Osun state chapter has de-associated itself from individuals arrested with guns in a Toyota Camry bearing a NANS-customised plate number. In a press release by NANS Osun JCC, the association said the individuals arrested are not their former nor current members of the students’ body. Osun State Police command…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested four students with Toyota Camry bearing a NANS-customised plate number. Found in their possession were an English-made Barreta pistol, two empty magazines, a cutlass, and various charms. Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Osogbo on recent security breakthroughs in the state. Addressing journalists…
Amid mounting frustration over unresolved pension issues, retired police officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) have announced plans to stage what they describe as the āMother of All Peaceful Protestsā nationwide on July 21, 2025. The Kaduna State chapter of the Union of Retired Police Officers disclosed this in a statement issued by its…
Men of the Ondo state Police command have arrested a community head of Laaagba community, in Ondo East Local Government area of Ondo State, Ifedayo Adeniyi, over the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl. The traditional head was arrested by the police in his residence in Ondo and was subsequently transferred to State Police Headquarters…