The police in Edo State have rescued eight males and two females abducted during a trip to Babcock University for GYC Africa Conference, at a location bordering Edo and Ondo states. Spokesman for the Edo State Police Command, Moses Yamu, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday. Mr Yamu said the rescue followed the…
In a major pre-Easter security operation, the Imo State Police Command has uncovered a suspected IPOB/ESN terror hideout in Okigwe Local Government Area, arresting three suspects and recovering arms, ammunition, and N10.3 million in cash. The operation, carried out in the early hours of April 17, 2025, was conducted by the Command’s Tactical Teams in…
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the deaths of 17 individuals following armed attacks by suspected herders on communities in Logo and Ukum Local Government Areas between Thursday and Friday. In a statement issued on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, said a large group of armed militia invaded the Sankera axis…
The Police Command in Lagos State has debunked a publication in some newspapers dated April 17, 2025 asserting that hundreds of Boko Haram suspects have been apprehended in Lagos. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin refuted this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. He said that following the publication, the Commissioner of Police in…
The Ondo State Police Command has said that the convoy of the President’s wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, was not involved in an auto crash that led to the death of a seven-year-old girl in Akure, the state capital on Thursday, April 17, 2025. The spokesperson for the Command, Olusola Ayanlade, in a statement, said the…
The Kogi Police Command on Thursday confirmed that gunmen attacked Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s (PDP-Kogi Central) family residence in the Obeiba Community in the Okehi Local Government Area. The state commissioner of police, Miller Dantawaye, who confirmed this in an interview with journalists in Lokoja on Thursday, said the incident occurred on Tuesday night. “The command…
The Nigeria Police Force has condemned the actions of some of its officers captured in a viral video receiving money from a Chinese, describing the conduct as unprofessional and unethical. In a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Thursday, April 17 the Force said the behaviour of the officers does not…
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested two suspected car thieves who attempted to bribe its officers with ₦1,000,000 during an operation. According to the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the incident took place on April 11th, 2025, around 3:00 PM during a routine patrol in the Birnin Kuka village area of Mashi Local…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has once again strongly condemned the recent wave of killings in Plateau State, describing them as “senseless, utterly reprehensible, and a grave assault on national peace and security.” In a statement released by the Force Headquarters on Wednesday, the IGP expressed deep sorrow over the tragic loss…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspect, Nnamdi Anyaji, for killing his mother and attempted to commit suicide. It was gathered that the 49-year-old Anyaji, an indigene of Amudo Village in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, after killing his mother, Dorathy Anyaji aged 68 years, attempted to kill himself before…