GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a video circulating online shows a police officer being confronted by a crowd over alleged theft. The clip opens with the officer appearing badly injured while members of the public surround him, shouting “Ole,” the Yoruba word for thief. Other uniformed personnel are seen pleading with the crowd as the confrontation…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, Ahmed Abubakar, for allegedly attempting to procure ammunition for bandits operating in Zamfara State. Abubakar, reportedly from Gusau but residing in Anguwan Dodo, Gwagwalada, was picked up by operatives of the Mabushi Division on December 7, following what the police described as credible intelligence….
A Plateau state High Court sitting in Jos has sentenced a police officer, Sgt. Ruya Auta, to death for the killing of a University of Jos student, Rinji Bala. The judgment was delivered on Tuesday by the Chief Justice of Plateau State, Justice David Mann, at High Court 1. The court found the officer guilty…
Four persons have lost their lives in the violent attack that occurred on Sunday near the Afor Market Junction in Nawfia community, Njikoka Local Government Area, Anambra State. The Anambra State Police Command Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed this in a press statement issued on Monday. Ikenga blamed the attack on a rival cult clash,…
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested suspects linked to the killing of retired Justice Ifeoma Okogwu in Anambra State, marking a major breakthrough in the investigation. The command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to him, on 6 December 2025, operatives of the Homicide Section of…
Nigerians have called on the Inspector-General of Police, the Police Service Commission, and human rights organisations to probe allegations of unlawful detentions, extrajudicial killings, and torture against the anti-kidnapping unit of the Imo State Police Command, popularly known as the Tiger Base Unit. The calls emerged amid demands for justice by the family of a…
The police have killed two members of an interstate kidnapping syndicate and arrested seven others in Gombe state. The arrest of the members of the syndicate was announced in a statement by the spokesman of Gombe command, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, on Friday. Abdullahi said operatives of the command on Nov. 23, detained a 40-year-old suspect…
The Sokoto State Police Command on Wednesday recorded two major breakthroughs after separate operations—one inside the state and another in neighboring Zamfara—led to the arrest of alleged bandit financiers, motorcycle thieves and the recovery of stolen property. In Tangaza Local Government Area, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit stormed Gidan-Madi after intelligence revealed a suspected funding channel for…
The Borno State Police Command has arrested five suspects, including 20-year-old Mustapha Mohammed, who allegedly masterminded the abduction of his eight-year-old niece, drugged her and received a ransom of ₦3m through a cryptocurrency account. A statement on Thursday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, said the suspects were arrested between November…
The FCT Police Command announced on Thursday that one of its officers was killed on Wednesday following a road traffic accident in the Central Area of the city. A statement by the Command signed by its spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said the accident occurred at approximately 2:20 pm along Sani Abacha Expressway by the National…
