The Nigeria Police Force has initiated a monthly audit of arms and ammunition across its commands as it grapples with the increasing loss of firearms to hoodlums nationwide. The measure comes in response to rising incidents of firearms being seized by criminals, which the police attribute to negligence, poor weapon handling skills, and flawed deployment…
The police command in Delta State has apprehended a female self-kidnapping suspect and her accomplice in Asaba. Spokesman for the command, SP Bright Edafe disclosed this to journalists on Wednesday in Warri. Mr Edafe said that the suspects were arrested on Monday by the Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-Crime Squad led by CSP Labe Joseph following…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a notorious hacker, identified as Onuma Osita, who infiltrated the financial system of the Enugu State government and siphoned N1,097,700,300 from its coffers. The arrest was made possible through the collaborative efforts of the Nigeria Police Force-National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC), which launched a detailed investigation into the cyber…
Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos, AIG Adegoke Fayoade, has charged newly promoted officers to the ranks of Assistant Commissioner of Police, Chief Superintendent of Police, and Superintendents of Police, not to use their new status to collect money forcefully from members of the public. Rather, he reminded…
The Force Intelligence Department (FID) of the Nigerian police has reportedly detained Abraham Daniel, a former pastor with Dunamis International Gospel Centre, and Alexander Eneche, following their appearance at the department in response to a police invitation. The duo are accused of cyberbullying and criminal defamation against Pastor Paul Enenche, the founder and Senior Pastor…
An 18-year-old boy identified as Oghenetejiri Kosini, allegedly def!led his landlady’s 2-year-old daughter in Delta State. It was gathered that the incident happened in Okpe Local Government Area of the state on December 12, 2024. Human rights activist, Comrade Israel Joe, who disclosed this in a Facebook post on Monday, January 6, 2024, called out…
The Anambra State Police command has arrested two brothers who allegedly killed and buried their brother in a shallow grave in their compound in Oko community, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The state Commissioner for Police, Nnaghe Itam, while speaking during a press conference in Awka, said the deceased, Chibuzor Okeke, was…
Some of the less privileged and needy in Rivers State were yet to exhaust their joyous mood from the cheerful visitation by the Operatives of the C4i Strike Force when the same Unit led by its Commander CSP Julian W. Igbudu in fulfillment of his promise, kicked off the year with a heartwarming and cheerful…
The police in Ebonyi State, Nigeria’s South-east, have arrested 17 suspects who allegedly burnt a man to death over alleged witchcraft. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson of the Force Headquarters, Abuja, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the incident happened on 3 January in Enohia Itim village, Afikpo North Local Government Area of…
The FCT Police Command has announced the successful rescue of a day-old baby found abandoned along a bush path near Crush Rock, behind an uncompleted Red Bricks Market in Mpape, Abuja. According to a statement by SP Josephine Adeh, Police Public Relations Officer in Abuja, officers from the Mpape Division’s Juvenile and Women Care Section…