The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has promised to tackle the challenges of police officers in Somalia. Egbetokun gave the assurance when he received a courtesy visit from Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace & Security of the African Union Commission. He assured the Ambassador that the NPF was taking proactive…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed all State Police Commands to organize free medical outreaches, humanitarian programs, and distribute palliatives to communities as part of activities marking the 2025 National Police Day celebration. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, announced this in Abuja on Wednesday, stating that the event, scheduled…
A Kaduna State police officer, Hadaina Hussaini Dan-Taki, has threaten reprisal attacks on southerners living in northern Nigeria. Dan-Taki’s remarks followed the brutal killing of 16 northerners in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State. In a fiery Facebook comment on Tuesday, Dan-Taki swore by Almighty God, vowing that northerners would take…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Rivers State Police Command has arrested a cleric, identified as Elijah, over alleged homosexuality. Elijah, the General Overseer of a new-generation church in Port Harcourt, was reportedly apprehended after a leaked video surfaced showing him in a compromising situation. Sources told PUNCH Metro that the pastor’s troubles began when a…
The police have asked Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan to cancel her planned Sallah rally in the Central Senatorial district of Kogi State. The State Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye made this known on Tuesday in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP William Aya. According to the statement, the Kogi police boss…
The Delta State Police Command has been accused of allegedly torturing a 24-year-old man, Paul Obukowho, to death. This is as the Police Public Relations Officer of the state Command, SP Bright Edafe, said the deceased was not tortured and if the family feels there is any foul play, an autopsy is the last resort….
The Edo police command says its operatives have arrested 14 suspects in connection with the killing of 16 travellers and the torching of their truck in Uromi town. On Thursday, a mob allegedly attacked and killed 16 hunters of northern descent who were travelling from Port Harcourt to Kano. The incident happened on the Uromi/Obajana…
The Kano State Police Command has placed a ban on all Durbar activities during the 2025 Eid-El-Fitr Sallah festivities, citing security concerns and the need to maintain public order. The announcement was made by the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, during a press briefing at the Bompai Police Headquarters, on Friday. CP Bakori…
Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a man, Victor Lorjaal of Aba Ile camp, Itaji-Ekiti, for allegedly mutilating his mother, one Mrs Victoria Lorjaal, and his elder sister, Brenda Lorjaal, to death. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu, said in a statement made available in Ado Ekiti on Thursday that the incident happened…
Superintendent of Police (SP) Abdulahi Usman, the Public Relations Officer of the Taraba State Police Command, is dead. Usman died following a prolonged illness in the early hours of Sunday 23rd March, 2025, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer said in a statement on Wednesday. “His departure leaves an irreplaceable void in the hearts…