Tag: Nigeria Police Force
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NPF loses senior officer, AIG Jimeta after brief illness
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has lost one of its senior officers to the cold hands of death, A.I.G Lawan Tanko Jimeta, after a brief illness. AIG Jimeta was in charge of Zone 5, comprising Edo, Delta and Bayelsa states. He died on Sunday morning at the Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State after a brief…
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Police have the power to break in and out of a house if… – CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi
CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, has stated that the police do not always require a search warrant before entering a suspected criminal’s residence, adding that officers have the power to break in and out of a house if they reasonably believe a crime is being committed. In a series of…
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Pandemonium in Lagos as police and ‘OPC boys’ clash in Ojota
There was pandemonium in the Ojota area of Lagos on Monday as personnel of the Nigeria Police Force reportedly clashed with members of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC. The incident that occurred in the early hours of Monday, January 9, caused a commotion in the area and triggered fear and panic among residents of the…
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New year tragedy puzzles: 38 horrifying deaths from around Nigeria
With just five days into the new year, at least 38 persons have died from bizarre, tragic and unclear circumstances across Nigeria, setting off a range of murder puzzles that the police are already working to figure out. No fewer than seven persons were confirmed dead after an accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus and…
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Police arrest woman, lover for allegedly burying their newborn baby alive inside toilet
The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old woman, Balaraba Shehu, for allegedly conspiring with her lover to bury their baby inside a toilet after delivery. The spokesperson of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday, December 3, 2022. He said the incident happened on December 02,…
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Police to sanction officer for carrying Atiku’s wife’s bag
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has frowned at one of its personnel attached to Titi Abubakar for carrying her bag at an occasion. Titi is the wife of Atiku Abubakar, former vice president and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate.
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Police Orderly Assault: Professor Zainab gives own account of the incident
Professor of Law and human rights activist, Zainab Duke-Abiola, who has been trending for allegedly assaulting a female police officer, corporal Teju Moses attached to her as orderly, has denied involvement in the assault, saying that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) authorities framed her up for supporting the endsars protest in 2020.
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Nigeria Police partners TSDF on drugs and drug prevention (PHOTOS)
The Nigeria Police Force has partnered with The Drug Salvation Foundation (TDSF) on a sensitization drive focused on Drugs and Drug Prevention, Treatment and Care (DPTC), with a 5-day train-the-trainers workshop. In a post on Twitter, Sunday, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, noted that the event took place at the Police Force…
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Police commences investigation into Abuja “blasphemy killing”
The Nigeria Police Force Federal Capital Territory Command has commenced an investigation into the “blasphemy killing” of a 30-year-old man, Ahmad Usman, that occurred on Saturday in the Lugbe area of Abuja. Disclosing this on Saturday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, normalcy has since been restored to the area concerning the situation.
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Police arrest, parade kidnappers of Greenfield Varsity students
The Force Intelligence Bureau Special Tactical Squad (FIB-STS) operatives, following directives from the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, to clampdown on the perpetrators of crimes and criminality, as well as cutting off their supply of arms have successfully effected the arrest of 31 suspects connected with major violent crimes including Kidnapping, Culpable Homicide,…