Tag: POLICE COMMAND
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FCT Police Command explain ‘viral robbery video’ in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has issued out a statement on the video clip circulating online depicting a robbery incident, which purportedly occurred in Abuja, involving a “Right Hand Drive” vehicle. According to the statement released on Wednesday night by the command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, the police said contrary to the narrative, “the…
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Lagos state police command get new commissioner
Lagos state police command has gotten a new Commissioner of Police who is expected to assume office with immediate effect.
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Rivers Police command speaks on attacking Gov. Fubara
The Rivers state police command have finally reacted to claims that its personnel deliberately attacked Governor Siminalayi Fubara during his visit to the state House of Assembly complex in Port Harcourt. According to the governor, some policemen shot, tear-gassed and used water cannons on him and his aides while on his way to assess the…
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Outrage as netizens condemn recruitment of 50 ‘repentant thugs’ by Police
Netizens have expressed their concerns over the recruitment of 50 repentant thugs into Kano State Police Command. The repentant thugs were recruited as police special constabularies, according to Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Usaini Gumel. During their passing out parade, Command’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Haruna, said, “Today is a happy day for the good people of Kano…
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Six rescued, four suspected criminals arrested as Police bust kidnapper’s den in Benue
The Benue state Police command has rescued six kidnapped victims and arrested four suspects in Agbanor village, Okpokwu Local Government Area of the state.
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BREAKING! Sam Larry nabbed by police over probe on Mohbad’s death
The Lagos State Police Command has nabbed Lagos socialite, Balogun Eletu, alias Sam Larry, over an ongoing investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of the singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. The Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in an update posted on his official social media page…
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Police arrests ‘Journalists’ for buying rice with fake bank transfer
The Kano State Police Command has arrested two men, who claimed to be journalists, for allegedly defrauding a rice trader of N33,000. The 30-year-old suspects, Mujahid Kabir and Abba Imam, were alleged to have, on February 2, 2023, generated a fake bank transfer alert of N33,000 to buy a bag of rice at a Plaza…
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Katsina police confirms killing of 41 persons by gunmen
Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the killing of 41 persons by gunmen during an ambush at Yargoje forest in Bakori Local Government Area of the State. The police spokesman, Gambo Isah, explained that the incident occurred on Wednesday, Isah said the gunmen had invaded the home of one Alhaji Muntari in Kandarawa, Bakori LGA,…
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Man cuts off friend’s wrist over girlfriend battle
A 21-year-old man, Usman Danladi, has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command, for cutting off his friend’s wrist with a machete while fighting over a girl. In a statement on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, said the incident occurred at Auta Balefi community, in Karu Local…
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Police arrest fake policeman in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Vicent Enuneku for impersonating an Assistant Superintendent of Police and being in possession of a substance suspected to be Indian hemp. This was contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, on Tuesday, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. He said the suspect,…