Tag: Police
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Enact law on state police now, northern govs, traditional rulers tell NASS
The Northern Governors’ Forum and the traditional rulers’ council in the region have reiterated their support for the creation of state police, with a call on the National Assembly to expedite action on the enactment of the legal framework for its take-off. This was part of their resolutions at their joint meeting held at Sir…
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Anambra: Police smash kidnap gang, recover 3 vehicles
The Police Command in Anambra has apprehended four suspects, including a lady, belonging to a kidnapping gang in Uke, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state.
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25-year-old man nabbed with fresh human organs
A 25-year-old man, Samson Oghenebreme, has been nabbed in the Odomola community of Epe for being in possession of human organs. Men of the Odo-Noforija Police Division of the Lagos State police command arrested the suspect following a tip-off from vigilant members of the community. The police disclosed that the suspect was allegedly moving the…
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Suspected ritualist caught with human organs
The Police command in Lagos State has detained a 25-year-old suspected ritualist for allegedly being in possession of human organs in Odomola community, Epe. Command spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Friday in
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How 18-year-old housewife stabs husband to death in Kano
A 18-year-old housewife, identified as Saidat Jibril has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing 30-year-old husband, Salisu Idris in Kano.
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Incorruptible Police Officer DCP Francis Erhabor retires, writes a book, I Dared To Be Different
Award-winning and celebrated officer of the Nigeria Police Force, DCP Francis Osagie Erhabor, renowned for his integrity and lifestyle throughout his 35 years of service, has retired. He left a book titled “I Dared To Be Different” for the younger and future generations of policemen and Nigerians as curtains drew on his unblemished 35 years…
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Police arrest 95 suspected cultists in Edo
The police in Edo state have arrested 95 suspected cultists and recovered two locally-made pistols, one single-barrel shotgun and 24 live cartridges/ammunition in the sustained intelligence-driven raids of their enclaves in Benin and environs in the past week.
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Police detain 3 officers for alleged murder of suspect
The Police Command in Kebbi State has detained three police officers for alleged murder of an arrested suspect in connection with stealing. The Spokesperson of the Command, CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, made this known in a statement issued in Birnin
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How Army, Police, local forces rescued abductees in Enugu forest
Six victims who had been kidnapped in Enugu State were released unharmed on May 2, following a coordinated operation by joint security forces. The victims were freed at about 7:30 AM after intense pursuit and pressure from the troops of the Nigerian Army, police, neighborhood watch members, and forest guards. The kidnappers, unable to withstand…
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Police, others avert petrol tanker explosion in Jigawa
The Police Command in Jigawa has successfully averted a potential fuel tanker explosion after a truck carrying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) overturned in Ringim Local Government Area of the state.