Tag: Police
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Boko Haram in Lagos: Police open up over reported arrest of suspects
The Police Command in Lagos State has debunked a publication in some newspapers dated April 17, 2025 asserting that hundreds of Boko Haram suspects have been apprehended in Lagos.
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Police fault reports linking First Lady’s convoy to death of girl in Ondo
Police have denied report that a vehicle in the convoy of Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, crushed a nine-year-old girl dead in Akure, the capital of Ondo State on Thursday.
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BREAKING: Police confirm attack on Senator Natasha’s family house in Kogi
The Kogi Police Command on Thursday confirmed that gunmen attacked Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s (PDP-Kogi Central) family residence in Obeiba Community in Okehi Local Government Area.
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Gunmen kill man, abduct pregnant wife, sister in Edo
The Police Command in Edo State has confirmed the killing of one Friday Pius and the abduction of his pregnant wife and her sister by suspected kidnappers in the State.
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SAD: Housewife clubs husband to death in Ibadan
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, on Wednesday ordered that a 27-year-old housewife, Rukayat Sodiq be remanded in Agodi corrections facility over alleged murder of her husband.
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Man detained for destroying Agemo deity statue in Ijebu Ode
The Police in Ogun State has detained a detained a man, believed to be mentally unstable, for allegedly vandalising the Agemo statue at the Itoro Roundabout in Ijebu Ode on Saturday. The command’s Public Relations Officer(PRO), CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement issued on
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Netizens react as video showing Portable in police web emerges online
Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, fondly known as Portable, has been arrested by the Nigeria Police. The incident was confirmed in a video shared on X (formerly Twitter), where Portable could be seen pleading with officers and speaking to individuals about the reason for his arrest. In the clip, he mentioned that a petition was…
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Man kills mother in dispute over cassava sales
The Police Command in Anambra has confirmed the arrest and detention of a 49-year-old man for allegedly murdering his 68-year-old mother, Mrs Dorathy Anyaji. The command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed this in a statement issued on Sunday in
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Police arrest 3 suspected hijackers of petrol truck in Oyo
The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested three suspects allegedly linked to the hijacking of a DAF truck loaded with 45,000 liters of petrol belonging to NIPCO Ltd. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso made this known in a statement made available to
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Police probe DPO accused of extortion
The Police Command in Ondo State has begun investigation into the allegation of extortion levelled against the Divisional Police Officer(DPO) in-charge of Igbara-Oke in Ifedore Local Government Area of the state, Ganiyu Dauda.