Tag: policeman
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Tragic! Policeman commits suicide in Lagos prison
A certain policeman, known as Eze, has allegedly hanged himself in a cell at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba. The cop, who was attached to a Dangote factory, was detained after he allegedly shot dead a man. “He was brought to the state CID for investigation and prosecution. “But he hanged himself…
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Armed men attack, machete Policemen on duty, cart away arms in Delta
ALSO READ: Operation Amotekun: Comrade Aremu calls for caution Suspected armed men have attacked, matcheted and injured some Policemen and carted away their arms in Asaba, the Capital of Delta State, Nigeria. The Policemen were said to be on “Routine stop and search duty” when the incident occurred on Friday, January 10. The armed men…
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Policeman kills two, injures seven at burial ceremony
Two persons were reportedly killed and about seven others severely injured in a case of ‘accidental discharge’ by an officer of the Nigerian Police Force. The incident, which happened at the burial ceremony of the late mother of the traditional ruler of Umuakoli Urualla in Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, HRH Eze…
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Gunmen kill policeman, abduct two Chinese nationals in Edo
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two Chinese working at a Glass and Aluminium company at Utese village, Ikpoba-Okha local government area. A police personnel attached to the Chinese workers was killed during the operation. Witnesses said the incident happened on Wednesday evening after close of work. The victims were on their way home…
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Gunmen abduct policeman, others in Edo
A police officer simply identified as DSP Godwin and four other persons have been abducted by gunmen at Ubiaja, headquarters of Esan South East local government area. DSP Godwin was travelling to Asaba when the vehicle he was travelling in was stopped by the gunmen who were on the road apparently for kidnapping. Police sources…
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Mobile policeman rapes ATM user at gun point
A mobile policeman in Anambra has been detained for allegedly defiling a 35-year-old lady in the premises of one of the new generation banks. The victim (name withheld) was said to have gone to make some transactions at the bank’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in the night when the incident occurred. Confirming the report, Commissioner…
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Bandits kill policeman, abduct four in Zamfara
A group of unidentified bandits attacked a mining site on Wednesday in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara, killing one of the six mobile policemen on guard and abducting the others. Speaking to journalists on phone, one of the eye witnesses to the attack, Salisu Lawali, said the bandits invaded the site situated in Sunke…
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Gunmen kill policeman in Edo
Edo police command says a police orderly attached to Dr Eric Osayande, Chairman of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state, has been killed by unknown gunmen. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Hakeem Odumosun, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday. Odumosun said he had visited family of the slain…
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Court remands eight men for ‘beheading’ policeman
High Court in Plateau on Wednesday ordered that eight men accused by the Police of beheading a policemen be remanded. Abubakar Sani, Abubakar Mohammed, Hussaini Musa, Mohammed Zubairu, Abdulahi Mohammed, Ibrahim Usman, Mohammed Doma and Sadiq Abubakar were charged with culpable homicide of Sgt. Yunana Ishaya. According to the prosecutor, E.A. Inigbenoise, it was said…
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Pandemonium as ‘100 gunmen’ attack Zamfara community; kill policeman, others
At least six persons including a police corporal were on Friday killed by gunmen in Gurbin Bore village, Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, the News Agency of Nigeria has reported. The state police spokesperson, Mohammed Shehu, said the community was attacked at about 10 pm by assailants numbering about 100. It…