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Couple, two children dead as Badoo boys strike again

When peace was thought to have returned to Ikorodu, Lagos, the notorious ritual cult, Badoo, has rekindled panic in residents. The cult killed a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Adejare, two of their children, while the third child was said to be in a coma at the Ikorodu General Hospital. According to Punch, This happened in the... Read More

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20 kidnappers were killed while trying to rescue the Igbonla students – Police

The Lagos state police command says 20 kidnappers were killed in the process of rescuing the six abducted students of Igbonla-Epe Model College. The state commissioner of police, Fatai Owoseni said this on Friday while briefing journalists on the rescue operation. The six boys, Agbaosi Judah, Jonah Peter, Philips Pelumi, Adebanjo George, Yusuf Faruq and... Read More

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‘Police rescue the Igbonla school children’

Officers of the Nigeria Police have Friday rescued the six school students who were kidnapped Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe, Lagos State. According to The Nation, the children were rescued in Ondo State. Recall that the operatives of the Inspector General of Police’ (IGP) Intelligence Response Team (IRT), on May 31 arrested three suspected... Read More

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Will changing the name of the Police make it any more efficient?

by Tosin Adesina The Nigerian Senate on the 26th of July 2017, changed the name of the Nigeria Police Force to the Nigerian Police. This was part of the recommendations approved by the Senate in the ongoing Constitution amendment process. The decision of the Senate just gave credence to the fact that our lawmakers do... Read More

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Post-humous promotion given to Inspector who lost his life fighting Boko Haram

The Inspector General of Police has promoted post-humously, late Inspector Idris Musa to the rank of an Assistant Superintendent of Police for an act of bravery, gallantry and supreme sacrifice of losing his life in active service to his fatherland, Nigeria and the Nigeria Police Force. This was contained in a statement by Police PRO,... Read More

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IGP Idris orders redeployment of Area Commanders, DPOs along Abuja-Kaduna highways

Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has rrdered the mmediate redeployment of Officers and Men along Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria highways to other states. This is to ensure total success of Operations Absolute Sanity currently ongoing on Abuja-Kaduna Highway aimed at routing out gangs of kidnappers and armed robbers terrorizing Abuja-Kaduna Highway. Idris therefore, ordered redeployment of Area... Read More

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Dismissed officer among Boko Haram insurgents who engaged police in gun battle in Kano

One of the Boko Haram suspects who engaged the police in a gun battle in Kano was dismissed from the Nigeria air force, TheCable reports. Commissioner of police in the state, Rabiu Yusuf disclosed this to reporters on Sunday. The incident happened at Gaya in Unogo local government area of the state. Yusuf said the dismissed officer... Read More

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Kidnapped Epe school boys will soon return – Osinbajo

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has assured that the Federal Government is working with the State government to ensure the release of the kidnapped Epe school boys. He, therefore, urged parents and guardians of boys not to lose hope. It was reported that on May 25, six secondary school boys of the school were abducted by... Read More

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Over 700 suspected cultists, 38 armed robbers nabbed in Anambra

Over 700 suspected cultists and 38 suspected armed robbers were arrested in different parts of Anambra in the last three weeks, the state Commissioner of Police, Garba Umar has said. Umar told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Awka that the arrests were an indication that Anambra was no longer a safe haven... Read More

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Governors Forum set up committee for State Police

The Governors Forum last night set up a six man committee to ascertain the possibility of state police in the country. The committee which has a representative from the six geo-political zones of the country was mandated to come up with the best way of policing the country in view of the myriads of security... Read More

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Institutions

Some other security agencies impersonating us – DSS

The Department of State Services (DSS) says some security agencies, which engage in illegal activities have been impersonating the agency. In a statement on Thursday, the agency particularly cited the raid of the residence of Namadi Sambo, former vice-president, by the police as one of such illegal operations for which the agency was impersonated, TheCable reports.... Read More

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NUPENG dissociates its drivers from Apapa fracas

Workers of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) have said none of its members in Petroleum Tanker Drivers unit was shot by Mobile Police officer in Apapa on Wednesday. The Chairman in South-West Zone of the union, Tokunbo Korodo, said this against reports that some tanker drivers were shot dead during a... Read More

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Police reportedly arrest over 200 suspected kidnappers, others in Rivers

The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, Zaki Ahmed reportedly disclosed that over 200 suspected kidnappers, armed robbers and cultists have been arrested in the period under review. According to Channels TV, he told reporters that over 400 various arms and ammunition were also recovered from them. Ahmed said the police have begun to fish out those... Read More

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12 dead, 18 injured in suicide attacks in Maiduguri – Police

The Police have confirmed that 12 persons were killed and 18 others injured in multiple suicide bomb attacks on the outskirts of Maiduguri on Monday. The Commissioner of Police, Damian Chukwu, told newsmen after the attack in Maiduguri that the death toll included four female suicide bombers, NAN reports, Chukwu said that soldiers deployed to... Read More

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Nigerians will soon know how ignoble their leaders are – Adoke

Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, says all those behind his travails will be exposed. In a statement released hours after policemen searched his residence in Okene, Kogi state, on Friday, Adoke said this would be the fourth time that security operatives would search his house. “I have just been informed that my country... Read More

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Police raid Adoke’s residence in Kogi

A team of policemen on Friday afternoon reportedly raided the country home of te former attorney general of the federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, in Okene, Kogi state. TheCable reports that the team, made up of over 20 police officers, arrived the home of the senior advocate with a search warrant from Abuja. They were said... Read More

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Man kidnaps self, demands N60m ransom

The Police in Lagos Thursday arrested a man who allegedly attempted to defraud his brother of N60 million by staging his own kidnap, NAN reports. The spokesman of the Lagos State Police command, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, confirmed the arrest to newsmen. According to Famous-Cole, on July 3, one Victor Udoh reported to the command that... Read More

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131 suspected “badoo boys”, cultists apprehended in Ikorodu

About 131 suspected members of badoo boys and cultists were Tuesday, reportedly arrested in Ikorodu, Lagos, by a joint security task force. The raid, Vanguard reports, was started Tuesday morning, by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command, the Rapid Response Sqaud (RRS), the Department of State Services (DSS), Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps (LNSC),... Read More

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Idris

Police needs N1.13trn to function effectively – IGP Idris

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has said that the Nigeria Police Force needed at least N1.13 trillion annually to perform it’s functions effectively. Idris made this remark at a Public hearing on a Bill to establish the Police Reform Trust Fund and a Bill to amend the Explosives Act 2004 in Abuja. The hearing... Read More

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Police IG sacks 4 officers for extortion

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has sacked four policemen attached to Ijebu-Ode Area Command in Ogun State. The men were found guilty of extorting N50,000 from a man they arrested on trumped up charge. Affected by the dismissal order are Inspector Mufutau Olaosun, Sgt. Adebayo Temitope, Cpl. Bakare Taiwo and Cpl. Adesoye Ayokunlehin.... Read More

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2 suicide bombers killed in an attempt to attack UNIMAID

Police on surveillance duty on Thursday night killed two male suicide bombers who were attempting to attack the school with bombs. The police spokesperson, Victor Isukwu, said the suspected suicide bombers were sighted by police snipers at about 9:50 p.m. as they were about to scale the University of Maiduguri‘s fence, Premium Times. “One of... Read More

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Police arrest 87 suspected ‘Badoo boys’, declare 20 wanted

The Lagos State Police Command, in collaboration with other security agencies and local security volunteers have arrested 87 suspected ‘Badoo boys’ while declaring 20 others wanted in connection with activities of the group in Ikorodu. The Nation reports that the 87 suspected Badoo members were arrested in an all-night operation on their hideouts in Owutu... Read More

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The Thread: Is this the Nigerian police interpretation of “wealth must change hands”?

Yes, we are aware the Nigerian police is underpaid and ill equipped. Yes, we are very well informed that in order to make ends meet- or keep their ogas in a good mood- they assume stationary positions at any junction in and around the city to extort citizens. But this; this new method of extortion... Read More

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150 people dead, 14,000 displaced in Cross River land dispute

One hundred and fifty people have been confirmed dead after a three-day war between two communities in Cross River over land. The Director-General of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (CR-SEMA), John Inaku, confirmed the development in an interview in Calabar on Tuesday, Vanguard reports. “Between June 27 and June 29 the people of... Read More

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At least 3 people reportedly killed in attack by ‘Badoo boys’ in Lagos

At least three people have been killed in an attack suspected to be by members of the Badoo group on a community in Lagos. According to PUNCH, the group attacked Crystal Church of Christ (C&S) Aladura located at 4, Victor Anibaba street, Owode Weighbridge, along Ikorodu road. [IN CASE YOU MISSED THIS]: OVER 100 ‘BADOO BOYS’... Read More

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Over 100 ‘badoo boys’ arrested as Police, OPC raid gangs’ hideouts

Police officers, alongside members of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) on Saturday, reportedly raided different hideouts of the criminal gang in Ikorodu, Lagos State, popularly known as the “Badoo boys”. The Badoo boys have been terrorising residents of Ikorodu and killing families, which led to increased agitation from the residents and subsequent intervention by the Police,... Read More

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We can detain Evans for three months – Police react to lawsuit by the billionaire kidnapper

The police have said that they have power to keep the arrested kidnap baron, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, known as Evans, in their custody. A senior police source said that some people who felt that their interest was being threatened were the ones behind the move to get the court to release Evans, Daily Trust reports. A... Read More

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The YNaija Tracklist: Pro-Trump group pulls ads criticizing Heller over Obamacare | Treasury looters to be granted “full and complete amnesty” | More stories

From the papers, a tracklist. I’m ready to submit myself if I’m declared wanted – Arewa Youth leader, Yerima – YNaija Treasury looters to be granted “full and complete amnesty” – YNaija Tuition fees hike: Senate summons 38 varsity VCs – YNaija Over 2,000 PDP members defect to APC in Rivers – YNaija Police nab... Read More

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Our lives are in danger – Victims of billionaire kidnapper, Evans, cry out, Evans the kidnapper

Some victims of suspected kidnap baron, Chukwudumeje George Onwuamadike aka Evans, have expressed worry that they may be harmed by members of his gang who have not yet been arrested. The Nation reports that one of them, Donatus Dunu whose escape led to Evans arrest, decried the release of his worker, Emeka Egbulugha, by the... Read More

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Police nab notorious Onitsha robber, Alamo

The Nigerian Police, Onitsha Command, Anambra, have arrested a notorious robbery gang’s leader identified as Onyebuchi Ibanu Umemo, also known as Alamo, whose gang has allegedly been terrorising inhabitants of the city. The arrest by a combined team of policemen attached to the Central Police Station, Onitsha, and vigilante operatives, followed a distress call over a... Read More

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