Tag: police

Police IG to IPOB: ‘If you carry arms, you’ll be dealt with’

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase has warned pro-Biafra agitators to either reconsider their stance on bearing of arms or face the consequences of extant laws concerning firearms.…

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Why the search for Tompolo by the Nigerian Police may end in futility

The Nigerian Police Force has begun the search for a former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo. The arrest of Tompolo has been twice ordered by…

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Police pension scam: How withdrawals were made without vouchers

The trial of the accused persons involved in the N24 billion police pension scam continued on Tuesday, Febraury 10 at a Federal High Court in Abuja. The trial was presided…

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How stepfather impregnated, ‘threatened to kill’ 13-year-old stepdaughter

A 13 year old girl identified as Odunayo was allegedly raped and impregnated by her stepfather, Femi Orojo, in Okitipupa town, Ondo state. Orojo was alleged to have molested his…

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BREAKING: Suicide bomber attacks market in Adamawa

Barely two days after suicide bombers hit Chibok community in Borno state, another suicide bomber has struck in Adamawa state. According to reports, the suicide bomber attacked a market in…

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Robbery gang write Lagos communities ahead of revenge attack (READ)

Residents of Ojo and Badagry local government areas have been thrown into a state of utter panic following the letter recently addressed to them by a feared and notorious robbery…

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Nigeria’s youngest Police boss, Sunday Adewusi dies

Former Inspector-General of Police, Sunday Adewusi has passed away, at the National Hospital, Abuja. Adweusi was announced to have died at the age of 80, at about 9pm on Tuesday…

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Police officers to be arrested for doing domestic duties, carrying ‘handbags’ for VIPs

From all indication, it appears the Nigerian Police Force is cleaning house and attempting to get in shape. From changing their uniforms to proposing psychiatric evaluation for policemen/women to stopping…

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Shiite leader, ‘El-Zakzaky is safe, secure and very fine’ – Police

The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, is 'safe, secure and very fine', at a police detention facility, suspected to be in Kaduna state. The Shiite Islamic…

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Opinion: Our Police have gone mad again

Last week, I was writing on this same title before I experienced a change of subject-matter. I concluded within me that it is for another time. Hence, the obliteration from…

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Kwara Poly students protest over hike in school fees (PHOTOS)

A mob of Kwara State Polythecnic Students have taken over the streets to protest the increase in their school fees. It is reported that their school fees was increased by N10,…

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Boko Haram recruiting secondary school students with gifts – Police

The Adamawa State Police Command, has revealed that they've uncovered plans by some members of Boko Haram to recruit secondary and primary school students as members. This was disclosed in a statement by…

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Police begin arrest of Biafra protesters

The protest march embarked upon by members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has gotten 4 of their members arrested. In the early hours of…

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How the peaceful Biafra protest in Onitsha turned into a bloodbath

What started out as a peaceful protest on Tuesday, December 1, by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the Radio Biafra Director, escalated into a bloodbath…

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IGP orders Police to ‘maximally’ deal with pro-Biafra protesters

The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase has warned members of Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to desist from threatening…

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How APC contracted 5 Indian IT experts to rig Bayelsa governorship polls – PDP

As Saturday, December 5 approaches, Bayelsa state governorship approaches, Peoples Democratic Party governors have alleged that the ruling party, All Progressives Congress has completed plans to rig the elections. According…

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Who attacked Jonathan? Bayelsa Police reacts

The Bayelsa State Police Command on Monday, November 30, disclosed that former President Goodluck Jonathan was not attacked in the state. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO), Butswat Asinim, who spoke…

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‘Boko Haram insurgents are planning to attack Abuja’ (DETAILS)

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has raised an alarm over plans by the Boko Haram terrorists to attack worship centres and markets in Abuja, using young girls. The Administration therefore enjoined…

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Police budget cannot buy ‘writing materials’ for the entire Force – IG

According to the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, the budgetary allocations of the Nigeria Police can barely buy stationery (writing materials) for the entire Force. On Thursday, Arase revealed to…

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Police officers are never appreciated but always criticised – Joseph Mbu

The Commandant, Police Staff College, Jos, Joseph Mbu, has advised police officers to remain bold and never succumb to harassment and intimidation. Mbu said the efforts of police officers are hardly ever appreciated, stating that…

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2 Boko Haram members in First Aid workers’ disguise, caught in Zaria

Two suspected members of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, disguised as members of the Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’a Wa’iqamitis Sunna (JIBWIS) First Aid Group based in Zaria, Kaduna state, ‎have been…

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Is this the end of police harassment, rights abuse and bribe taking?

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is finally tired of the negativity that trails the mention of its name. Widely notorious for being inefficient, corrupt and sometimes inhumane, the force has launched…

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Two wanted Boko Haram members arrested in Maiduguri (PHOTOS)

Nigerian troops have arrested two wanted Boko Haram suspects. One of the insurgents, Abubakar Sadiq, who works as a night watchman, was arrested on Tuesday, along Lagos Street Maiduguri, in Borno state. Acting…

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How politicians plan to use thugs, police uniforms to manipulate Kogi elections – IGP

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase, says the force has uncovered plans by some politicians in Kogi to clothe thugs in police uniform during the state governorship election slated for Saturday,…

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Real life love-scammer (with female disguise) exposed in Ajegunle

A man has been arrested for taking advantage of his fellow men by dressing like a woman and swindling them of their money. Joseph Offor, the Lagos State Police Command spokesperson…

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What President Buhari told INEC, Police during last night’s 5-minute meeting

President Muhammadu Buhari held a brief meeting with officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigerian Police Force on Sunday, November 15. The meeting, which lasted for…

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How Police arrested 8 teenagers during initiation into ‘Black Scorpion Cult’

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested eight students for allegedly belonging to the Black Scorpion Cult Group in Kara area of Sagamu Local Government Area in Ogun State. Muyiwa…

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Opinion: Nigeria’s killer cops and the savagery that possesses them

He ran the best time in the world that year. He was certainly our best individual prospect in the 1981 world athletics championships; but when he honoured our country's invitation…

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Tired of being sued, SARS adopts a common sense approach

According to the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has plans to adopt less lethal weapons for its operations. During the launch of Nigeria Police…

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Police and Civil Defence clash over 33,000-litre petrol tanker

Spoiler alert- The men with the guns won! There was a battle of the fittest and the most armed when the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Ogun State…

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