Tag: Police
Osun-Osogbo Festival: Police, NSCDC assure adequate security
By OLAJIDE IDOWU
OSOGBO- The Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) commands in Osun, on Wednesday assured residents and tourists coming...
I-G warns police personnel against extortion, indiscipline
By PETER UWUMAROGIE
GOMBE- The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has warned police personnel in the country against extortion and other acts of...
Police restore normalcy after Task Force, motorcycle operators clash in Abuja
By MONDAY IJEH
ABUJA- The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it had restored normalcy in Gosa Market area after a clash...
Police seek support to curb crime in Plateau
By POLYCARP AUTA
JOS- The Police Command in Plateau has called on the residents of the state to support the command in its bid to...
Police Commissioner in Osun disbands tactical squad over unprofessional conduct
By OLAJIDE IDOWU
OSOGBO- Commissioner of Police in Osun, Mr Olawale Olokode, has ordered the immediate disbandment of his Surveillance Squad because of unprofessional conduct...
Police arrest officer allegedly engaging in extortion in viral video
By USMAN ALIYU
BENIN- The Police Command in Edo has arrested a constable, Victor Osabuohign, caught allegedly engaging in an extortion conversation with a road...
Obituary: Tafa Balogun, ex-IGP dies, aged 74
LAGOS - Mustapha Balogun, a former Inspector-General of Police, died at a hospital in Lekki, Lagos at about 8:30 pm on Thursday during a...
Insecurity: Police intensifying training of personnel, says I-G
By OBOH LINUS
NASARAWA- The Inspector – General of Police, Alkali Usman, has restated commitment to building capacity of personnel to address the security challenges...
Police rescue 4 persons from jungle justice on Eko bridge
By DEBORAH AKPED
LAGOS- The timely intervention of the police in Lagos saved four persons from being lynched by a mob on the Eko bridge.The...
Military remains neutral, fair to all – Commander
By POLYCARP AUTA
JOS- Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, the Commander, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) maintaining peace in Plateau and environs says the military will remain neutral...
Police in Bayelsa parade 27-year-old man for alleged murder of female...
By SHEDRACK FRANK
YENAGOA- Police in Bayelsa paraded a 27-year-ld suspect before newsmen in Yenagoa on Monday for allegedly killing his 25-yeqr-old female friend.Police spokesman,...
Police reinforce ban on night movement of motorcycles in Katsina
By ABBAS BAMALLI
KATSINA- The Katsina State Police Command says the ban on motorcycle movements from 10p.m to 6a.m within the city will be reinforced...
Police Command on red alert over alleged threats to attack Lagos
By MOSES OMOROGIEVA
LAGOS- The Police Command in Lagos State has placed its operatives on red alert over alleged plans to attack the state by...
Kwara not base for bandits – Police
By AFUSAT AGUNBIADE-OLADIPO
ILORIN- The Police Command in Kwara has warned criminals and bandits to keep off as the state was not their base.The command’s...
Police launch investigation to locate missing actress, Okereke
By STANLEY NWANOSIKE
ENUGU- The Police Command in Enugu State says it has launched an investigation to unravel and locate the missing Nollywood actress, Cynthia...
Police begin investigation into Owo shootings
By ALABA-OLUSOLA OKE
AKURE- The Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Oyeyemi Oyediran, has appealed for calm while encouraging well-meaning residents to cooperate with in the...
No shooting at Dantata Bridge, Minister’s Hill in Abuja – Police
By MONDAY IJEH
ABUJA- The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said there was no shooting at Dantata Bridge and Minister’s Hill as...
Police confirm death of bank official in Abia bullion van attack
By SAM ODITAH
UMUAHIA- The Police Command in Abia has confirmed Tuesday’s attack on a bullion van and killing of a bank official by gunmen...
Insecurity: former AIG urges inclusion of security education in school curriculum
By CECILIA IJUO
ABUJA- Retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Felix Ogbaudu has called for review of school curriculum at all levels of education to...
Police recruitment based on merit, not politics, favouritism, says I-G
By MONDAY IJEH
ABUJA- Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba again restated unequivocally that the recruitment process of the Nigeria Police Force was merit-based and...