The Kogi state police command says officers attached to Police Mobile Force, 70 Squadron, Kabba, foiled the abduction of passengers along Kabba -Ayere road in the state. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Assistant Superintendent William Aya, disclosed this to newsmen in Lokoja, on Saturday. According to him, the incident happened on Friday. ‘On receipt of the distress …

Calm has returned to seven warring communities after no fewer than 23 persons were feared dead with several others injured in an attack in Ovia South West Local Government of Edo. The affected communities included Marindoti, Gbelemontin Domiju, Kola Village, Taiye Camp, Eto Camp, Dipe Community, Bala Dele Community, and Thousand Community. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that …

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has condemned the violence that erupted in Osun State on Monday, vowing to bring all perpetrators to justice. In a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Olumuyiwa Adejobi, and shared on X (formerly Twitter), the police reaffirmed their commitment to restoring peace and ensuring accountability for those responsible for …

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has banned the Nigeria Police Force from parading suspects. A parade is a public display of a person suspected to have committed a crime. Senior police officers contacted in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Lagos State Police Command told The PUNCH that they were informed …

Four suspected kidnappers, who specialise in extorting residents through phone numbers, have been arrested by the Kwara State police command. They are Tukur Muhammad, Yahaya Abdullahi, Umar Sanni and Dairu Isiaku. According to the command’s spokeswoman, Superintendent Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, Tukur Muhammad and Yahaya Abdullahi, have been utilizing multiple phone numbers to issue threats and extort unsuspecting individuals. She said luck …

A yet-to-be-identified truck driver has been arrested by police operatives in Lagos for causing grievous body injuries to an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority which led to the amputation of the officer in the Ojodu Berger area of the state. According to the LASTMA spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, the incident happened on Tuesday. Taofiq stressed that the officer …

The Ogun State Police Command on Monday invited and interrogated the Olorile of Orile-Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, for assaulting a 73-year-old chief, Areola Abraham. This is just as the state government slammed a six-month suspension on the monarch. Ogunjobi had sparked outrage after a viral video surfaced showing him verbally and physically assaulting Arinola. In the two-minute clip, Arinola was …

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has initiated legal action against activist Omoyele Sowore over comments he made on social media, referring to Egbetokun as an ‘illegal IG’. Sowore is facing three charges related to Cybercrime under the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, ETC) Act, 2015, as amended in 2024. According to the charges, filed in a suit marked FCH/ABJ/23/25, …

No fewer than 1,088 suspects linked to various financial crimes have been arrested in separate operations in 2024. The operations also led to the recovery of $11,450,000 and N142,261,254,228.80, according to a statement on Tuesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi. Adejobi said the arrests and recoveries were part of Nigeria’s ongoing efforts to address its placement on …

Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Saturday, sparked a heated debate on X (formerly Twitter) after stating that the Nigerian law empowered police operatives to break into homes without a search warrant. The controversy began when an X user, Somto Okonkwo, shared a video showing masked policemen forcefully entering a house by scaling the fence. The video shows the …