The Nigeria Police Force has revealed that deployment of 40,000 operatives of the Special Intervention Squad (SIS) who are currently undergoing training, will begin with Katsina and nine other states. The Force Headquarters also revealed that the proposed Commanders that will be in charge of the squad will be trained in Mexico while noting that the deployment to the 10 …

No fewer than 18 under-aged girls and others used for prostitution and sex slavery have been rescued by the Anambra State government, in collaboration with security operatives from the state police command, during a raid of a hotel in Oba community, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. The raid was a follow-up to a tip-off from a whistleblower …

No fewer than 40,000 security personnel will be mobilised to give coverage to the 11 November governorship election in Kogi State, the Commissioner of Police, Bernard Onuoha, has said. The Commissioner told The PUNCH in an exclusive interview in his office at the state command headquarters in Lokoja that although he would not be able to give the exact figure …

Senior police officers and allied security chiefs are gathering in Owerri, Imo State from Monday, 30th October till 1st November to bounce ideas on enhanced security mechanism, also predictably to sharpen skills. But it is more. It is not just a retreat for strategic and senior police officers from the ranks of Commissioners and Assistant Inspectors-General to Deputy Inspectors-General, it …

The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the Principal and Vice Principal of Al-Azhar School in Zaria, Kaduna State for their alleged involvement in corporal punishment, which resulted in the death of a student of the school. Marwanu Nuhu Sambo, a JSS 3 pupil, was allegedly brutally beaten by the Principal, the Vice Principal and some prefects …

The Police in Lagos have uncovered a factory in Idata Community, Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos, where arms are fabricated. Arrested were two blacksmiths: Musiliu Gbenga, 21, and Owolabi Azeez, 22. They were paraded alongside 30 other suspects for various crimes ranging from cultism, stealing and illegal possession of firearms. They were alleged to be selling the fabricated arms to criminals. …

Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Dr. Solomon Arase has pledged to ensure credibility, fairness and merit in the ongoing Police Constable recruitment. The PSC in conjunction with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) had commenced the 2023 recruitment exercise for qualified and interested Nigerians for appointment into the Force as Constables (Recruits) General duty and Specialists (artisans) (Recruits). Arase, …

The Kano State Police Command on Monday announced the arrest of  30 hoodlums for attempting to disrupt the state-sponsored mass wedding conducted on Friday for indigent residents. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Kano State government had organised a wedding Fatiha for about 3,600 young girls and boys, widows and divorcees on Friday. The Commissioner of Police in the state, …

To forestall security breaches, the Police have assured voters of its preparation towards the 11th November governorship elections in Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa States. Part of the security measures, to be deployed is the use of drones for proper monitoring and nipping likely violence in the bud, warning those that were planning to instigate violence to stay off the states. …

Tension enveloped the environs of Lekki, Lagos on Thursday night as police officers fired canisters at sympathisers who stormed the location to demand justice and pay tribute to late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad. The candlelight procession organised to honour Mohbad, who tragically passed away was graced by several fans, friends, and fellow musicians, however, escalated into chaos as the …