Authorities from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have taken into custody the parish priest and several officials of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Abuja in connection with a tragic stampede that occurred in the Nigerian capital. The police are investigating this incident and two similar events in Anambra and Oyo states. The stampede in Abuja, which happened …

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun has raised serious concerns about the unorganised distribution of palliatives and relief items in the country during this festive period. According to a statement by Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the IGP described the trend as “worrisome” and “calls for urgent concerns to save the lives of citizens of this …

Police in Benue State have arrested a lecturer of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi (JOSTUM), Dr. Ichor Tersagh, for allegedly masterminding the kidnap of the wife of one of his colleagues at the university, Mrs Susan Anyagh. The victim’s husband, Paul Anyagh, is the chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities, JOSTUM (formerly Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi) …

A Korea-based Nigerian businessman, Kennedy Ubeku, has commended the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Zone 2 command, Lagos, Adegoke Fayoade,  for rejecting a N174 million bribe from a suspect. Mr Ubeku made the remark in an interview in Lagos on Sunday and said that the act was an inspiration for others to emulate. Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Ngozi …

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, today, recovered unexploded military ordnances in Maiduguri following reports from vigilant residents. Acting swiftly, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal – Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) team was deployed to secure the affected areas. A statement by Force headquarters said, “All ordnances were safely evacuated without any loss of life, injury, or …

The media aide to Oladipupo Adebutu, former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Mr. Afolabi Orekoya, has refuted claims that his principal was arrested and detained by the Ogun State Police Command. Orekoya made this clarification on Tuesday in response to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Lekan Adeniran, which …

Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, have rejected $100,000 (About N174 million) bribe from a 28-year-old suspected internet fraudster, Patrick Akpoguma, alleged to have been involved in various types of internet-related frauds, including romance scams, identity theft, cyber hacking, cryptocurrency fraud, ritualism, and cultism. The suspect, Akpoguma, confessed to the crime while speaking with journalists at Zone …

Barely a week to the governorship election in Ondo State, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has expressed assurance that the poll would be free of violence as the police would be on the ground to avert the breakdown of law and order. The IGP also disclosed that a total of 22,239 officers and men would be …

The police command in Nasarawa state says two people were killed in the Agyaragu community in Obi Local Government due to a clash between a police special constabulary and an army personnel. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this at a news conference on Sunday in Lafia. Mr Nansel …

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested 130 suspects comprising 113 foreign nationals (87 of whom are males), primarily of Chinese and Malaysian origin, and their 17 Nigerian collaborators (including four males) for their alleged involvement in high-level cybercrimes, hacking, and activities that threaten national security. In a statement on Sunday, Police Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police …