Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have intercepted a white Peugeot 15 bus with Reg. No. KMC 283 ZJ along the Abuja-Kano route with 59 children suspected to have been trafficked from Kano. The police operatives, led by deputy superintendent of police Sarki Umar, intercepted them on 6 January 2025, at about 3:30 p.m., along the Abuja-Kano route, heading …

The FCT police command has arrested 50 suspects for allegedly vandalising manholes at various streets of Abuja, the nation’s capital. Commissioner of Police (CP) Olatunji Rilwan Disu, who paraded the suspects at the command in Abuja, on Monday, said they were arrested by the operatives who conducted targeted operation, during which, he said, 25 manhole covers and three vehicles were …

Two persons were killed in a suspected bomb explosion that occurred yesterday at an Islamiyya school located at Kuchibiyu community in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Two other persons who were injured were said to have been rushed to Kubwa General Hospital. The bodies of the deceased, identified as Harisu and Najibu Ibrahim, were …

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 …