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 …

The Nigeria Police Force, on Thursday evening, detained controversial social critic, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). Although VDM’s offence was not known at the time of filing this report, his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju said he was detained after honouring a police invitation. In a post on X on Thursday, Adeyanju disclosed that his client had honoured a similar …

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), yesterday, condemned the unauthorised use of official uniforms and accoutrements by an online personality, Mr. Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM) in a video posted on his social media platforms. A statement by Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi said: “The Force unequivocally disassociates itself from this unauthorized portrayal and has launched a …

Osun State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the police, on Friday, disagreed over the attack on an NSCDC officer allegedly carried out by some police operatives. The NSCDC personnel, identified simply as Owoeye, was said to have been assaulted and detained by policemen on Wednesday. In some video clips that went viral on Friday, …

Nigeria’s controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, has been rushed to the Police Hospital at Falomo, Lagos, after complaining of pain in his ‘breasts’. According to a source, Bobrisky expressed discomfort, after spending hours in the police cell at Alagbon, Lagos State. A police source disclosed that he was taken to the hospital at about 2 p.m., yesterday. …

The Commissioner of Police (CP), Abia State Command, CP Danladi Isa, has ordered a probe into the attack on the Lokpanta Cattle Market in Umunneochi Local Government Area and Eziama Nunya in Isuikwato Local Government Area in the state. This was disclosed in a statement made available to newsmen by the command Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent Maureen Chinaka, …

The Police Command in Cross River says it has detained six suspected Ambazonian rebels for interrogation, after invading Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Spokesperson, DSP Ewa Igri, confirmed their detention to newsmen in Calabar on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ambazonia, is a political entity proclaimed by Anglophone separatists, who are seeking …

The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police in charge of Southwest, Abiodun Alabi has called on media practitioners to shun sensational reportage that could trigger security threats in the country. Alabi made this plea on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, during the 2024 Press Week Public Lecture organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ekiti Council. Speaking on …