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 …

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday permitted the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to arrest a suspect, Olusanya Sunday Okusanya, a fugitive believed to have fled to the United Kingdom, after an alleged N64 million fraud. Justice Yellim Bogoro approved the IGP’s motion for Okusanya’s arrest, following an ex parte application filed and moved by the police lawyer, S. …

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has been urged to do more about the rising cases of extortion involving personnel of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), as well as urgently address flaws in the recruitment process. The call for the police authorities to take urgent action follows a recent investigative report in Kwara state published with support from …

The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, Aboki Danjuma, on Tuesday, vowed to arrest the perpetrators of the arson at the National Open University (NOUN), Ezeoke Nsu, in Ehime Mbano, as well as the destruction of part of the residence of Senator Frank Ibezim, who represented Imo North district in the ninth Senate. This was contained in a statement by …