The Kano State Police Command, on Thursday officially banned the use of Siren by unauthorized persons, pointing out that even those categories, who are authorised often use them intermittently without any cause. In a statement, the Command’s spokesman, Superintendent Abdullahi Haruna explained that vehicles siren are meant for designated people in the society, comprising, medical personnel and other government officials …

A gang of kidnappers on Wednesday abducted one Zainab Abbas said to be a wife of an Adamawa State High Court Judge in the Jimeta area of Yola, the state capital. According to the information gathered, the incident occurred between 1 am and 2 am at Nyibango, Army Barracks Road in Jimeta Yola. Armed men had stormed the same community about …

A Yaba Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of one Linus Sunday for allegedly defiling his seven-year-old step-daughter in the Aguda area of the state. The Lagos State Police Command demanded the remand of the defendant before Magistrate Patrick Nwaka when he was arraigned on one count of defilement. The 50-year-old defendant was accused of committing the offence at …

The Police in Kano State said yesterday that they had arrested no fewer than 49 suspected persons in connection with the looting of buildings/structures at Triumph Plaza, Fagge Local Government Area of the state. The development was said to be an aftermath of the ongoing demolition exercise embarked upon by the newly inaugurated Governor Abba Yusuf, as youths in the …

The Police Command in Lagos State has said that it dismissed Sergeant Ekpo Shimuyere, attached to Sogunle Division, for allegedly extorting a young man of N98,000. The command’s spokesperson, Superintendent Benjamin Hundeyin told newsmen on Wednesday that the Provost Department of the command had already disrobed the dismissed sergeant. According to him, the dismissed sergeant collected the phone of his …

No fewer than 78 suspected members of the Oyo State Park Management System (PMS) have been arrested by the state Police Command over violence. According to the Police, items recovered from the suspects during the arrest included guns, 724 live cartridges, 25 cutlasses, seven jack knives, 33 mobile phones, one laptop, charms, two vehicles and over N3 million cash. On …

The Lagos State Police command has arrested two men for allegedly stabbing a 13-year-old boy to death over rubber slippers ownership. Confirming the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday, the command’s spokesperson, Superintendent Benjamin Hundeyin said the incident happened on Sunday around 6 pm at Iganmu under the Bridge. He said the Ijora Badia Police Division got the …

The Lagos State Police command has commenced an investigation to track down the suspects behind the burning of the Oregun Police Post in the Ikeja area of the state. In the early hours of Monday, angry youths reportedly invaded the police post located on Olayiwola Close, set it ablaze and injured a policeman on duty. The motivation behind the attack …

The Ekiti State Police Command has commenced an investigation to locate the whereabouts of a 33-year-old man, Felix Dada, who went missing in the Ado Ekiti area of the state. In a statement on Tuesday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent Sunday Abutu said Dada’s whereabouts became unknown after he left his residence in Odo-Ado, Ado Ekiti, for …

Three men, Onibonoje Timileyin, Bello Tumise, and Ahmed Olasunkanmi were on Thursday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti magistrates’ court over alleged forgery. The police prosecutor, Inspector Olumide Bamigbade told the court that the defendants committed the offence on the 11th May at Federal Polytechnic Satellite Campus in Ado-Ekiti. Bamigbade alleged that the defendants conspired among themselves and forged the identity card …