The Rivers State Police Command has arrested six suspects in connection to the killing of the late Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Ahoada Police Division, Superintendent Bako Angbashim. The command made the arrest during an operation at Odumude community, Ahoada East Local Government Area, with the objective of recovering the body of the deceased DPO. The operation, was …

Operatives of the Bauchi Police Command have arrested four suspected “Black Axe” members, a notorious cult group, during a cult initiation ceremony for new intakes. The initiation was said to have taken place on the outskirts of Bauchi, opposite the Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa University, Gubi Campus, along Kano-Bauchi Road, on September 2, 2023, at midnight. The suspects were identified as Eric …

The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 13 suspected kidnappers and killed four in the past 30 days. The command’s acting Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent Nasir Hassan, made the disclosure at a news conference in Kaduna on Thursday. According to him, the suspects were arrested based on intelligence reports. He added that the police killed four others on different …

The Nigeria Police Academy in Wudil, Kano has confirmed the death of one of its cadets, Sulaiman Jika. According to the academy, Jika was a dedicated cadet from the Department of Computer Science and a native of Adamawa State who succumbed to “a brief and unexpected illness”. In a statement issued on Sunday, Police Public Relations Officer of the Academy, …

A combined team of security operatives, comprising the Anti-Cult unit, State Intelligence Bureau unit, and the local vigilante groups, led by the Divisional Police Officer, Oghara Division in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief Superintendent Olasunkanmi Musiliu have rescued two kidnap victims unhurt in Oghara-Ugbenu link road in Ethiope-West Local Government Area of the state. The incident …

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a man and his wife for allegedly stealing their neighbour’s two-year-old son. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent Ramhan Nansel said this on Thursday in Lafia while briefing newsmen. Nansel said that the father of the victim, Adamu Abdullahi of Orange Market, Mararaba, Karu Local Government Area, reported to the Police on …

The acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday, said that the police authorities are always conscious about the Commissioners of Police being posted to Oyo State due to the peculiarity of the state in terms of insecurity. During his visit to the Alarere residence of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, in Ibadan, …

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three suspects over the killing of one Umar Abdullahi in the capital, Yola. The 38-year-old Umar was killed last week near his place of residence in Ajiya Street, a community in Jimeta, Yola North Local Government Area. Umar met his end in the hands of a gang of youths who went for his …

Abia State Police Command has said it has apprehended one Adaeze Lawrence of Amaogbonna Road, off Osisikakwu street in Aba for the alleged abduction of a one-month-old infant. The Command said the arrest was made on August 14 by the Abia State SWAT team in Aba after receiving credible information. The arrest of the suspect was made known through a …

The police in Delta State have arrested two suspected child thieves. The operatives rescued a two-year-old allegedly stolen by the suspects at Issele-Uku community. The suspects include Mallam Sa’ad Ahmed Baba and Halima Abubakar. In a statement, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent Bright Edafe said: “On 3/8/2023, at about 1100hours, the Command received information from a resident …