The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has warned his men to be apolitical as 2023 general election draws near. IGP Alkali handed down this warning in Umuahia, Abia State capital after inaugurating various projects in the state including Divisional Police Officer’s quarters in Eastern Ngwa Divisional Headquarters, Obingwa, Ubakala Divisional Headquarters, Police Children’s School in Obingwa LGA and …

The Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Umar Sanda has confirmed the threats to the life of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara. The police chief disclosed that the command had arrested some persons in connection with the assassination plot, among whom was a retired armourer, adding that one of the suspects had confessed to the …

Rights advocate, Mr Femi Falana SAN has demanded the immediate release of journalist, Agba Jalingo, who was arrested by the police in Lagos on Friday. As confirmed by Lagos Police spokesman, Suprentendent of Police Benjamin Hundeyin, Jalingo was picked up by the police from Abuja. In a statement on Saturday, Falana described how the journalist was arrested. He said: “Yesterday, …

The police have arrested a journalist, Agba Jalingo at his residence in Lagos. Lagos Police spokesman, Suprentendent of Police Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the arrest to PREMIUM TIMES. “He was arrested by the police from Abuja. They informed us before going. In fact they brought him to our facility in Lagos before going to Abuja”, he said. Jalingo, the publisher of …

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba has given a commendation award to Suprentendent of Police Daniel Amah for rejecting S200,000 bribe from armed robbery suspects. Amah was showered with encomium by Baba, who was represented by a Deputy Commission of Police, Abubakar Zubair while handing over the award on Monday. Amah was said to have led the arrest and …

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin has assured that the police and other security agencies are prepared for any planned terrorists’ attack on Lagos. While responding to a question on threats by terrorists to invade Lagos, Suprentendent of Police Hundeyin told his audience during a Twitter Space webinar that the police had been receiving intelligence reports and ready …