The Inspector General of Police (IGP),  Kayode Egbetokun says that policemen were withdrawn from local government headquarters following the election of democratically elected chairmen. He explained that since the elections had been concluded, there was no longer a need to maintain a police presence at the local government secretariats. After the Chairmen were sworn into office and asked to go …

AyBenson, who tweets as @AyBenson, has narrated the alleged ill-mannered acts of some operatives of the Lagos State Police Command attached to the Ogombo Division. He stated these while reacting to the “illegalities” of the operatives when they allegedly beat up a security man at the entrance of the Abraham Adesanya Estate in the Ajah area of the state. Narrating …

It was a bloody day in Ebonyi and Benue States yesterday after gunmen shot four police officers and two women dead while suspected herdsmen killed 16 people and set several houses on fire. The four police personnel were killed at a checkpoint in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State and the women were apparently hit by stray bullets on the …

Policemen were on Tuesday seen sharing biscuits and water to protesters in Alausa, Lagos. The protesters stormed the streets to express their grievances over the current economic hardship. They are also protesting the government’s alleged failure to implement agreements reached between both parties on 2nd October 2023, following the removal of the fuel subsidy. The policemen were seen in a …

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Dr. Solomon Arase has reminded serving officers of the Nigeria Police Force that they would retire one day and become civilians, asking them to be friendly. This is as the retired Inspector General of Police called for officers’ re-dedication to national service in the Year 2024. Arase, in his New Year message, …

Suspected bandits have abducted two policemen, a pregnant woman, a second-class traditional ruler, his family members, and other villagers at Pupule village of Yoro local government area of Taraba State. A total of 22 people were reportedly abducted in the village. In Sokoto State, bandits also struck, killing a resident and abducting six people. This brings to 28 the number …

No fewer than eight security agents comprising soldiers, policemen and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have been killed by gunmen in Imo State. The incident which happened on Tuesday morning in Umualumaku community, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state has thrown the area into panic. The joint security taskforce team who were in two security trucks were …

The acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has urged policemen to shun extortion and other corrupt acts. While addressing officers and men of the Kano State Police Command on Friday, Egbetokun said that shunning extortion and other corrupt acts will help to enhance the public image of the force. “I used to tell my officers to stop extortion, the police …

Commercial drivers and their passengers on Sunday fled into the bush as gunmen shot dead two policemen along the Ughelli-Asaba Road by the Oleh roundabout in Delta State. The gunmen also burnt down the police patrol van. It is not clear if the gunmen carted away the service rifles of the policemen. The incident has caused serious tension in the …