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VDM missing N180m NGO funds: The matter was not reported to us. We are not the ones handling it – Plateau police PRO

VDM missing N180m NGO funds: The matter was not reported to us. We are not the ones handling it - Plateau police PRO

The Plateau State Police Command has denied involvement in the investigation into the alleged hacking incident of VeryDarkMan’s NGO and the diversion of N180 million from the account.   Reacting to the report made by VDM in a video shared on his social media, the spokesperson of the command, DSP Alabo Alfred, said the command has not received any report …

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Enugu police command denies reports that its officers demanded N25k to trace missing UNN student

Enugu police command denies reports that its officers demanded N25k to trace missing UNN student

The Enugu State Police has reacted to claims made by a lawyer that its officers asked the distraught father of a missing University of Nigeria Nsukka undergraduate, Flourish Nkwachi Uzodimma to pay N25,000 for tracking.  A Nigerian lawyer, Barr. Ege Obetta made the claim on social media on Friday, December 27. Reacting to the allegation, the spokesperson of the state …

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Police arrest officers demanding money to investigate missing girl in Ogun

Police arrest officers demanding money to investigate missing girl in Ogun

Some officers of the Ogun State Police Command have been arrested for allegedly demanding money from the family of a missing girl before taking action on the case.   Muyiwa Adejobi, the Public Relations Officer for the Nigeria Police Force, revealed the development on Saturday, December 28,   “Otta missing girl: The policemen who demanded money before they could attend …

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Police do not have the power to arrest anybody for possession of Indian Hemp or any other hard drugs – Speed Darlington?s lawyer, Stan Alieke

Police do not have the power to arrest anybody for possession of Indian Hemp or any other hard drugs - Speed Darlington?s lawyer, Stan Alieke

Speed Darlington’s lawyer, Stan Alieke, says the Nigeria Police has no right to arrest, detain or prosecute anyone in possession of Indian hemp or any form of hard drugs.    In a post shared on social media, Alieke said that it is only the National Drug Enforcement Agency NDLEA that has the jurisdiction to carry out such an arrest.    …

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VeryDarkMan: We?re not aware of missing N180m NGO funds – Police

VeryDarkMan: We?re not aware of missing N180m NGO funds - Police

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command says it is not aware of any reported disappearance of N180 million from the account of a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) run by social critic Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), neither is it investigating the case.   Tribune reported that when contacted on Saturday, December 28, the FCT Police Command spokesperson Josephine …

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Police foil Christmas Day robbery attempt in Lagos, arrest three suspects

Police foil Christmas Day robbery attempt in Lagos, arrest three suspects

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three members of a suspected armed robbery gang that invaded the Safejo area of Amukoko of the state during the Christmas celebration.    The arrested suspects and others still at large were attempting to rob residents of Amukoko on Christmas Day when the state Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Ishola, deployed policemen …

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Ogun police denies reports its officers demanded N40k to track phone of customer who allegedly kidnapped seven-year-old daughter of PoS operator

Ogun police denies reports its officers demanded N40k to track phone of customer who allegedly kidnapped seven-year-old daughter of PoS operator

The Ogun State Police Command has reacted to reports alleging that its officers in the Sango police division demanded N40,000 from a complainant to investigate a suspected kidnapping case.   An X-user had cried out over the abduction of a 7-year-old girl identified as Mercy Akande, allegedly by a customer at her mum’s shop in Sango Ota where she runs …

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Police declare 36-year-old man missing in Edo

Police declare 36-year-old man missing in Edo

The Edo state Police Command has declared a 36-year-old man, Oghosa Tunde Osawe, missing.     The spokesperson of the command, SP Moses Joel Yamu, in a statement said Osawe resided at Ugbighoko community, Benin City.     He is five feet tall, dark in complexion, has no tribal marks, speaks both Benin and English languages fluently.     According …

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Police recover vehicle of kidnapped Anambra lawmaker

Police recover vehicle of kidnapped Anambra lawmaker

Following an intense ongoing operation, Police Operatives attached to the Inland Town Division have recovered the vehicle of Justice Azuka, the State House of Assembly member representing Onitsha North Constituency, who was kidnapped on December 24 while returning home at Ugwunapampa road, Onitsha by yet unidentified persons.   The separate rescue team sighted the abandoned vehicle at Upper Iweka Road. …

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Police arrest suspected kidn@pper in Anambra

Police arrest suspected kidn@pper in Anambra

Men of the Anambra State Police command have arrested a 38-year-old suspected kidnapper and armed robber, Pablo Mamu, from Delta State, but operating at communities in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State.   In a statement released on Thursday, December 26, the spokesperson of the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said one locally-made pistol, a live 9mm ammunition, eight …

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