Tag Archives: Police

One officer and four civilians were killed while others sustained injuries when gunmen ambushed a police convoy at Idema- Otuabagi Road, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.    The victims were returning from the burial of a police officer on Saturday, May 14, when the gunmen suspected to be kidnappers …

Operatives of the Force Intelligence Bureau Intelligence Response Team (FIB-IRT) have arrested the killers of former Zamfara State gubernatorial aspirant, Alhaji Sagir Hamidu.    Hamidu, who was the proprietor of FAMAKS British Schools in Abuja and Kaduna, was killed when armed bandits opened fire on travelers near Rijana along Kaduna-Abuja Highway around 4pm …

The Lagos state police command has reacted to a report which claimed a lady died from an infection after having sex with a dog.    The police command which revealed that they reached out to the author of the article for information that would help the police conclude/close the investigation, said …

The Niger State Police Command has rescued 15 kidnapped victims from a forest in Lapai Local Government Area of the state and arrested three suspected bandits.    Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun in a statement on Friday May 13, said the victims were rescued after a fierce gun battle …

Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have raided a criminal hideout at Husa mountain in Hong Local Government Area of the state and killed three suspected kidnappers.   Spokesperson of the command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, who disclosed this in a statement said its operatives achieved the feat with help …

A notorious cultist/armed robbery suspect, Christian Peter has been arrested by the police in Mowe area of Ogun state.   The state police spokesperson,  Abimbola Oyeyemi in a statement released on Wednesday May 11, said the suspect who has been on the police wanted list for a long time, has been responsible for …

Officers of the Safer Highways unit of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Bamidele Taiwo ‘m’ aged 30 for illegal possession of firearm.    The suspect was arrested during a routine stop-and-search at an entry point between Lagos and Ogun states in the Alagbado area of Lagos State.  …

British rapper, Wiley is reportedly being hunted for by police after failing to appear in court for assaulting an ex-world champion kickboxer and breaking into his flat.    The rapper, whose real name is Richard Cowie Jr, failed to show up to Snaresbrook Crown Court, east London, on November 11 last …

Nollywood actor Akah Nnani has opened up about being harassed by the Nigerian police during a recent taxi ride. Nnani revealed via a video posted on his Instagram account that the ordeal began when his taxi was flagged down by police officers along Ring Road Bridge. He stated further that …

A police officer serving with the homicide department of the State Criminal Investigating Department (SCID) Yaba, DSP Olusegun Bamidele, has continued his testimony at the Lagos High Court in the alleged murder case of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga.   In continuation of his testimony before …