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Police bar security escort for VIPs at polling units in Kogi

Police bar security escort for VIPs at polling units in Kogi

Deputy Inspector-General of Police in-charge of Kogi State Governorship Election, Habu Sani has barred security personnel from escorting important personalities to the polling units.    The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Kogi State Police Command, Superintendent of Police, William Ovye Aya warned that any Officer who is caught …

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Police handed me over to thugs in Owerri ? NLC president Joe Ajaero recounts his assault experience in Imo

Police handed me over to thugs in Owerri ? NLC president Joe Ajaero recounts his assault experience in Imo

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero on Friday, November 10, said that he was arrested in Owerri by the Police and was handed over to waiting thugs that got him thoroughly beaten.   Briefing journalists in Abuja, the NLC president said the NLC wrote to all …

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Suspected ritualist paraded by police after being nabbed with fresh human head in Ibadan

Suspected ritualist paraded by police after being nabbed with fresh human head in Ibadan

The Oyo state police command has paraded a 45-year-old suspected ritualist simply identified as Hassan Kolawole, who was nabbed with a fresh human head in Ibadan, the state capital.   Kolawole was paraded alongside nine others who were arrested for various crimes at different locations within the state.   The …

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Police arrests husband as mother of ?mummy be calming down? boy commits suicide

Police arrests husband as mother of ?mummy be calming down? boy commits suicide

Days after news of Mrs Toluige Olokoobi, mother of “mummy calm down” boy committing suicide was shared online, the Edo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of her husband.    Spokesperson of the Edo State Police Command, Chidi Nwabuzor, told BBC Pidgin on Thursday, November 9, that the deceased’s …

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“Marriage is not by force” – Delta Police PRO reacts to case of pregnant woman being abused by her husband in Warri

"Marriage is not by force" - Delta Police PRO reacts to case of pregnant woman being abused by her husband in Warri

Spokesperson of the Delta State Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe, has advised domestic violence victims to walk away as marriage is not by force.  The PPRO stated this on Friday, November 10, when human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, raised alarm about a pregnant woman being abused by her husband in Warri. I …

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Bauchi police arrest suspected stolen properties receiver and thief who specializes in stealing motorcycles

Bauchi police arrest suspected stolen properties receiver and thief who specializes in stealing motorcycles

Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a suspected robber who specializes in stealing motorcycles in Bauchi metropolitan.     Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, said a metal scrap buyer was also arrested for …

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Update: Police ‘prepare for release’ of Liverpool star Luis Diaz’s father with ‘more than 300 men to be moved to strategic points to speed up his release’

Update: Police

Authorities in Colombia are reportedly preparing for the release of Liverpool footballer, Luis Diaz’s father.      Diaz’s father has been held for over a week by a guerrilla group, the national Liberation Army (ELN), in his homeland.      His mother Cilenis Marulanda was freed on the same night they …

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