Tag Archives: Police

The former head of Britain’s police watchdog has been charged with child sex offences including the alleged rape of a girl under the age of 16 in the 1980s.   Michael Lockwood, 64, is accused of six counts of indecent assault and three counts of rape against a girl under …

Police Operatives, serving in Igbo-Eze North Division of the Command, with assistance from Neighborhood Watch Group, on June 12 at about 9.30am, arrested one male suspect identified as Junior Augustine Akor,21, of Ette in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, for allegedly raping and strangling to death his 16 years old …

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested an escapee of the Kuje Correctional Centre, Haruna Sunday.    Haruna and other suspects arrested for various crimes were paraded on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at the police headquarters in Lafia.    Briefing newsmen, the spokesperson of the command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, said …

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested five suspected child traffickers and rescued a 3-year-old boy, Abubakar Atiku, stolen from Abraka community.    Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, said the suspects, Mohammed Isah, Ibrahim Sani, …

The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the death of 106 wedding guests in a boat mishap around the River Niger axis in Patigi Local Government Area of the state on June 12, 2023.    A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, today June 14, …

Operatives of the Rivers State Command have arrested four robbery suspects and rescued nine passengers kidnapped by gunmen along the East-West road in Emohua Local Government Area of the state.    Briefing newsmen at the command headquarters on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Nwonyi Polycarp …

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have killed a notorious leader of a kidnap gang terrorizing the Emohua axis of the East-West Road, Nwodi Onuigwe Amadi and three of his members.   The suspects, including a female, were neutralized in Okrika Local Government Area of the state during a …

The Bauchi State Police Command has begun a rescue operation to free two traditional rulers kidnapped by bandits in the state.   LIB reported that the gunmen abducted the village of Balma community in Ningi Local Government Area, Alh Hussaini Saleh and also killed a businessman, Haruna Dan OC, on Sunday, …

About 50 commercial sex workers, including Nigerian women have been arrested by the police in Ghana.   The sex workers were arrested at notable brothels and ghettos in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital on Saturday night, June 10, 2023, through a special operation initiated by the Member of Parliament for …

Six police officers face homicide charges in a Swiss court case that opens on Monday, June 12, 2023, following the 2018 death of a Nigerian man from a heart attack after he was pinned, face-down, for several minutes during arrest.   The officers, whom Reuters did not name due to …