Tag: #NigeriaPolice
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KADUNA POLICE ARREST SUSPECTED GUN RUNNER, RECOVER RIFLES, RPG AMMUNITION
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a suspected gun runner and recovered two AK-49 rifles, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and other exhibits in separate operations across the state. Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Muhammad, disclosed this on Thursday in Kaduna, saying the operations were part of sustained efforts to tackle banditry and other…
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TROOPS RESCUE 16 KIDNAP VICTIMS IN KOGI
Security forces have rescued 16 kidnapped persons, including four children, following an operation against suspected kidnappers in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. The victims — six males, six females and four children — were reportedly abducted on Aug. 9 along the Ojuwo-Ajengo-Memarebo and Ojiwo-Itobe roads in Ofu Local Government Area. According to an…
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KWARA POLICE BEGINS STATEWIDE TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT, WARNS OFFICERS AGAINST MISCONDUCT
The Kwara State Police Command has commenced statewide enforcement of traffic laws to reduce road crashes, ease congestion and improve compliance with road safety regulations. The Commissioner of Police, CP Ojo Adekimi, issued the directive following concerns over increasing disregard for traffic rules by some motorists and other road users. The Police Public Relations Officer,…
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CULT SUSPECT ARRESTED IN ILORIN, PISTOL RECOVERED
A coordinated security operation involving the Kwara State Police Command, other security agencies and the Kwara State Polytechnic Security Unit has led to the arrest of a suspected cultist, Agboola Olamilekan, and the recovery of a locally fabricated pistol in Ilorin. According to a statement issued on Tuesday July 14 by the Police Public Relations…
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NIGERIA SAFE FOR INVESTMENT AND TOURISM, IGP DISU ASSURES GLOBAL COMMUNITY
Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has assured the international community that Nigeria remains safe for investment, tourism and business activities, despite ongoing security challenges in some parts of the country. Speaking in New York, Disu said security agencies are working around the clock to protect lives and property, while adopting modern technologies to combat terrorism,…
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BAKERY WORKER DOCKED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING 4 BAGS OF FLOUR
A 28-year-old bakery worker, Sarah Amos, was on Thursday July 9 docked in a Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna for allegedly stealing four bags of flour. The Prosecution Counsel, Inspector Chidi Leo, told the court that the defendant who works in a bakery belonging to Garba Haruna, located along NEPA roundabout, Kawo, Kaduna on June 28…
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TEACHER’S DEATH IN KOGI: THREE TO FACE PROSECUTION
The Kogi State Police Command says it has concluded investigations into the death of Mariam Usman, a staff member of Brains Minds Nursery and Primary School, Ugbamaka, in Olamaboro Local Government Area, with three suspects set to be prosecuted for alleged criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, disclosed in…
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TAILOR DOCKED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING EMPLOYER’S INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINE
Police on Wednesday July 8 arraigned a tailor, Yakubu Kabiru, in a Life Camp Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing employer’s industrial sewing machine. Kabiru, 24, was charged with house breaking and theft, which he partly denied. The Prosecutor Bankole Babatunde told the court that the complainant, Mr Mohammed Jibrin, of Life camp Abuja, on July…
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NASARAWA POLICE CONFIRM ABDUCTION OF 3 STUDENTS OF FEDERAL VARSITY
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the abduction of three students of the Federal University of Lafia (Fulafia). The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday July 8 in Lafia. Nansel said that the command received a distress report from the Chief Security Officer…
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POLICE FOIL KIDNAP PLOT IN KEBBI, ARREST 4 OVER RANSOM DEMAND
The Kebbi Police Command has arrested four suspects for alleged criminal conspiracy, criminal intimidation through anonymous calls, and threats to kidnap a resident after demanding a ransom of 30 million naira. The command’s spokesperson, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday July 6, in Birnin Kebbi. Usman identified the suspects as…
