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Police Command- Why we blocked NASU, SSANU members from leaving protest venue

NewsDeskNgJul 18, 2024July 18, 20240

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command, has revealed why its operatives restricted members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU from leaving the protest ground at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. There were reports that the protesters...

Police arrest teacher for sodomizing 12 Almajiri children in Jigawa

NewsDeskNgJul 17, 2024July 17, 20240

Police in Jigawa State have arrested 23-year-old Islamic school teacher, Yusuf Yunusa for allegedly sodomizing twelve of his students in Gwaram Local Government. State Commissioner of Police A T. Abdullahi disclosed this while parading the suspects at the Command’s headquarters, Dutse, the state capital. According to him “on 11/07/2024 at...

Anambra police recover 14 vehicles from gunmen’s camps, invite owners for collection

NewsDeskNgJul 3, 2024July 3, 20240

The Police in Anambra State have recovered 14 vehicles after raiding camps belonging to gunmen terrorizing the state. A press release by the spokesperson of the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said the raids on the camp and the recovery of the vehicles were done in different parts of the state....

Taraba Sallah killings: Police, community differ over number of casualties

NewsDeskNgJun 17, 2024June 17, 20240

The Taraba State Command of the Nigerian Police Force, NPF, has confirmed a clash between farmers and herders in Bali Local Government Area of the state. What is however not certain is the number of casualties that was recorded as the community and the police have continued to reveal different...

Police take over Rivers LG secretariats amid tension over chairmen’s tenure

NewsDeskNgJun 17, 2024June 17, 20240

The Police have stationed armed operatives at the secretariats of four local government councils in Rivers State following the expiration of the tenure of LG chairmen in the state. Reports has it that police vans are currently positioned at the entrances of Port Harcourt City, Obio/Akpor, Ahoada East and Ogu/Bolo...

Police apprehend electricity transformer cable vandal in Osun

NewsDeskNgJun 13, 2024June 13, 20240

Operatives of the Osun State Police Command have apprehended a transformer vandal identified as Yusuf Adamu. According to information obtained from the Osun Command Police Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola on Thursday, the suspect, Adamu was apprehended on Sunday, June 2, 2024 at about 11:45pm. Opalola said, “The incident happened...

Suspects confess to abducting boy with toy gun, killing him after collecting N152k

NewsDeskNgJun 13, 2024June 13, 20240

Two young men arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command for kidnaping and killing a six-year-old boy have confessed to the act. They told the police how they abducted the boy using what looked like a gun, collected N152,000 from the father, and went ahead to kill the boy. The...

‘We won’t tolerate it’ – Police warn Anambra residents against staging protest

NewsDeskNgJun 11, 2024June 11, 20240

Police in Anambra State have warned that they will not sit back and watch anyone break the law if protesters decide to take the law into their hands. The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Obiano Itam, stated this in a press release made available to journalists in Anambra...

PSC denies online press release over list of candidates into Nigeria Police

NewsDeskNgMay 28, 2024May 28, 20240

The Police Service Commission has disowned a press statement on social media directing all applicants who have gone through the various stages of recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force to check a website for the final list An online press statement had emerged directing applicants to visit a suspicious website....

Police arrest trigger-happy officer for killing Abuja resident during altercation

NewsDeskNgMay 24, 2024May 24, 20240

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a trigger-happy officer who allegedly killed one Oyebuchi Anene, a resident of Byazhin community in Kubwa, Bwari Area Council, Abuja. Newsmen gathered that the incident happened on Wednesday near Haj Estate, where the deceased lived with his young...