The Sokoto State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has apprehended one Abdulnasir Bello, over alleged fraudulent activities by impersonating a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP). During a press conference held at the command headquarters in Sokoto, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ali Kaigama, disclosed that the 27-year-old was apprehended following numerous complaints from his victims. Kaigama further…
A 27-year-old Durban Metro Police officer has been arrested for allegedly fatally stabbing his girlfriend, who was also an officer, filming her last moments and sharing the video online. The deceased who was pregnant with their baby is said to have been stabbed inside her flat on Joseph Nduli Street in Durban in the…
Authorities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have apprehended suspected notorious kidnappers, including one Buhari Muhammad, along with five other members of the syndicate in Abuja. In a statement released on Monday by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, it was disclosed that the suspects were captured at a hotel in Bassa…
Popular Nigerian singer, Abdulazeez Fashola, professionally known as Naira Marley, and Lagos socialite, Samson Eletu, also known as Sam Larry have filed a fundamental rights suit to challenge their continued detention over the death of 27-year-old singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad. Naira Marley and Sam Larry joined the police and the Lagos magistrate,…
At least one police officer attached to the Iponri Divisional Police Station was killed after they were attacked by motorcycle riders in the Ijora Olopa area of Lagos State on Friday, August 12. According to reports, the officers had gone to the area to implement the restriction order on Okada riders by the Lagos…
The Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State command, on Thursday arraigned Charity Iroakazi, 28, at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly having in her possession 36 berets with IPOB insignia on them. The defendant, a woman, an artisan who resides at 14, Nurudeen St., Ojo, Lagos, is being tried for conspiracy and unlawful possession of…
Some senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to look into the promotion exercise going on in the force. The aggrieved officers alleged that the Police Service Commission gave special promotion to the junior officers above senior ones after allegedly collecting bribe of a sum of $10,000. The…
A Police officer was killed while another sustained injuries when gunmen attacked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Enugu. The hoodlums, who struck around 9.12pm on Sunday night, according to a statement by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, were repelled by Police and Army personnel from…
A Closed-circuit Television (CCTV) footage released on the internet has shown the moment some alleged police officers were attempting to rob businessmen in Nairobi, Kenya. The event reportedly happened on Monday morning on the street of Nairobi. As seen in the video, the said police officers had stationed themselves at different positions on the street, waiting…
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has warned men of the Nigeria Police Force to remain politically neutral as the 2023 general elections draw near. The IGP stated this in Umuahia, Abia State after inaugurating various projects in the state including Divisional Police Officer’s quarters in Eastern Ngwa Divisional Headquarters, Obingwa, Ubakala Divisional Headquarters, Police…
