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In response to growing security concerns in Ikorodu and surrounding communities, the Lagos State Police Command has introduced a new tactical intervention unit dubbed “Commando Sweeper Squad” to strengthen anti-crime operations in the area. The initiative approved by the Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, comes amidst increasing complaints by residents over criminal activities and insecurity in parts of Ikorodu axis. …

Police officers in Ondo have rescued 12 passengers kidnapped by criminals in the state. The victims were abducted early Saturday morning in Isua-Akoko, Akoko South East Local Government Area of ​​the state. Spokesman of the state police command, Abayomi Jimoh, confirmed the news in a statement in Akure. He said the victims were on two Hiace commercial buses carrying passengers …

Officers of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a couple said to be running a child theft syndicate in Mowe area of ​​Ogun State. Police also rescued a four-month-old baby stolen about two days earlier and two others, one of which was stolen in 2024 from its parents. The police also arrested a husband and wife who were suspected …

A policeman patrols the street during gubernatorial elections, in Kaduna, Nigeria, Thursday, April 28, 2011. Small crowds of voters voted nervously Thursday in two states in oil-rich Nigeria, hit hard by religious unrest that has killed at least 500 people following the national presidential election. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) The Kano State Police Command has launched the operations office of its …

Police agents in Ogun have killed a suspected kidnapping kingpin in the state. The suspect was killed in an intelligence-led operation at a hideout in the Orile Ilugun forest area along the Abeokuta-Ibadan Expressway. Spokesman of the state police command, Oluseyi Babaseyi.Babaseyi disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta, Tuesday. He said an AK-47 rifle containing 20 rounds of 5.6mm …

The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, on Monday reiterated the command’s resolve to rid the state of unrepentant criminal elements. He made this statement following the arrest of two suspects in interstate kidnapping and armed robbery by operatives of the Udenu Police Division, Udenu Local Government Area of ​​Udenu State. The arrest was made possible …

Police agents in Kaduna have arrested 10 suspected logistics suppliers to bandits and recovered eight firearms in separate operations across the state. This was disclosed by the Spokesman of the State Police Command, Mansir Hassan, in a statement issued on Friday in Kaduna. Hassan said the breakthrough followed investigations into cases of criminal conspiracy and illegal trafficking of firearms and …

The Director General of the Imole Campaign Council (TICC), Senator Kamorudeen Olalere, has urged the Nigerian Police to be honest in dealing with all political parties ahead of the August 15 Osun State governorship election. Senator Olalere, representing Osun West Senatorial District, stated this during the opening of the Imole Media Center in Osogbo. He lamented on Monday that since …

Officers of the Lagos State Police Command have rescued four children believed to have been kidnapped from their homes. The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Abimbola Adebisi, who announced this in a statement released on Sunday, said the rescue took place at Alafia Bus Terminal in Coker-Orile area of ​​the state. According to the statement, the incident …

The Anambra State Police Command has officially brought five suspects to a Special Court in Awka to face various charges, including rape, sexual assault and physical abuse of children. Among those appearing in court was a middle-aged father accused of having sexual relations with his own daughter and infecting her with a viral disease. In a press statement released on …