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The police on Friday broke its silence on the controversy surrounding the tenure of Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. Egbetokun’s retention in the post has attracted interest in the country after he reached the mandatory retirement age of 60 on Wednesday. The Police Act requires officers to retire upon reaching the age of 60 or achieving 35 years of service. …

Police officers in Kaduna have arrested 11 suspected kidnappers and seized weapons in the state. State police command spokesman Mansir Hassan disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. Hassan recalled that a district chief was kidnapped on August 14 and released two days later. He said: “On September 2, at about 5am, Saminaka police officers in collaboration with …

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested an individual suspected of trafficking teenagers aged 13 to 16 years. Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer, told a press conference in Awka that the suspects had trafficked many teenagers to neighboring countries. Ikenga noted that some of the victims, who had been taken to Ghana, had been safely repatriated to Nigeria. …

Andrew Wynne, a British citizen also known as Drew Povey, alleged that the Nigerian government was unsettled by the #EndBadGovernance protests across the country. Wynne regretted the government’s actions in choosing to take repressive action, instead of responding to the protesters’ demands. In a statement titled “Protest, Not Betrayal” issued Monday, Wynne criticized the government’s response, saying, “The mass protests …

In the early hours of the PDP summoning Wike to a disciplinary committee over alleged anti-party activities, suspected armed bandits killed a policeman and a local resident in Sokoto. Confirming the incident, state police spokesman ASP Ahmed Rufai reported that the bandits ambushed the officers at their checkpoint. “They ambushed them at a checkpoint at Milgoma junction along the Sokoto-Bodinga …

Nigerian police have declared a British national, Andrew Wynne, and a Nigerian national, Lucky Obiyan, as wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu. Police also allege that the British national, also known as Andrew Povich, set up a network of sleeper cells to overthrow the government. Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this to …

Police in Lagos have arrested a man for allegedly pushing his 47-year-old brother to death. State police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the news to reporters on Saturday in Lagos. He said the case was reported to police on August 24 by an unnamed person. The spokesman said: “The younger brother was said to have come from Port Harcourt to visit …

The Nigerian police have invited Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero for questioning on suspicion of criminal intimidation. He will be present at the Force Headquarters in Abuja with the NLC Secretary-General, Emma Ugboaja, on September 5. Ajaero was also charged with committing acts that could lead to a breach of public order and damage to property. READ ALSO: …

Police officers in Kaduna have arrested three suspects involved in an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) swap in the state. Police also found 54 ATM cards and Point of Sale (POS) machines. State police command spokesman Mansir Hassan confirmed the development in a statement on Friday in Kaduna. He named the suspects as Umar Ya’u, Abdullahi Bukar, and Hussaini Sulaiman. The …

A soldier on Wednesday shot dead the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Wusagu Police Division in Kebbi State, Halliru Liman, in Zamfara State. Zamfara State police spokesman Yazid Abubakar confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday in Gusau. He said the fugitive was on his way to Birnin Kebbi to attend a monthly conference when he was shot at …