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Akwa Ibom Police Commissioner Waheed Ayilara passes away. According to reports, Ayilara died in the early hours of Thursday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. READ ALSO: LG Autonomy: ICPC speaks tough, but silent on action against defaulting governors A family source revealed that he underwent surgery for prostate cancer on Wednesday before he died hours later. …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police have arrested one Abdulrasheed Muhammad, a Nigerian Navy officer, for the murder of Aminu, son of the former Chief of Naval Staff, the late Vice Admiral II Ibrahim. FCT Police Commissioner, CP Bennett Igweh, who paraded the suspect on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, said Muhammad killed Aminu and stole his car two weeks ago. …

Police officers in Lagos have arrested a nurse over the death of a 36-year-old woman identified as Abiola in the Lekki area of ​​the state. State police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday. He said the victim’s driver reported the incident to the Moroccan Police Division. READ ALSO: Police arrest woman who owns anti-aircraft ammunition …

Police officers in Lagos have arrested a nurse over the death of a 36-year-old woman identified as Abiola in the Lekki area of ​​the state. State police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday. He said the victim’s driver reported the incident to the Moroccan Police Division. Hundeyin said the driver reported that his employer, whom …

A Nigerian Navy officer, Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, has been arrested over the murder of Aminu, son of former Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral II Ibrahim (retd). During a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, the Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, announced that Muhammad was allegedly responsible for Aminu’s death and the theft of his car two …

Nigerian data collection organization StatiSense on Tuesday released a report on the number of kidnapping cases in the country’s six geopolitical zones. StatiSense via verified account X (formerly Twitter) revealed that in 2023, the North-West had 759 kidnapping cases which is the highest in the country’s six geopolitical zones. Followed by the North-Central region with 476 cases, the North-East region …

The Bauchi State Police Command has announced the arrest of two suspected robbers in the state capital. In a statement released on Tuesday, Police Public Relations Officer Ahmed Wakil detailed that the suspects, during interrogation, allegedly confessed to their roles in assisting the armed robbery operation and admitted their involvement in the theft of various valuables from several houses. The …

The Kaduna State Police Command has announced the arrest of two cattle rustlers, two notorious firearms dealers and foiled a kidnapping attempt and recovered a home-made AK-47 and ammunition in separate operations across the state. According to a statement released on Sunday by the Command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, on August 22, 2024, police operatives, acting on credible intelligence reports, …

At least two police officers were confirmed dead while three others sustained injuries after an attack by members of the banned Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), commonly known as Shiites, on a number of Nigeria Police personnel at Wuse Junction near a traffic light on Sunday. A statement by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine …

Police officers in Imo have arrested five suspected kidnappers who have been terrorizing residents of communities in the state. State police command spokesman Henry Okoye confirmed the development in a statement on Saturday in Owerri. He said the arrest of the suspects followed the reported kidnap of a 26-year-old woman on August 18 from her residence in Obinze local government …