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Police officers in Akwa Ibom have rescued 10 pregnant women from a baby factory. The state Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Uyo on Tuesday. He said the baby factory was operated by 56-year-old suspect, Eunice Eze. Ayilara said the suspect, who specializes in running a baby factory at the World …

FCT Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, has urged residents and indigenes not to participate in the upcoming nationwide protests scheduled for August 1, citing potential security risks. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Monday, Igweh stressed the efforts made by the police to maintain security in the FCT, and expressed fears that the protests could undermine those efforts. “I want …

Tragedy struck in Aba, Abia State, on Sunday, as gunmen launched a deadly attack on a police patrol team, resulting in the death of a Police Inspector and three civilians. The incident occurred along Mosque road near Ngwa road, where the attackers, who were travelling in a Toyota Sienna bus, opened fire on the police team. According to reports, the …

The Enugu State Police Command has dismissed as false reports of the kidnapping of 11 persons at Amechi-Idodo area of ​​the Enugu/Abakaliki Expressway on Wednesday. Command spokesman Daniel Ndukwe said in a statement on Friday in Enugu that the report was aimed at creating panic in the state. Ndukwe said the stance given in the online publication was a total …

The Nigerian Police, under the leadership of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has made remarkable progress in fighting crime and ensuring public safety across the country. In a statement, the Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, said in the last six weeks, police officers have arrested a total of 1,284 suspects, including 307 …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo has accused the state police command of involvement in the attacks on its governorship candidate, Monday Okpebholo, and the re-elected deputy governor, Philip Shaibu. Gunmen attacked the two as they left Benin Airport shortly after they arrived from Abuja on Thursday. A police inspector was killed while three other officers were seriously injured …

Police on Thursday barred non-teaching unions at universities from carrying out planned street protests in Abuja. Trade unions including the Non-Academic Workers Union of Educational and Related Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) protested salary cuts of their members and other issues. Protesters were confined to the Unity Fountain where they gathered to begin their …

The Oyo State Police Command has debunked a viral video circulating on social media, purportedly showing a separatist group issuing an eviction ultimatum to herders in the Igboho area. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Ibadan, the Police Public Relations Officer SP Adewale Osifeso described the video as a sinister attempt to incite violence and disrupt peace in the …

The Yobe State Police Command, on Tuesday, said it had rescued the kidnap victims and arrested the perpetrators. Details regarding the victim’s identity and the circumstances leading to the kidnapping are still emerging. According to a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, the rescue mission took place at Kasda hamlet near Yauro Village in Jakusko …

Ijesa South Patriots on Saturday accused the Osun State police command of plotting to implicate member of the House of Representatives, Sanya Omirin, in cult-related crimes. The group was reacting to the recent arrest and parade of some individuals for alleged involvement in cult-related activities at the command headquarters in Osogbo. In a statement issued on Saturday by His Excellency …