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The Nigerian police have sacked Corporal Buba Adamu, for refusing a transfer to Katsina in 2015. Adamu, who was posted to the Cross River police command, was transferred to Katsina State but refused to report to his new office. Command spokesperson Irene Ugbo confirmed the development at a press conference on Thursday in Calabar. He said the dismissed police officer …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a man, Nuhu Ezra, for allegedly trading human body parts in Abuja. Ezra, a resident of Gosa Kipikipi Village, Lugbe, was allegedly arrested with human skulls and bones on July 9, 2024, at about 9pm by officers from the Iddo police division. According to police, Ezra intended to sell the human …

Police officers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have arrested a suspect with human skulls and bones in the Lugbe area of ​​the city. FCT police command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the suspect was arrested by officers from the Iddo Police Division Headquarters at Gosa Kipikipi Village in Lugbe …

Former National Deputy Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South-West, Bode George, on Monday, stressed the urgency of establishing a state police force to effectively address the widespread insecurity in Nigeria. George, in an interview on Politics Today on Channels Television, stressed that the introduction of a state police would significantly reduce the rising insurgency, citing the recommendations of …

Police officers on Thursday killed nine suspected kidnappers in a gunfight in the state’s Ladipo area. Spokesperson of the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to journalists at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Friday. He said: “It gives us great pleasure to inform the people of the state that the Lagos State Police Command under the leadership of …

Police officers in Delta have killed one suspected kidnapper and arrested three others in the state. State police spokesman Bright Edafe told reporters on Saturday in Warri that one AK-49 rifle was recovered from the suspects. Edafe said the suspects were arrested at different locations between Monday and Friday by police officers deployed to Ughelli on special duty. He added …

The Ekiti state police command has banned all unlawful gatherings in the state. This follows reports of the cult group’s plans to celebrate its birthday on July 7. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Akinwale Adeniran, ordered the ban in a statement issued on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti. The statement read: “It has come to the knowledge of the command that …

Police officers in Lagos have stopped a 19-year-old woman who was attempting to commit suicide in the Ikorodu area of ​​the state. State police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin revealed this in a post on his X account on Thursday. He said officers attached to the Ikorodu Area Command rescued the woman. The spokesperson said: “On June 29 at approximately 2:00 p.m., …

Police officers have rescued four people who were kidnapped by bandits in the state. Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped three Indian nationals and a Nigerian national along the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin expressway. The state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, confirmed the development at a press conference held at the command headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta, on Wednesday. He said two suspected kidnappers were …

The Rivers State Police Command has declared a former militant leader loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, General Asabuja, as wanted after a video emerged in which he was seen threatening to take over local government councils in the state in the wake of the crisis currently rocking the state . country. He was also seen firing shots in the air …