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Police operatives in Benue have arrested three suspected kidnappers in Otukpo local government area of ​​the state. Spokesman of the state police command, Sewuese Anene, confirmed the development to journalists on Tuesday in Makurdi. Anene said the suspects were arrested at a car park in Otukpo on Monday. Eyewitnesses said the suspects were intercepted Monday morning at a car park …

The Rivers State Police Command has assured residents of its readiness to handle any situation that may arise as a result of the expiry of the term of office of local government chairmen in the state. Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, warned individuals against taking the law into their own hands, stressing that anyone caught doing so would …

A joint security operation involving the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command and military personnel foiled a bank robbery attempt in Abaji Area Council of the FCT on Thursday. The incident, which occurred simultaneously at a First Bank Plc branch and the nearby police division headquarters, resulted in casualties on both sides. According to a statement issued by FCT Police …

The FCT Police Command has disagreed with a report on killings and abductions in the territory, insisting that the figures were outrageous, inaccurate, and misleading.This may not be unconnected with a story published in a national newspaper (not Blueprint) indicating that 12 people were killed, while 139 were abducted within the FCT in the last six months.Blueprint reports that there …

Police operatives in Lagos have arrested a 43-year-old cleric for allegedly defrauding his United States-based friend of N105 million. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2, Mr. Ali Mohammed, who paraded the cleric before journalists on Monday, said he also hypnotised his friend’s wife and three children and took them over as his own. Mohammed said the cleric’s wife assisted …

Police operatives in Anambra have busted a criminal gang and recovered two pump action guns in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Onitsha, said the operatives encountered the gang at Forward Operating Base at Aguata and recovered a Mercedes Benz SUV from the hoodlums. The …

Gunmen on Friday attacked a police patrol van and killed two officers in Ebonyi State. The spokesperson for the state police command, Onome Onovwakpoyeya, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abakaliki. About 100 policemen have been killed by criminals in Ebonyi and other states in the South-East since 2021. She said: “At about 08:30 a.m. on Friday, operatives of …

Police operatives in Benue have killed one suspected armed robber and arrested three others in the state. The spokesperson for the state police command, Sewuese Anene, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday in Makurdi. She said operatives from Operation Zenda Joint Task Force (JTF) raided Kighir, Kanshio, and Adeke communities following credible intelligence about the activities of armed …

Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested two syndicates that allegedly specialise in extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public through “deadly” threats. This was disclosed in a statement by the state police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga on Thursday. According to Ikenga, police operatives at Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area and Umunze in Orumba South LGA …

● Staff monitors say they were courteous, approachable, and professional [Press Release] The Police Service Commission [PSC] Staff Monitors deployed in the nine Senatorial districts of Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states says the Policemen on election duty were courageous and fairly contained intermittent cases of attempts to hijack the elections. The officers in several of the polling units visited were …