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The attack on the Ondo State Commissioner of Women Affairs, Dr Adebunmi Osadahun has attracted the attention of the state Police Commissioner, Asabi Abiodun, who has ordered an investigation into the matter. Ripples Nigeria had reported that the commissioner was assaulted by a ward chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Arigidi, Akoko North West Local Government Area of …

According to a statement by the spokesman of the Enugu State Police Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the operatives also recovered three pump-action guns, 10 machetes and other incriminating exhibits when the hoodlums were busted at about 2:15 a.m. on Monday. “A joint security team, comprising police operatives of the Enugu State Command, NPF Special Forces, and Troops of the 82 Division of the …

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers who were on the Command’s most wanted list. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Command, Abubakar Isah, confirmed the arrest of the notorious criminals in a statement in Dutse on Saturday, According to the statement, the suspects were trailed and subsequently arrested on December 12, in their …

Police operatives have arrested eight suspected armed robbers in Kano State. The spokesman for the state police command, Abdullahi Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Kano, said one Ibrahim Rabiu A.K.A Janare was arrested along with seven others for a robbery incident along the Katsina road and Kurna Asabe area of Ungogo local government area of …

The Benue State police command has banned all forms of protest in the state. The command’s spokesperson, Sewuese Anene, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Makurdi. She said the decision followed the discovery of a planned protest by a group of persons in the state. The protest, according to Anene, was aimed at sabotaging the efforts of the …

Police operatives in Bauchi have killed 10 suspected bandits in Yankari Forest and rescued 39 kidnapped persons in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Ahmed Wakili, disclosed this in a statement Saturday. He said the hostages were rescued in a joint security operation codenamed: “Operation Sharan Daji” following reports on the invasion of the Gaji community by …

Newly appointed Borno state Commissioner for Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Resettlement (RRR), Engr. Ibrahim Idriss Garba, has been confirmed dead. The Commissioner died on Saturday morning at his Guest House in 777 Housing Estate in Maiduguri, the state capital. He was suspected to have died from a heart related ailment, while others said, he was poisoned. Meanwhile, the Borno State Police …

Bauchi State Police Command has arrested nine suspected armed robbers and recovered several dangerous arms from them as it’s Operation Restore Peace (ORP) and Rapid Response Squad (RRS) continued to crack down on criminal elements in the state. According to the Command PPRO, SP Ahmed Wakili, the joint efforts of ORP and the RRS of the Command have led to …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the President, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Tajudeen Baruwa, and 21 others, including three national officers of the union. According to the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, those arrested have been charged with alleged criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, public disturbance and conducts likely to …

Police operatives in Katsina on Sunday foiled a kidnap attempt and killed three suspects along the Dutsinma-Kankara highway in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, confirmed the news in a statement on Sunday in Katsina. He said: “On December 10, 2023, at about 4:30 p.m., based on credible information that some suspected armed robbers and …