The Ebonyi State police command on Sunday confirmed the attack on the Unwana Divisional Headquarters in Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state. A 35-man armed gang had in the early hours of Sunday attacked the police headquarters and…
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Bandits Raid Police Headquarters, Emir’s Palace, Kill Cop, Civilians
Insecurity in Nigeria continues to worsen as scores of bandits invaded a divisional police headquarters and an emir’s palace in Niger, killing at least a cop and two civilians. The police command in Niger confirmed the killing of three people…
Police Beef Up Security as Shi’ites Hold Procession in Abuja
The Nigeria Police Force yesterday beefed up security in and around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) so as prevent a major procession by members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). The development made motorists plying the Abuja-Keffi Expressway to…
Police take over APC Secretariat
Policemen yesterday stormed the All Progressives Congress (APC) national secretariat in Abuja. The Secretary of the Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Senator John Akpanudoedehe said the policemen were invited to protect lives and property, based on a security report. As…
EASTER CELEBRATION: Adamawa police to deploy 4,086 men, assure water tight security
Adamawa State commissioner of police, Aliyu Adamu Alhaji has ordered a water-tight security deployment and proactive high visibility patrols in all the 21 Local governments in the state, ahead of the Easter festivity. According to a statement by DSP Sulaiman…
We must weed out bad eggs in Police Force- Gbajabiamila
Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has challenged police authorities to take drastic efforts to weed out few bad eggs towards building a force that will be the envy of all Nigerians. Speaking while declaring open a one-day public hearing on a bill…
Uncertainty at police headquarter as IG Adamu retires Monday
Who leads the police as Inspector General from Tuesday? There is uncertainty at the Louis Edet House police headquarters in Abuja as a result of the silence from President Muhammadu Buhari and the seat of power – Aso Villa. The…
Igbo Group Demands Appointment of New Police IG from South-east
The Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo General Assembly Worldwide has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint a successor to the outgoing Inspector General of Police (IG), Mohammed Adamu, from any of the five states of the South-east geopolitical zone. The Igbo group…
New salary structure for police coming soon
INSPECTOR General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has said 18,360 community policing officers (CPOs) have been screened, vetted, recruited and trained. This was as the Acting Chairman of the National Salaries and Wages Commission (NSWC), Ekpo Nta, said a new…
BREAKING: How Hoodlums razed Igboho’s house, by Police
Hoodlums loaded in a bus and taxi razed the residence of Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, the Oyo State Police Command, has revealed. Oyo Police spokesman, Olugbenga Fadeyi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.…
