Tag: Nigeria Police

Mutiny Alert: Senior police officers reject retirement

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Senior police officers reject

A storm is brewing within the Nigeria Police Force, as senior officers accused of age falsification resist retirement, fueling an internal crisis. According to reports, some of these officers have remained in the force for over 44 years, leading to heightened tensions within the Nigeria Police Force.  The tension has escalated into a power struggle between Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun and Deputy Inspector-General (DIG), Dasuƙi Galadanchi over a controversial two-year service extension request. Galadanchi, whose tenure had already been extended, is demanding an additional two years, arguing that…

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‘Terrorists planning to attack public gatherings in Kano’, says Police 

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Kano terrorism alert

The Kano State Police Command has alerted residents to intelligence reports of a suspected plan by terrorists to target public gatherings in strategic locations across the State. A statement issued by the Police Command’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Kiyawa, asked residents to exercise caution and avoid crowded areas until further notice, in order to enable security agencies identify and neutralise potential threats. The statement read in part: “Kano State Police Command, in liaison with other security agencies, has received intelligence reports of suspected terrorists planning to launch attacks on public gatherings in strategic…

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Kidnappers demand ₦40m for release of ex-AIG’s Wife – Alake

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Kidnappers demand

The Alake and paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Dr. Michael Gbadebo, has revealed that the kidnappers of wife of retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police, (AIG) Hakeem Odumosu, Mrs. Odumosu, are demanding a ransom of ₦40million for her release. Recall that the abduction occurred on Thursday night in Arepo, Obafemi Owode local government area of Ogun State. According to reports, four masked men accosted Mrs. Odumosu around 9:55 p.m., as she was entering her residence. The assailants reportedly dragged her out of her Lexus SUV and led her through a swampy…

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Ondo:”We buy child at ₦500.000, sell at ₦1m” –  Child trafficking suspect

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Child trafficking suspect

A suspected child trafficker, Sabira Izuorah, has told men of the Ondo State Police Command that it costs ₦500.000.00 to buy a child and is usually sold at ₦1 million and above to prospective buyers. Izuorah and two other accomplices who specialise in child stealing and trafficking were arrested by the Police for allegedly stealing 14 children from different parts of the country. The 62-year-old woman, who claimed she operated an orphanage at Ihiala in Anambra State, could not recollect the number of children she has sold to different customers.…

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Terrorism financing: Police makes landmark arrests in Kano, Nasarawa

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Police makes landmark arrests

…As IGP establishes anti-money laundering units The Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has established the Police Anti-Money Laundering units of the Nigeria Police, appointing a renowned financial expert, CP Hyacinth Azuka Edozie, with officers of the rank of Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) to lead the units in all State Criminal Investigation Departments (SCIDs) across the country. According to a press statement  issued yesterday by the Police Commands  Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, “This initiative is a strategic move to strengthen the Police’s role in national security,…

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Police uncover masterminds behind Abuja Islamiyya school bombing

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Police uncover masterminds2

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, has said the explosives at an Islamiyyah school in the Kuchibiyi community, of Bwari Area Council of the FCT, which resulted in the deaths of two persons, were suspected to have been brought to the school by three suspects from Kastina State. According to the Police Command yesterday, the explosion occurred at approximately 11am, at the Tsangagyar Sani Uthman Islamiyya school, located in Kuchibuyi village, Byazhin area of the FCT. A statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said the Command…

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Police to spend N6.2bn on fuelling generators, vehicles in 2025

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Katsina police nab Village Head

A review of the proposed 2025 Budget has shown that the Nigeria Police in different Commands plans to spend ₦6.2billion on fuelling generators and vehicles. According to the proposed budget document, motor vehicles fuel cost is estimated at ₦5.7 billion, while plant/generator fuel cost is expected to cost ₦511.6 million. The development comes amid the present fuel cost, which is around or over ₦1,000 per litre, depending on location, as of the time of this report. A scrutiny of the document revealed that a litre of fuel sells for ₦1,000,…

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Stop using IGs name to intimidate others Police warn

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Police issues order

The Nigeria Police Force has asked Nigerians to refrain from using the office or the name of the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, to intimidate others. According to the Police, using the IGs name or office could undermine the values of impartiality that the office upholds in the country. The Force, in a post via its official X.com handle yesterday, stated these while reacting to an assault on an e-hailing (Bolt) driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, by a member of the House of Representatives, Alex Ikwechegh. Recall that a viral video…

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Bauchi: JSS-3 student, accomplice arrested for robbery

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Bauchi JSS 3 student

Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with a robbery incident at a mobile phone shop in Wunti Market, Bauchi. According to an issued statement by the State’s Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Muhammed Wakil, “Following a thorough investigation, operatives from the Operation Restore Peace (ORP) unit arrested two suspects in connection with a robbery incident at a mobile phone shop in Wunti Market, Bauchi. “On October 1, 2024, a mobile shop owner reported the theft of the following items: 100 mobile phones; 75 MP4…

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Katsina: Police nab Village Head suspected to be bandits informant, in collaboration with villagers

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Katsina police nab Village Head

The Village Head of Unguwan Tambai, Runka, in Safana local government area of Katsina, Usamatu Adamu, has been arrested for allegedly supplying information to bandits. In an issued statement, Spokesman of the State Police Command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this while parading 15 suspected criminals in Katsina. According to him, the Command, while acting on credible intelligence on October 3, tracked and arrested the 45-yr-old monarch to Sabon-Gida village in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State. Sadiq-Aliyu said Adamu was arrested in connection with a suspected case of criminal…

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