Tag: Nigeria Police

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 IG’s 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 IG’s 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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Rivers: “We’ll not provide security during LG elections” – Police

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Police on LG polls

…”Other agencies’ll do the job” – Fubara The Police have directed their operatives not to provide for Rivers local governments election scheduled to hold today, Saturday. The Rivers Police Command’s spokesperson,  SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who announced this to newsmen yesterday in Port Harcourt, the State capital, said the decision to shun the poll was in line with the judgment of the Federal High Court barring the Police from providing security for the election, Iringe-Koko confirmed that the Command had begun withdrawing its officers from election duties. “The court order bars the…

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IGP Egbetokun gets 3-yr tenure extension

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IGP Egbetokun

President Bola Tinubu has approved the extension of the tenure of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, sources at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), have disclosed. According to officials, who disclosed this to newsmen yesterday on condition of anonymity, said that the IGP’s tenure was extended by three years. They said the SGF, George Akume, gave the IGP the letter of his tenure extension on Monday. A senior security officer at the SGF Office also confirmed that the IGP received his…

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“We can’t be intimidated”, says NLC’s Ajaero, after Police interrogation

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President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has declared that the union will not be intimidated by external pressures, following his appearance at the Intelligence Response Team, (IRT), headquarters in Abuja, yesterday. Ajaero, who was invited by the Police to address allegations of terrorism financing, cyber-crime, subversion, criminal conspiracy, and treasonable felony, arrived at the IRT office at 10:17 am. and left shortly after 11:15 am. He was accompanied by prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), activist Deji Adeyanju, and other senior NLC officials. Speaking to newsmen…

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FCT: 3 killed, patrol vehicle, others burnt as Police, Shiite clash in Abuja

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Police, Shiite clash

There was palpable tension yesterday, as two Police officers were killed in a clash between police and members of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites in Abuja. Three police officers were also left unconscious and many vehicles burnt in the brawl that occurred at the Wuse area of the federal capital territory (FCT) during the Arba’een symbolic trek observed by IMN members. A trader was also reportedly killed during the clash. According to eyewitnesses, the trader named Amiru, who was an onlooker, was shot in…

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