Tag: Nigeria Police

Kano: Police ban Sallah Durbar activities

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Kano State Police Command has banned Durbar activities during the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir (Sallah) celebrations in the State. A statement issued yesterday by the State’s Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, noted that the ban became necessary in order to sustain the peace by the Police Command in conjunction with all the relevant security stakeholders. Gumel said, “In furtherance, a ban on all contending parties has been placed restraining both from conducting Durbar activities for the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebrations”. He, however, advised worshippers to conduct their normal Eid prayers at the various…

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Alleged mastermind of Abuja-Kaduna train attack, Mandi, arrested

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The Nigerian Police have arrested the alleged mastermind of the killing of passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack which occured in March 2022.??The mastermind was Identified as Ibrahim Abdullahi, also known by the ominous moniker of Mandi. The  Kaduna Police Command’s Public Relations Officer , ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known yesterday. The PPRO informed the media that the suspect had also participated in the abduction of students from Greenfield University in 2021. The Police said that 48 AK-47 rifles were seized during Mandi’s arrest,  adding that efforts are underway…

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Police uncover plans to disrupt Sallah festival in Kano

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The Police Command in Kano State has said that the Command has uncovered plans by some religious and political pressure groups to disrupt the forthcoming Eid-el-Fitr (Sallah) festivities in the State. Making this known  while briefing the press yesterday in Kano, the State Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, stated the Command’s readiness to maintain law and order during the festival. According to the Commissioner, “The sponsors of this plan are under our close watch; they are advised to stop forthwith, as security agencies are following up and trailing the event,…

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Alleged unlawful arrest, detention: Court dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s appeal against Police, DSS

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The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed the appeal brought before it by Felix Okonkwo, one of the lawyers to the detained leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu over his unlawful arrest and detention by the Police and the Department of State Security Services, (DSS). Justice Okon Abang dismissed the appeal for want of merit and substance. Delivering judgment on the appeal yesterday, Justice Abang held that the appellant failed to establish a miscarriage of justice in the judgment of a High Court of…

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“Adopt new strategy against terrorists, kidnappers”, FG charges Police  

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The Federal Government has charged the Nigerian Police Force to up its game. The Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Gaidam, gave the charge on Friday, to men of the Nigerian Police during his visit to the Force Headquarters in Abuja, the nation’s capital, specifically said the current administration wants the Police, under the leadership of the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, to adopt a new strategy against terrorists, kidnappers, bandits and other criminals that wreak havoc across the country. He said what the Government wants is for the Police…

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“Road crashes kill more Nigerians than insecurity” – Force PRO

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The Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has said that Nigeria records more road crashes than other countries. Adejobi noted that the avoidable road accidents in Nigeria actually kill more innocent citizens than insecurity based on the records available to the police. The FPRO stated this on Wednesday while responding to an X user who told him to tell the Inspector General of Police, (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, who was attending the World Police Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, (UAE), to observe the organisation of…

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Police place N50m bounty on 2 bandits in Katsina

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The Katsina State Police Command, yesterday, placed a N50 million reward to anyone with useful information that will lead to the arrest of the suspected bandit’s kingpins, Modi-Modi and Jan Kare. The Police, in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, in Katsina, alleged that the duo were responsible for most of the terrorist attacks in the state. “The Katsina State Police Command wishes to announce a reward of N50 million to any individual who provides valuable information that will lead to the arrest of two…

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NLC Protest: Police place officers on red alert

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Ahead of the planned nationwide strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress, (NLC), scheduled for today, February 27 and tomorrow, Wednesday, the Nigerian Police Force says it has placed officers on red alert. The Force also stated its commitment to ensuring the protection of citizens’ rights and freedom to engage in the protests. This was contained in a statement yestetday, signed by the Force Public Relations Officer of the NPF, Olumuyiwa Adejobi. The statement partly read:“The Nigeria Police Force, on the heels of the proposed nationwide protest by the Nigeria Labour…

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Abia Radio/TV invasion: “Police action uncivilised” – BON, NUJ, Guild of Editors

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…Lauds Ofili-Ajumogobia on NBC Code The Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria, (BON), Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ), Nigerian Guild of Editors, (NGE), have berated the Nigeria Police over its recent invasion of a Radio/Television station, ABN TV/Radio, based in Umuahia, Abia State. Recall that men of the Nigerian Police a few days ago invaded the TV/Radio station during a live programme, arrested a guest and destroyed equipment. The policemen attached to the Umuahia Area Command allegedly destroyed equipment and other property worth millions of naira at the station. BON’s Secretary-General, Yemisi…

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“Desperate Nigerian seeking asylum begs us to be declared as ‘Wanted’”– Lagos PPRO

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The Lagos State Police Command Spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, has recounted how a Nigerian seeking asylum abroad requested the Police to declare him wanted. The Police PRO, who made this known via X (formerly Twitter) yesterday, said he was shocked when the Nigerian asked that the Police declare him wanted so that he could apply for asylum. He posted: “‘Please, declare me wanted!’ I was stupefied. I blinked and looked at him again. ‘What did you say,’ I asked. “Please, I want you to declare me wanted,’ he repeated. “Why do…

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