Tag: Nigeria Police

Adopt new strategy against terrorists, kidnappers, FG charges Police

Aminu Imam

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 nations 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

Aminu Imam

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

Aminu Imam

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 bandits kingpins, Modi-Modi and Jan Kare. The Police, in a statement by the Commands 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

Aminu Imam

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

Aminu Imam

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. BONs Secretary-General, Yemisi…

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Desperate Nigerian seeking asylum begs us to be declared as Wanted Lagos PPRO

Aminu Imam

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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Katsina: Officer killed, another injured, as bandits dressed in Hijab attack Police post

Aminu Imam

Bandits, reportedly dressed in Hijab, attacked a Police post at Saki Jiki village, in the Batsari local government area of the State, killing one officer. Spokesman of the State Police Command, (PPRO) Abubakar Aliyu, who confirmed this to newsmen yesterday, said that another policeman sustained injury in the attack. According to him, the incident occurred at 8 pm on Thursday, saying: “At about 8 pm, some suspected armed bandits, deceitfully dressed in hijab, attacked officers at their duty post situated in Saki Jiki village of Batsari Local Government Area,. The…

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“FCT notorious kidnapper, Chinaza Phillip, in our custody” Police

Aminu Imam

The Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Chinaza Phillip, suspected to be a notorious kidnapper terrorizing the nations capital. According to a statement issued by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the suspect was arrested in Kaduna State on Thursday. She said the suspect, who was handed over to the FCT Command yesterday, is currently in custody. The statement reads: The FCT Police Command wishes to confirm the arrest of one Chinaza Phillip, a notorious Abuja kidnapper by police operatives of…

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Policemen not permitted to search citizens phones Lagos CP

Aminu Imam

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fayoade Adegoke, has said that no police officer is permitted to search the phones of any Nigerian. He noted that the Police Force had a cyber-section responsible for that, adding that if a police officer suspected anything, they would take the person to the station so the phone could be searched. A statement by the management of Melody FM, 107.7FM, signed by Kunle Babarinde, stated that the CP said this when he visited the radio station at Iyana-Ipaja on Wednesday. He commended the radio…

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Human Trafficking: Police rescue 7 teenagers sold for over N400, 000 in Kano

Aminu Imam

The Kano State Police Command says it has rescued seven teenagers who were kidnapped from Bauchi and Kano, then sold in Lagos and Enugu States for amounts ranging between N400, 000 and N500, 000 by their alleged kidnappers. The Command also revealed that one of the rescued teenagers, a girl, was allegedly kidnapped with the assistance of a medical doctor at a hospital when she was under one year old. She had since grown to seven years and was sold for N500, 000 in Lagos. Speaking yesterday, while parading the…

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