Tag: Nigerian Police

Zamfara: Terrorists snatch phones, valuables from officers at Police post

Aminu Imam

Bandits who stormed a Police outpost in the Magami town of Gusau, the State capital, stole the cellphones of some police officers who were on duty in Zamfara State. As a result of the terrorists relentless strikes, several inhabitants have left the neighborhood. Magami is one of the areas of Zamfara State that has been devastated by violence. According to a source, the bandits invaded the neighborhood on Wednesday at around 3:40 p.m. After stealing the Police officers phones, the terrorists allegedly fired into the air to frighten bystanders before…

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2023: ‘No rally is allowed at Lagos Lekki Tollgate’ – Lagos Police warn Peter Obi, supporters

Aminu Imam

The Lagos State Police Command has warned the Labour Partys Presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his supporters not to hold any rally at the Lekki Tollgate today, Saturday. Obis supporters had planned to hold a rally for their candidate at the Lekki Tollgate on Independence Day, but a Federal High Court in Lagos had stopped them from doing so. The court ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Lagos Commissioner of Police to ensure that the order is enforced. However, a statement issued by the Commands spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin,…

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2023 Electioneering: DSS, Police caution political parties against violence

Aminu Imam

Ahead of the 2023 political campaign across the country by political parties, the Sokoto State Police Command has cautioned politicians and other stakeholders in the State against indulging in acts such as hate speech or spreading of fake news, which he said is capable of frustrating a credible process and peaceful 2023 elections. The State’s Police Commissioner, Mohammed Usaini Gumel, stated this while delivering his speech at the election and security management colloquium on the security of the upcoming electioneering and the general election with all critical stakeholders in the…

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2023: Applications for escorts flood Police Commands, as politicians fear political killings

Aminu Imam

The gun attack on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah last week has from all indications sent shivers down the spines of politicians across the country. Recall that the gunmen, suspected to be hired assassin, had last week attacked Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, at Enugwu-Ukwu community, in Njikoka local government area in Anambra State. Ubah represents Anambra-South senatorial district in the National Assembly. The gruesome attack caused the death of five persons in his convoy, including two policemen and three aides. Following the unrestricted manner the assassins smoothly carried out the heinous ambush on…

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Insecurity: ‘Lagos under partial lockdown’ – Police Commissioner

Aminu Imam

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, has said that there was a partial lockdown of the State by security agencies due to the threat of attacks by some unknown gunmen.  Alabi disclosed this in Lagos during the Lagos State Stakeholders Forum on Police Accountability (SFPA)s quarterly meeting and awards, on Wednesday, Alabi, who gave a keynote address on: Police Community Partnership: Panacea for Effective Police Performance at the event supported by the ‘Open Society Initiative for West Africa‘, (OSIWA), said that the partial lockdown was for a purpose,…

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Enugu: One killed, arms, loot recovered in raid of IPOB/ESN camp – Police

Aminu Imam

The Police in Enugu State have said they raided the camp of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Agu-Ibeje forest, Enugu-Ezike, Igbo-Eze North local government area in Enugu State. The State’s Police Command spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, yesterday said the Commands tactical squads and ‘Operation Restore Peace’ carried out a tactical and intelligence-driven dusk-to-dawn raid on the IPOB/ESN camp between August 11 and 12. According to him, the raid was in pursuance of the crime-fighting strategies devised by the States Commissioner of Police,…

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“No shooting at Dantata Bridge, Ministers Hill in Abuja” FCT Police

Aminu Imam

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has said that there was no shooting at Dantata Bridge and Ministers Hill as speculated in some quarters. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, DSP Josephine Adeh, stated this in a statement yesterday, in Abuja. Recall that some sections of the media on Tuesday circulated stories of shooting at Dantata Bridge, along Airport Road and Ministers Hill in the Maitama area of Abuja. The attention of the Police Command in the FCT has been drawn to a series of…

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Police rescue 9 abducted persons in Niger

Aminu Imam

The Niger State Police Command has rescued nine abducted residents of Kuchi Village, in Munya local government area of Niger State, by armed gunmen. The State’s Commissioner of Police, Bala Kuryas, confirmed the abduction to newsmen yesterday, in Minna, the State capital. He said that the Police anti-kidnap squad had since been deployed to the area to rescue the victims. We have put in place sensitive security measures that will ensure the victims are rescued and are united with their loved ones. All we require from members of the general…

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“Ado Aleru is still on our ‘Wanted’ list” Nigerian Police

Aminu Imam

The Katsina State Police Command, yesterday, said Ado Aleru, the notorious bandit leader, is still on its ‘wanted’ list. The spokesman for the Command, Gambo Isah, disclosed this in a telephone conversation while reacting to the chieftaincy title recently conferred on Aleru in Zamfara State. The Emir of Yandoto Daji, one of the newly created emirates in Zamfara, Aliyu Marafa, had turbaned Aleru as Sarkin Fulani (Chief of Fulanis) in a bid to forestall attacks by non-state armed groups on his territory. Commenting on the development, Isah explained that the…

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Bomb Scare: Police ban vehicles from Eid praying grounds

Aminu Imam

Following the recent attack on the Kuje Correctional facility in Abuja and the subsequent intelligence on planned attacks on Eid praying grounds during the 2022 Eid-el-Kabir today, the FCT Police Command has banned vehicles from all Eid praying grounds in Abuja. The FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Babaji Sunday, stated this in his Sallah message to the residents of the federal capital. The CP further noted that in pursuance of the common resolve to beef-up security, the Command would intensify robust stop-and-search operations, high-level visibility policing patrols and surveillance of…

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