Tag: Police

House of Reps urges IGP on thorough investigation of alleged killing of Ummita by Chinese boyfriend

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
late Ummulkulthum Buhari and estranged lover Geng Guaroung

The House of Representatives has urged the Inspector General of Police (I-G) to direct a thorough investigation into alleged killing of Miss Ummulkulthum Buhari, by a Chinese national, Mr Geng Quanrong in Kano. The resolution was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Kabiru Rurum (APC-Kano state) at the plenary on Wednesday. Moving the motion, Rurum said that the suspected murder of the young lady occurred last week, in her house in Janbulo, Dorayi Babba in Gwale Local Government area of Kano State. The lawmaker said that…

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Bandits kidnap senior police intelligence officers on Abuja highway

Aminu Imam

Armed bandits have abducted two senior police intelligence officers who were travelling along the highway between Abuja and Kogi State during the week, according to sources.  The officers were reportedly seized while on a reconnaissance mission in Kogi, where violent insurgents have claimed responsibility for killings and abductions in recent weeks. The officers were said to be on a critical investigation assignment to Kogi when they were seized by bandits on August 23, but the Police leadership allegedly hushed the crisis to avoid another public agitation over the countrys insecurity. According…

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Cambodian Police confiscate 18.3 kg of illegal drugs

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Cambodias anti-drug police have arrested a local man for possessing and trafficking narcotics, confiscating 18.3 kg of illicit drugs, the National Police said on Thursday. The suspect, 41, was apprehended earlier on Wednesday afternoon at his rental room in capital Phnom Penh. Some 17.8 kg of ecstasy (MDMA), 447.9 grams of ketamine and 12.6 grams of crystal methamphetamine were seized from the suspect during the raid, the National Police said on its website. It was the second major crackdown this week after the police in Sihanoukville on Tuesday arrested five…

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‘Dangerous Kaduna-Abuja highway now safe’ – Kaduna CP assures motorists

Aminu Imam

The Commissioner of Police, CP, Kaduna State Command, Yekini Ayoku, has assured all road users that the Kaduna-Abuja expressway, was safe for traveling. The commands Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, in an issued statement yesterday, said the CP gave the assurance when he embarked on an official confidence-building and assessment tour of the highway. Jalige said that the Police Commissioner was accompanied on the tour by top officers from the State Command. He said that during the visit, Ayoku interacted with security personnel at various points on the ever-busy…

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2 APC members killed in Enugu as police investigate shooting in office

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Police Command in Enugu State has confirmed the death of two All Progressives Congress (APC) members during an attack on the partys office in Enugu by gunmen. The commands Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, who gave the confirmation on Wednesday in Enugu, said that the gunmen also abducted one person while several other party faithful got bullet wounds. Ndukwe said that the yet-to-be identified armed hoodlums attacked the partys Obeagu Ward 3 secretariat in Obeagu-Awkunanaw in Enugu South Local Government Area on Jan. 18 at about 7 p.m.…

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Borno records over 4,000 sexual, gender based violence in 6 months

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By: Adamu Aliyu Ngulde, Maiduguri. A total of 4,104 cases of Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) have been recorded in Borno State in six months between January and July, 2021.The state government also said the non availability of gender desk in most of the police stations in the state to fast track investigation and prosecution of SGBV cases and issues has been one of the challenges. The Director of Women Affairs, Borno State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Falmata Gambo Hamza disclosed this during a press conference…

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Insecurity: ‘FG should be two steps ahead of criminals, Ex-IGP Okiro advises FG

Aminu Imam

A former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mike Okiro, has advised the Federal Government to be global best practices and be two steps ahead of the criminals, by funding, training and equipping security agencies to achieve the desired results. Okiro said this while fielding questions from journalists after a press conference he addressed in his capacity as chairman, Board of Trustees, (BOT), of the newly formed Old Seminarians Association of Nigeria, ahead of its inauguration. According to him, insecurity has continued unabated in the country because some security personnel may have…

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Abba Kyari: IGP gets Panel’s report

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Special Investigation Panel on the alleged indictment of Abba Kyari, Deputy Commissioner of Police, has submitted its report to the Inspector General of Police Usman Baba Alkali. The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had indicted Kyari in a bribery allegation. The FBI alleged that Kyari was paid a bribe by a serial internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi, to arrest one of his (Hushpuppis) friends in a 1.1 million-dollar deal. Kyari was on July…

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Police arrest suspected gunrunner with 2 AK-47, pistol in Kogi

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Police in Kogi State have confirmed the arrest of one Mohammed Bako with two AK-47 rifles, a locally fabricated pistol and 41 rounds of ammunition. The Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in the state, DSP Williams Aya, disclosed this in a statement in Lokoja. Aya said Bako was intercepted on Idah-Ayingba road by operatives of the command attached to Ayingba Area Command while on a stop-and-search operation. He said that the suspected gunrunner, kidnapper and armed robber was also found in possession of one locally made Baretta…

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Police command inaugurates Bayelsa anti-cultism squad

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Bayelsa Police Command has inaugurated an Anti-cultism Squad in its bid to contain the resurgence of cult-related activities and clashes in the state. The is made known in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) of the Bayelsa Police Command, SP Asinmi Butswat. It said that the squad had since begun aggressive crack down on cultists and violent criminals. According to the statement, so far, 32 cultists have been arrested and upon conclusion of investigation will be charged to court under the Bayelsa State Anti-Cultism law. Consequently,…

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