Tag: Police
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COVID-19 restriction: Police arrest 28 violators, 12 vehicles in Sokoto
The Police Command in Sokoto state has arrested 28 persons and 28 vehicles for violating the inter-state movement restriction order imposed by the State Government. Mr Ibrahim Kaoje, the Commissioner of Police in Sokoto state, disclosed this on Tuesday, while speaking with newsmen. The commissioner said that the defaulters were arrested between April 11 and…
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Kaduna COVID-19 Curfew: Police arrest 165, impound 205 vehicles
The Kaduna State Police Command said its operatives in collaboration with other security agencies have arrested 165 people and impounded 205 vehicles for violating COVID-19 curfew. READ ALSO: Covid-19: Policy expert advocates compulsory test centres in all states The Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Kaduna.…
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Kidnap of Zamfara councillors: Police alleges involvement of colleagues
The Commissioner of Police in Zamfara, Mr Usman Nagogo, has confirmed the arrest of some councillors over their suspected involvement in the March 4, kidnap of three supervisory councillors of Gummi Local Government Area of the state. ALSO READ:22-year-old robs 3 of N2.3m property at gunpoint Our correspondent reports that the police had last week,…
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Police unaware of cops’ killing of 3 in Rivers community – Spokesman
The Police Command in Rivers says it is not aware that its personnel killed three persons during a raid on a criminal gangs’ hideout in Andoni Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, stated this in an interview with Our Correspondent on Monday in Port Harcourt. The…
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Police arraign 2 in court over alleged motorcycle theft
Two persons:Ugochukwu Dickecha,41; and Gift Anthony, 23; on Monday appeared before an Ota Senior Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly stealing a Bajaj motorcycle valued N250,000. The defendants, whose addresses were not provided, are facing a two-count charge of stealing and conspiracy. The prosecutor, Cpl. E.O. Adaraloye, told the court that the defendants committed the…
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Bangladeshi police kill 7 Rohingya men suspected of being bandits
Police on Monday said seven Rohingya men suspected of being bandits have been killed in a gunfight with police near a refugee camp in south-eastern Bangladesh. Battalion officer Mirza Shahed Mahtab said the gunfight occured when members of a special police unit, the Rapid Action Battalion, raided a hillside den of a suspected gang in…
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Police recover 43 rifles in Bauchi forest
The Police Command in Bauchi state has uncovered 43 rifles and 1,117 ammunition hidden at the Lame/Burra forest in Ningi Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Gov. Bala Mohammad disclosed this when the weapons were displayed at the Government House, Bauchi, on Wednesday. CBN, RIFAN task rice farmers in C’ River on loan repayment…
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Police arrest suspect over alleged murder of AEDC staff in Abuja
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) has arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of an official of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). Bayelsa governorship tribunal: PDP withdraws petition against INEC, APC The Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) in the FCT, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, disclosed this in a statement made…