Tag: Police
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Police arrest suspected herdsman with AK 47 riffle in Ogun
The Police Command in Ogun on Wednesday said it arrested a suspected herdsman, identified simply as Mohammed, allegedly with AK 47 riffle.The Command’s Public Relation Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed in a statement in Ota, Ogun, that the suspect was arrested around Iwoye Ketu in Imeko Afon Local Government Area of the state.Oyeyemi said…
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Police arrest 3 kidnap suspects in Benue
The Police Command in Benue has arrested three suspected kidnappers in Logo Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. This is contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Sewuese Anene, on Wednesday in Makurdi. Anene said that the operatives of the command arrested the suspects at a…
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25-year-old in police net over alleged defamation, assault in Jigawa
The Police Command in Jigawa has arrested a 25-year-old man for alleged defamation of character, criminal force and assault in Birninkudu Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the arrest to newsmen in Dutse, the state capital, on Friday. He said that the suspect was arrested after…
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Zamfara Govt. donates N15m to families of slain police personnel
The Zamfara State Government on Friday donated N15 million to the families of the Nigerian Police Force personnel who were killed by bandits last week. This is contained in a statement issued by the State Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, in Gusau on Friday. Our correspondent reports that 13 police personnel were killed in…
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Police rescue 4 victims from kidnappers in Kaduna
Police Command in Kaduna State said on Monaday that its operatives had rescued four persons kidnapped on a highway in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Mohammed Jalige, the victims were rescued on Sunday at about 7pm, following the receipt of credible information on the incident. “The…
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8 men, 2 women in police net for hacking people’s accounts in Kano
The police in Kano State confirmed the arrest of eight men and two women for allegedly belonging to a syndicate that specialises in hacking individuals accounts to withdraw money.The Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement in Kano.“On July 14, at about 23:50hrs, a team of policemen led by DSP Kabir…
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Police deny killing 4 persons
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has denied killing four persons in Oron Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman for the command, SP Odiko Macdon, made the denial in a statement he released to newsmen in Uyo on Tuesday. Macdon said, “The attention of the Police Command in Akwa Ibom has been drawn…
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Robbers kill army officer, injure 1 soldier – Police
The Police in Jigawa said suspected armed robbers have shot dead an army officer, Maj. M.S. Isma’il and wounded a soldier, Pte. Harisu Aliyu. Police spokesman in the state, ASP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Wednesday in Dutse, said that the shooting occurred on the Kano-Maiduguri Expressway on July 4. According…
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Police arrest 15 suspected cultists in Eket
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom said it arrested 15 suspected cultists in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon, said this in an interview with our correspondent in Eket on Friday. He said officers of the command raided the popular spot at Afaha Ukwa, a…
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Go about your lawful businesses, Police tell Ibadan residents
The Police Command in Oyo State on Saturday reassured residents to go about their lawful businesses, in spite of the threat of a nationwide protest to mark June 12, Nigeria’s Democracy Day.The command spokesperson, DSP Adewale Osifeso, told our correspondent in Ibadan that adequate security had been provided by the police and sister agencies to…