Tag: Police
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Police rescue kidnaped victim in Adamawa
The Police Command in Adamawa says the operatives of the command in Song Local Government Area have rescued 22-year old Usman Manu, a kidnapped victim. DSP Suleiman Nguroje, the spokesman of the command, also announced in a statement in Yola on Wednesday that one of the kidnappers was neutralised. He said that the kidnappers demanded…
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Police repel attack on Katsina community, neutralise 4 bandits – PPRO
The police in Katsina State repelled bandits attack on Dangeza village, Batsari Local Government Area and neutralised four suspects.This is contained in a statement issued by SP Gambo Isah the spokesman of the police in Katsina.”On Wednesday, at about 16:30hrs, DPO of Batsari led a team of police personnel to Dangeza village, Batsari and successfully…
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DG legal aid calls for urgent shift in arrests by police
The Director-General, Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACN), Mr Aliyu Abubakar, has called for urgent shift in the manner arrests and investigation are conducted by the police. Abubakar made this known when he paid a courtesy visit to the Oyo State #EndSARS Panel of Enquiry, at the State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.He said that Nigeria’s Correctional…
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Police neutralise 5 bandits, arrest 16 others in Katsina – PPRO
The Police in Katsina State have neutralised five suspected bandits, arrested 16 others and recovered 69 rustled cows and some quantities drugs from them. Spokesman for the police in the state, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Katsina. Isah said that the five bandits were neutralised when the police engaged…
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Gunmen attack Plateau community, kill 7 – Police
Gunmen attacked Dong Community in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau on Sunday and killed seven persons. “At about 8 p.m. on Sunday, we received a distress call that gunmen invaded Dong Village and killed seven persons, police spokesman in Plateau, ASP Ubah Ogaba, said in a statement issued on Monday in Jos. “A…
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Police in Kebbi arrest motorcyclist with hemp, 20,000 Diazepam tablets
The police in Kebbi have arrested a 35-year-old motorcyclist allegedly in possession of a large quantity of Indian hemp and 25,000 Diazepam tablets. The arrest was made on Tuesday in Ka’oje Town, according to a statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. Abubakar said…
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Policeman returns N1.2m to accident victim’s family in Kano
A police Sergeant, Mr Kabiru Isah, has returned N1.2 million recovered from an accident scene to the relatives of the deceased in Kano State.The Kano State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abdullahi Haruna, said this in a statement on Saturday in Kano.Haruna said that the policeman attached to the command’s Motor Traffic Division (MTD) recovered…
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Police arrest 5 suspected IPOB members over alleged killing of policeman
The Police in Imo have arrested five people suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenious People of Biafra (IPOB) over the alleged killing of Mr Joseph Nwaka, a police sergeant.This is contained in a release signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Orlando Ikeokwu, and made available to newsmen in Owerri on Saturday.Ikeokwu…
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Police warn native doctors against providing criminals with charms
The Police Command in Ebonyi has warned native doctors against providing criminals with charms to perpetrate criminal activities in the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Loveth Odah, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abakaliki. Odah, who said the command was committed…
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IPOB: Police clamp down on newspaper vendors, arrest 5 in Imo
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G) Intelligent Response Team (IRT) on Monday arrested five newspaper vendors in Owerri for allegedly promoting activities of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). When contacted, the Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Abutu Yaro, confirmed the arrest but added that the operatives were not from his command. One of…