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Kwara State Commissioner of Police, CP Ojo Adekimi, has launched an unannounced inspection of police divisions and formations across the state, warning personnel to remain vigilant, disciplined and ready for immediate deployment. The inspection tour, which commenced on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, is aimed at giving the police commissioner a direct assessment of the operational…
Kwara State Police Command has foiled an alleged kidnapping and extortion plot, arresting two foreign nationals accused of threatening to abduct a resident unless a ₦22 million ransom was paid. The Command said the suspects, identified as Yakubu Ismaila and Hadiza Kosia, both nationals of the Republic of Togo, were apprehended following an intelligence-led operation…
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The Kwara State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into the killing of a farmer, Mr. Azeez Garba, whose body was discovered on his farmland along the Owa-Onire axis, the boundary between Isanlu-Isin and Owu-Isin in Isin Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations…
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The Kwara State Police Command has dismissed reports of a bandit invasion in Oke-Oyi, describing the claims as false and misleading, while warning that those responsible for spreading the alarm will face prosecution. The clarification followed widespread panic in Oke-Oyi and surrounding communities after rumours emerged that suspected bandits had invaded Government Girls Secondary School…
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The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspected cultists following a deadly shooting incident in Ilorin, the state capital, which claimed the lives of four persons and left two others injured. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the attack occurred at…
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The Kwara State Police Command has launched a full-scale tactical and intelligence-driven rescue operation following a deadly attack on worshippers at a prayer ground in Ekiti Local Government Area. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, armed hoodlums invaded the Ori-Oke Ajaiye prayer ground located on…
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The Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Ojo Adekimi, has reaffirmed the commitment of the command to intelligence-driven policing and stronger collaboration with local communities during an operational visit to the Omu-Aran and Iloffa Area Command. The strategic visit, conducted in line with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, focused on…
The Kwara State Police Command has heightened security operations across the state with a coordinated show of force aimed at ensuring a safe and peaceful Easter celebration for residents. The operation, conducted on Saturday, April 4, 2026, was led by the Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, and covered strategic locations across the state. It forms…
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The Kwara State Police Command has renewed its crackdown on violent crimes and criminal networks across the state, resulting in the arrests of several suspects involved in murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, and burglary. Speaking to newsmen at a press briefing at the command Headquarters, Ahmadu Bello way Ilorin, Commissioner of Police, Adekinmi Ojo, stated that…
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A new police Commissioner has been deployed to take over Kwara Police command. He is CP Ojo Adekimi. He will take control from the newly promoted AIG Victor Olaiya The deployment of CP Adekimi along with 37 other Police Commissioners was announced Friday via a press release on the official ‘x’ handle of the Nigeria…