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There was Chaos in Akure on Sunday as some officers of the Nigeria Police Force and the Ondo State Security Network (Amotekun) engaged in a fight over the custody of a suspect. Newsmen gathered that trouble started when the Amotekun Corps officers attempted to arrest a suspected motorbike thief in the Ijoka area of Akure,…
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The Nigeria Police Force has withdrawn its earlier invitation extended to Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, in connection with the unfortunate incident that occurred in Kano State during the Sallah celebration on March 30, 2025. The invitation was initially issued to enable Sanusi to provide his account of the events that led to the…
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The police have asked Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan to cancel her planned Sallah rally in the Central Senatorial district of Kogi State. The State Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye made this known on Tuesday in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP William Aya. According to the statement, the Kogi police boss said…
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A hotel owner, his wife and a security guard have been arrested by the police in Owheologbo, Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State following the death of a client in mysterious circumstances linked to ritual killing. Officials of Isoko North Local Government Council sealed the hotel following the suspects’ arrest. Community sources said…
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Men of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, have rejected $100,000 (About N174m) bribe from a 28-year-old suspected internet fraudster, Patrick Akpoguma, alleged to have been involved in various types of internet-related frauds, including romance scams, identity theft, cyber hacking, cryptocurrency fraud, ritualism, and cultism. The suspect, Akpoguma, confessed to the crime while speaking…
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The National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has been summoned by the Nigeria Police Force for questioning over allegations of terrorism financing, cybercrime, and other related offences. The invitation letter, signed by ACP Adamu Muazu on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Intelligence Response Team, warned that a warrant of…
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Men of the Nigeria Police on Saturday opened fire on protesters and journalists at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja, during the end hunger protest. It was gathered that protesters, mostly youths, had gathered in front of the stadium for the day three of the 10-day protest to end bad governance In Nigeria. The heavily…
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The Borno Police Command said it has discovered six projectile grenades allegedly abandoned by terrorists at Ajilari Cross area in Maiduguri. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Yusuf Lawal, who disclosed this on Saturday while providing a situation report in Maiduguri, said the projectiles were discovered on Friday. Lawal said personnel of the…
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The police on Thursday imposed a 24-hour curfew across the state in response to the suicide attack in Kawuri Village in Konduga Local Government Area that killed 16 people and injured 20 others. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Daso. The statement read, “In view…
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The Nigerian Police Force has warned against planned demonstrations by certain individuals and groups to hold protests in several parts of the country on Democracy Day. The Force also placed its Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police and State Command Commissioners of Police on red alert, directing that they should “collaborate with other security agencies…
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