Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria have again clashed with the Police at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, on Thursday. Punch reported that the Police fired gunshots and tear gas canisters to disperse the protesters, while five Shi’ite members were apprehended by the security operatives. Punch Correspondent reports that the confrontation sparked panic as workers,…
The Police in Oyo on Saturday warned secret cult groups popularly known as Aiye and Eiye confraternities against unlawful gathering. The state’s command gave the warning in a statement by its Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, in Ibadan. Fadayi quoted the state’s Commissioner of Police, Shina Olukolu as saying that the command had…
Elisha Abbo, Adamawa north senator who assaulted a nursing mother, has surrendered himself the police in the federal capital teritorry (FCT). The senator has been under fire since a video where he was seen hitting an attendant at a shop in Abuja went viral. The video had sparked outrage, with many Nigerians calling for the…
The Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has warned some personnel of the Nigeria Police and other security outfits who are smoking Indian hemp. Obiano noted that the substance would only damage them instead of helping them as they erroneously believed. He stated this during a lecture organised by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…
The police on Wednesday arraigned a 22-year-old man, Eniola Kareem, at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a Bible and phone worth N2,500 from Word Life Bible Church, Ayobo, Lagos. Kareem, who resides at No. 22, Ijesha St., Ayobo in Lagos, is charged with theft. The Prosecution Counsel, Sgt. Samuel Mishozumu, told the court…
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command during a gun battle killed one Mufutau Sulaiman, a.k.a. ‘Pencil’. Sulaiman was alleged to be a kidnap kingpin who had been terrorising the residents of Ikorodu. The spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, DSP Bala Elkana, confirmed the development in a press statement…
Two men have been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly raping a 10- year- old girl. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Kamal Abubakar while confirming the incident, said the suspects, Bashar Haruna, 25 and a 55 year old man, Isah Sule, allegedly raped the girl, whose name was…
The Lagos police command have come up with a punitive measure to discourage phone theft and allied criminality in the state. According to the force, whoever buys any stolen handset will be made to face a jail term of not less than seven years. This was made public by the command spokesman in the state,…
A Nigerian Policeman has cried out for being duped by Yahoo Boys who used Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo’s name. Speaking in a video which has now gone viral, the officer said his wife met someone online who claimed he works with a company belonging to the Vice President. He said while they were chatting, the…
A 23-year-old man identified as Emmanuel Olowu, has been remanded at the Ikoyi Prison, Lagos, for allegedly shooting a Police Sergeant to death. Chief Magistrate Mr O.O. Olatunji of the Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court gave the order on Friday. According to report by National Agency of Nigeria (NAN), when the accused was put in the…
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