According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the raid followed credible intelligence indicating that a notorious bandit leader, known as Idrisa or “Mai Duna,” was planning coordinated attacks on villages near the Byazhin forest area. Tactical police teams launched an ambush along suspected routes, leading to a gun battle with the bandits. […]
Spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, announced the suspension on Wednesday, October 8. This follows a ruling by the Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, which ordered the Police and the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, to halt the enforcement of the permit policy. The court, in Suit No. […]
The incident occurred on Sunday night when a grey Toyota Camry, with registration number YAD 549 ER and registered to Mr. Ikyum Mark of Etta Agbor Layout, was snatched at gunpoint near Hall 2, University of Calabar. According to sources, the victim immediately reported the robbery to the Anti-Cultism Unit, which promptly issued a radio […]
This is contained in a statement by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tijani Momoh, in Abuja. The exercise, the command said, is in line with the existing laws and directives of IGP Kayode Egbetokun, which apply to all vehicles with tinted glasses, whether factory or non-factory fitted. Momoh quoted the Assistant Inspector-General of […]
According to a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Aya, a combined team of police, military personnel, and local vigilantes managed to rescue eight of the victims, including the bus driver. Efforts are ongoing to locate and rescue the remaining four victims still held by the kidnappers. “Kidnappers attacked a Big […]
The suspect, identified as Okwuchukwu Ezimuo, was arrested by operatives of the Anambra State Police Command after he reportedly stabbed 65-year-old Joseph Dike in the chest during a heated argument over family land on Monday evening, September 22. Police reports indicate that the victim collapsed at the scene and was rushed to a nearby hospital, […]
The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement. The kidnappers were identified as Hassan Mohammed (20) of Wandigah Town, Mandagali, Borno State; Bello Abubakar (25) of Roundabout Maura, Sokoto State; and Yusuf Ahmed (23) of Hazari LGA, Bauchi State. According to Grace Iringe-Koko, the arrests followed an investigation into the […]
This was disclosed in a statement released by the command’s deputy spokesperson, Babaseyi Oluseyi, that Samuel had only recently completed a six-year prison sentence before returning to violent crime. According to Oluseyi, investigations showed that on August 18, Samuel, armed with a pistol shot and wounded a businessman, Gbenga Obama, during a daylight robbery on […]
The Police Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel disclosed this, adding that the Commissioner of Police had ordered the case transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for thorough investigation and prosecution. He said, “The mother of the baby has been identified and arrested. The Commissioner of Police has ordered the transfer of the case to […]