Protesters, made up of civil rights activists and pro-democracy groups, gathered in parts of the city under the #ReleaseNnamdiKanuNow campaign to pressure the government to comply with a Court of Appeal ruling that discharged and acquitted Kanu. Despite the court judgment, Kanu remains in the custody of the State Security Service on terrorism-related charges. Police […]
The Public Relations Officer of Ondo State Police Command, Olusola Ayanlade, confirmed the arrest in a statement made available to journalists in Akure. It was gathered that the detectives at the Yaba Divisional headquarters in Ondo city, acting on credible intelligence, stormed the area called Eyingun-Owode and arrested the suspect. “A thorough search of the […]
The State’s Police spokesperson, SP Yahaya Suleiman, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Tuesday. He stated that law enforcement officers were promptly deployed to the area and that efforts are ongoing to track down the assailants. “We received a report that the farmer was attacked on his way back from the farm on Sunday. Our […]
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, […]