According to a statement released on the RRS social media page, one suspect was arrested last Wednesday in Oshodi area while reportedly carrying a locally made pistol and two live rounds of ammunition. The arrest was based on intelligence gathered by the RRS. In another development two suspects, 25-year-old Kazeem Oyebola and 35-year-old Olamilekan Babalola, […]
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a press statement made available to the newsmen. According to him, “The Imo Police Command through an intelligence-led stop-and-search operation, arrested 42-year-old Ann Ngozi Enyenwa, of Umudim, Ohekelem in Ngor-Okpala local government area, and rescued 12 suspected stolen children along the Owerri-Aba road.” He also […]
There is a heavy police presence at the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja, as armed officers have been deployed ahead of the party’s key National Executive Committee meeting today. A party official, who spoke to newsmen, noted that the police were sent to prevent the proposed Expanded Caucus Meeting from taking place. […]
Seven suspected members of the gang were arrested during an operation at Ejigbo area of Lagos, just as detectives recovered a 45,000 litre tanker Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, hijacked around Alaka in Surulere by the gang. The suspects were identified as a businessman, Izuchukwu Nwanoruo, a tricyclist Kayode Falodun, a mechanic Ojo Ayodele, a graphic […]
The CP made the presentation during the Command’s monthly meeting at the CP’s Conference Hall of the Command Headquarters. He said the package was under the Group Life Assurance and Inspector-General of Police Family Welfare Schemes. Those honoured include an Inspector who was mistakenly fatally shot by a friendly Force at a Police Observation Point […]
The incident sent panic to residents in the area and shop owners along the road as the shootings happened “suddenly and in a chaotic manner”. The deceased, said to be an inspector, was part of a patrol team conducting routine checks along the road when they intercepted a Toyota Sienna vehicle said to be driving […]
The incident involved a Suzuki pick-up truck that ran over an improvised explosive device. Borno State Police Command’s spokesperson, Nahum Daso, said the injured victims had been rushed to the state Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri for treatment. “I confirm that the incident happened. Four persons died and 10 sustained various degrees of injuries.“They have been […]
Dozens of people were killed, and several others were injured and displaced in the course of the attacks. Egbetokun addressed the newsmen at the Force Headquarters, and said 26 suspects were arrested for the attack in Yelewata, 22 others in connection with the Plateau incident, and five others in Benue State. The IGP added that […]
Report gathered that the incident occurred when a distress call was received from a commercial motorcyclist alerting the police to intense gunfire in the area. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, stated that the Divisional Police Officer of Apo Division, Uchenna Igwebuike, deployed his Ambush and Surveillance Teams to the location. […]
An eyewitnesses spoke to newsmen and stated that, the incident occurred at about 7p.m, when the bus, coming from Abeokuta, was waylaid by unknown gunmen, and robbed the occupants of their valuables before whisking them away into the nearby bush. Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Benue Command, Edet Udeme revealed that the incident involved a […]