…a source claimed the police officer languished in the cell for eight days A policeman with the Kwara State Police Command, Taiye Atobiloye, has died in a cell at the D Division of the Kogi State Police Command, following his detention for being absent from duty for two days at the Zone 8 Command, Lokoja,
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Crime: 5 teenagers rape 8 yr old girl in Lagos, police operatives accused of complicity in handling of case
…as victim’s father demands justice, says the rape was discovered by his wife’s sister Five teenagers have been accused of raping an eight-year-old girl at Adepeju Street, in the Bariga area of Lagos State. The victim’s father, Asuquo, who demanded justice, said the rape was discovered by his wife’s sister. He said, “My wife travelled
Read moreOkada riders sleeping with our wives because of non payment of salaries, Osun Police Constables cry out
Police Constables in Osun State have cried out that okada riders are sleeping with their wives because of non payment of their salaries for the past 18-months. This claim and others like ‘pay us our stipends and allowances now’, were some of the inscriptions on the placards carried by the protesting police constables in Osogbo,
Read moreAttack on security operatives: 16 suspects arrested, arms and ammunition recovered
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force(NPF) have arrested sixteen suspects for complicity in a series of violent attacks on security operatives and facilities in some states of the Federation, particularly in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba(CP) revealed this in a press statement. Mba said that the arrest was
Read morePolice Recruitment: IGP Removes Entry Requirements For Candidates
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, on Monday, ordered that entry requirements be waved for applicants into the constable cadre of the Nigeria Police, according to a report by The Nation The police, yesterday, commenced the screening of candidates for 10,000 slots nationwide. Earlier, the President, Muhammadu Buhari, had announced that an additional 40,000 policemen would
Read moreBREAKING: Police Rearrest Serial Killer Who Escaped From Custody In Oyo
The police have re-arrested Sunday Shodipe, a prime suspect in the series of ritual killings at the Akinyele Local Council Area of Oyo State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in the state, Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the news to The PUNCH on Sunday. Earlier, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, had dispatched additional investigative
Read moreEdo Assembly Crisis: PDP Reacts To Alleged Order By Presidency To Takeover Edo Assembly
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday, reacted to the deployment of police operatives around the premisis of the Edo State House of Assembly. The Party alleged that the federal government mobilized security operatives to the venue to take over the state House of Assembly. Tweeting on it’s verified handle, the party claimed that the
Read moreBREAKING: Police Invasion: Governor Wike Moves Joy Nunieh To Rivers State Government House
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has moved the former Managing Director of the Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mrs. Joy Nunieh out of her residence to Government House Port in Harcourt, a report by Daily Post says. Officers had stormed the home of the former Interim Chairman of NDDC, Joy Nunieh at 3, Owuru Creek view,
Read moreChurch Of Satan Demolished In Abia, Founder Arrested By Police [PHOTOS]
The Assemblies of Light Bearer Greater Church of Lucifer, popularly known as Church of Satan in Ohafia, Abia State, has been demolished and its founder, Ifekwe Udo arrested by the State Police Command. LGA Chairman of Ohafia, Fred Idika, told reporters that Udo and his Church of Satan would not be allowed to come back
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