The Lagos State Police Command has dissolved one of its tactical squads after operatives were captured in a trending video assaulting a motorist during a stop-and-search operation. The video, shared on X (formerly Twitter) by user, Somto, with the handle #General_Somto, showed a motorist being stopped by officers who attempted to remove his glasses, suspected…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Command has announced the arrest of several suspected kidnappers and armed robbers, recovering of sophisticated weapons, ammunition, and part of the ransom money collected from victims of recent abductions. The development followed a series of kidnappings across Karu, Guzape via Asokoro, Karshi, Kurudu, Jikwoyi, and Apo, including the abduction…
“If I am not condemned for investigating both former and serving strong ruling party Governors and Ministers, I should not be condemned for also investigating opposition figures – Ola Olukoyede The African Democratic Congress, ADC’s unprovoked attack on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, concerning its handling of cases involving politically exposed persons from…
As Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command back then, my Saturdays usually started at 10:00 a.m. On this particular day, I had a 10:00 a.m. official appointment. But I woke up early—by 6:00 a.m.—and decided to get to the office ahead of time. Driving my Jeep through Herbert Macaulay, I chose to check on policemen…
The Commissioner of Police for Special Intervention Squad, CP Abayomi Shogunle, has explained why human rights activist and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, is being detained by the Nigeria Police Force. Shogunle, while addressing protesters and the press in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, on Friday, said Sowore’s arrest and…
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has slammed the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and the Nigeria Police team over the arrest and detention of Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters. In a post shared on X, Atiku, a two-time presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) described Sowore’s arrest and detention by…
Pandemonium erupted early Monday morning at Okeyimi Health Centre of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital following the disappearance of a newborn baby at the health facility. Eyewitnesses’ account revealed that the baby’s disappearance was noticed when the nurses on duty wanted to cater for her in the morning. The development threw fears through the spine…
The Delta State Police Command has said preliminary findings have shown that the 11-year-old girl arrested at the Ekpan Police Division was being used to traffic hard drugs. The command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this on Friday via his official X handle, following social media backlash over the child’s arrest and detention. A Nigerian…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested one Kelvin Obakpororo for killing his girlfriend, Excellence. Kelvin regretted his actions, he said he was high on tramadol when the incident took place. The suspect who confessed to the crime said that he did not know his lover, Excellence, would die. He claimed that he was under…
Ghanaian authorities have arrested 25 Nigerian nationals suspected of running an international cybercrime syndicate following a coordinated raid on a hideout in Dodowa, Greater Accra Region. The operation, carried out recently, was the result of weeks of intelligence gathering and surveillance led by a 12-member tactical police unit, the Cybercrime Unit’s director of operations, and…
