The Nigerian military has arrested four police officers for allegedly providing unauthorised escort services to a VIP in violation of President Bola Tinubu’s directive banning the use of police personnel for such duties. Police sources said the arrest took place on December 17 at about 9:30 a.m. while the officers were reportedly engaged in VIP…
The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of five of its officers by bandits in Sabon Sara village, Darazo Local Government Area of the State. The Command Public Relations Officer, CSP Ahmed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement, said five officers paid the supreme price, two were injured, while a certain number…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons (VIPs) in the country. Bayo Onanuga, presidential spokesman in a statement, said “Henceforth, police authorities will deploy them to concentrate on their core police duties.” He said the presidential directive was issued at the security meeting President Tinubu…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old man, Patrick Ojele, who pretended to be mentally unstable while secretly running a marijuana farm in Awka, the state capital. It was gathered that the suspect had been running the farm for over two years. In a statement released on Thursday, the spokesman for the Anambra…
The Edo State Police Command has said it was going to sanction its operatives arrested for extorting N300,000 from a furniture maker. The officers are attached to the Oba Market Area Command, Benin City. This was contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Moses Yamu, on Monday. Yamu said…
Three officers from the Oyo State Police Command have been arrested for abducting a traveller and extorting the sum of N70,000 from him. The incident was reported to have occurred around 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2025, near the Ikire area in Osun State, along the Ife-Ibadan Expressway. Acting on intelligence that a group…
An Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI), Christian Oladimeji, sustained a gunshot wound in Minna, Niger State, after a police patrol team was attacked by hoodlums while recovering suspected stolen materials. According to a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, reports that the incident occurred around 12:30pm on Friday, after suspected hoodlums…
The family of a car dealer in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, Olashile Oduga, has demanded justice after he was allegedly tortured to death by officers at the Ikota Police Post. The deceased’s elder sister, Abisola Bakare, who spoke on behalf of the family said they learned of Oduga’s death on Wednesday after she contacted…
A violent communal clash between residents of Ido-Ijesa and Esa-Oke in Osun State has left seven policemen with gunshot wounds. The clash followed the appointment of a new monarch for the Ido-Ajegunle community by Governor Ademola Adeleke. As of press time, security forces have been deployed to restore order in the affected communities. At the…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has instructed police officers to cease wearing dark glasses while in uniform. This directive, effective immediately, was communicated through a wireless message dated Tuesday, January 21, 2025, and sent to all zonal and state commands within the police force. The wireless message was identified as CB:4001/IGP.SEC/ABJ/VOL.121/104, was…
