LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

Police Inspector Allegedly Shoots Self Dead In Rivers

A Police Inspector identified as Maxwell Zabu, who was attached to a former Chairman of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State, Victor Ihunwo, has allegedly taken his own life in the early hours of Tuesday. The tragic incident occurred at…

3 hours ago

IGP Orders Withdrawal Of Mobile Police Officers From VIPs

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the withdrawal of mobile police officers from VIPs. In a statement on Tuesday, the spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Muyiwa Adejobi, said the move is part of the reorganisation of the Police…

3 hours ago

Murder: Police Complete Extradition Of Killaboi, To Face Charges ‎

The Nigeria Police Force said it has completed the extradition of Benjamin Best Nnayereugo, widely known as “Killaboi,” from Doha, Qatar, to Nigeria. Killaboi, who had been on the run for the murder of Augusta Onuwabhagbe, was returned to the country in the…

2 days ago

Police Launch Investigation Into Attack On Senator Natasha’s Family House

The Kogi State Police Command says it has launched an investigation into the alleged attack on the family house of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in Obeiba-Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer,…

2 days ago

Court Jails Businessman For Rejecting Naira As Legal Tender

Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced one Uzondu Chimaobi to four years imprisonment for refusing to accept the naira as legal tender. Chimaobi was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of…

4 days ago

Police To Sanction Officers Seen Receiving Money From Chinese Nationals

The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said it would sanction its personnel captured in a viral video receiving money from Chinese nationals. In the viral video, some Chinese were seen handing out naira notes to Nigerian policemen in a lined-up formation. The incident…

4 days ago

CBEX: EFCC Working With Interpol, Will Bring Perpetrators To Justice – Spokesperson

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has launched an investigation, in collaboration with the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) and other international partners, into the alleged fraud perpetrated by a digital investment platform, CryptoBank Exchange (CBEX). CBEX, which crashed on…

17/04/2025

Police Reject ₦1m Bribe, Arrest Suspected Car Thieves In Katsina

Officers of the Katsina State Police Command have arrested two suspected car thieves and rejected one million naira bribe offered to them by the suspects. They also recovered a suspected stolen motor vehicle, a cash sum of ₦1,000,000, three mobile phones, one power…

17/04/2025

Father Arrested For Raping His 17-Year-Old Daughter In Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police have arrested a 50-year-old man known as Umar Sule for allegedly raping his 17-year- old biological daughter and impregnating her in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The arrest followed a complaint filed with the police in Ganjuwa…

14/04/2025

Police Arrest Three for Hijacking Petrol-Loaded truck

Oyo State Police Command, on Sunday, confirmed the arrest of the three suspected armed robbers in connection with the hijacking of a truck loaded with 45,000 litres of the Premium Motor Spirits popularly known as petrol on Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode road. A statement by the…