LAW ENFORCEMENT

The new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered staff of the commission to immediately declare their assets in line with civil service regulations and procedures. Spokesperson for the commission, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement…

The Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Egbetokun is collaborating with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), to establish Complaint Response Unit (CRU) offices in Enugu, Kano, and Rivers states and the expansion of the Lagos CRU office,…

Personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested more than 70 young people after accusing them of organising a gay wedding in North-Eastern Gombe State. Same-sex marriage is illegal in Nigeria under a 2014 law and Gombe is also…

The inspector-general of police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the Benue State commissioner of police to ensure that all those involved in the bank robbery at Otukpo on Friday are brought to book. He condemned the robbery which resulted in the loss of lives…

Daredevil armed robbers on Friday stormed three banks in the Otukpo area of Benue State and carted away money several millions of naira. The suspected robbers were said to have driven into the town around 3:15 p.m. and used dynamites to force the…

Kîllaboi was reportedly apprehended in Sierra Leone just days after being declared wanted. Nnanyerugo, also known as Killaboi, was apprehended in Sierra Leone after Nigerian police declared him wanted for the murder of his girlfriend. The punter confessed to killing his girlfriend, Augusta Osedion,…

The Ondo State Police Command has said it is searching for a 45-year-old man, Kehinde Olanipekun, who allegedly macheted his wife, Damilola, who confronted him for allegedly assaulting his stepdaughter. The incident, happened at Idashen community, Owo local government area of Ondo State,…

The police in Delta State have confirmed the arrest of one Nnajiofor Nweke, a father who is accused of killing a teacher at Alihami Secondary School in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State. On Wednesday, the suspect’s son was punished for…

The newly-appointed Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ola Olukoyede says the rule of law will dictate the pace of the organisation. He made the comment when he assumed office as the EFCC chief in Abuja on Thursday. A statement by…

The Police Service Commission (PSC), on Thursday, explained the recruitment of ‘repentant thugs’ as Police Constables in Kano State. This came amid viral videos showing how some repentant thugs were recruited as part of police constables drafted to fight crime in Kano. The…