LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olukayode Egbetokun says insufficient manpower is hindering the agency’s efforts to tackle crime, saying the police need an extra 190,000 personnel to effectively man the country. IGP Egbetokun said this in a paper presentation to the Senior Executive…

A 27-year-old man, Oluwayomi Temitope has been arrested by officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for extorting sex from a lady by threatening to release their sex video. The victim’s name was simply given as Olajumoke. Temitope was arrested at…

Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has called on legal practitioners and members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to work in tandem with law enforcement agencies to curb money laundering and terrorism…

The Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) has arrested a crude oil vessel, MV Ofuoma and members of its crew for allegedly conveying illegally refined petroleum products. The arrest took place at the Abonnema Jetty in Port Harcourt by the Nigerian Navy…

Men of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a 24-year-old final-year student of the University of Port Harcourt, Victor Ochonogor, for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend, Success Regha, to death on Monday. Ochonogor, a student of Applied and Industrial Chemistry, reportedly committed the…

Sixty-seven (67) suspects have been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for alleged practice of homosexuality. The suspects were apprehended in a hotel along Refinery road in the Uvwie Local Government Area of the state. Parading the suspects before journalists at the Ekpan…

The Area One Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has announced revenue generation of N57.4 billion between January and July this year. The Area One Comptroller, Chedi Wada, announced the figure during a press conference in Port…

The Police Force Public Relations Officer, Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has urged Nigerians to engage their state PPROs more and should only contact him if these representatives fail them. This was contained in a statement released Tuesday on his official X, formerly Twitter, account. “Take…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested five suspects for allegedly using forged letterheads of the Offices of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice to “fraudulently” obtain money from…

The Police Service Commission has ordered four Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) to proceed on compulsory retirement. The affected DIGs are Dan-Mallam Mohammed, Moses Ambakina Jitiboh, Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa and Adeleke Adeyinka Bode. The commission, in a statement on Monday by its spokesman,…