LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned one Victor Williams before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a bank cheque belonging to his ex-employer, Alhaji Adekunle Moshood. He was accused of also forging Moshood’s signature on the cheque and withdrawing over N2m…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has written to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), asking it to investigate the suspended Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Hudu Yunusa Ari over his role in the state’s governorship election. Yunusa-Ari had declared the All Progressives Congress…

A widower, Ariyibi Ahmed Olaseinde and a divorcee, Akanbi Silifat Tunrayo who were going for lesser hajj in Saudi Arabia have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos…

Some personnel of the Nigerian Police force have been detained, few days after they were caught brutalising students of Imo State University (IMSU), for allegedly refusing to submit their mobile phones. The police officers are now facing an orderly room trial, the state…

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, has directed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) in charge of the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) to coordinate the Force Secretary for the setting up of the Departmental Selection Board (DSB)…

The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Ikoyi, Lagos, has arrested one Miss Cynthia Atuonah, 21, over a romance scam in which she allegedly duped a German of 2220,000 dollars (N101 million) Spokesperson of the police fraud unit, SP Eyitayo Johnson, stated in Lagos…

The Federal Criminal Investigations Department, FCID, is currently on the trail of Abuja-based lawyer and property developer, Cecil Osakwe, for allegedly using non-court bailiffs and police to forcefully eject a civil servant, Ms Asabe Waziri from an apartment he allegedly sold to…

The Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has summoned the State Commandant, Muhammad Bello, to its National Headquarters in Abuja. This is a follow-up to the controversy surrounding the just concluded Adamawa State governorship…

President Muhammadu Buhari has retired the acting Comptroller-general (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Isah Jere Idris. This was sequel to the expiration of his initial extended one year tenure as well as the dust raised by several Civil Society Organisations…

Policemen from Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID), Alagbon-Close, Ikoyi, Lagos have arrested a POS operator, Alfa Rafiu in Ilorin, Kwara State for allegedly squandering N280million mistakenly sent to his bank account. The suspect resides in Akuji compound, Abayawo area Ilorin. Some…