LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned four men for allegedly stealing telephone handsets and money. The suspects were also accused of assaulting a policeman, an action likely to cause a breach of public peace. The defendants, Abiodun Akinola, Abdullahi Jimoh, Olalekan Eyiomo, and…

The Federal Road Safety Corps has commenced the process for the prosecution of the drivers involved in both the Liba and Bunza accidents which led to the loss of many lives and victims sustaining varying degrees of injuries. The corps said it…

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has warned that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) will not entertain any attempt at stirring violence across the country, especially as a fall out from the recently concluded general elections. IGP Alkali Baba sounded the…

The Delta State Police Command on Sunday said it is aware of a video that has since gone viral on various social media platforms of “some policemen in the state manhandling a woman in a dehumanising manner.” The state Police Public Relations Officer,…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has confirmed the arrest of a fake traffic officer, Bamidele Omotutu, for extorting unsuspecting members of the public, including traffic offenders in the state. The Director of Public Affairs Department, LASTMA, Taofiq Adebayo, in a statement on…

The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has intercepted criminal gangs in various parts of the country, recovering different kinds of weapons from them. A statement by the DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, on Sunday, said the secret police carried out a joint…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a businessman, Molokwu Nwachukwu, who frequents China, Dubai, Pakistan, and Vietnam, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos for concealing thirty-six (36) parcels of cocaine in different parts of…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has warned politicians to desist from peddling “hate speech” and all forms of “false narratives” to ignite violence or pit citizens against the President Muhammadu Buhari government or the incoming administration of the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu. In…

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says no fewer than 35 officers of its Marine Command and Seaports Operations have undergone diverse training sessions organised by the United Kingdom Home Office International Operations, HOIO. The NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi,…

A convicted Nigerian fugitive, Florence Enwerem Onyegbu, has been extradited to the United States over criminal charges that violate the country’s law. Her extradition followed a request by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), seeking assistance for her arrest. The Economic and Financial…