LAW ENFORCEMENT

NIGERIA has been elected to host the next conference of Heads of Drug Law Enforcement Agencies Africa (HONLEA), in 2023. This was the unanimous decision of the regional network at the close of its 2022 annual meeting in Nairobi, Kenya at the…

THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it has commenced tracking 33 constituency projects facilitated by some elected Senators and House of Reps members from the State. It said its purpose was to investigate fraudulent procurement practices in the…

The Enugu State Police Command on Friday faulted reports that the Point of Sale robbers lynched to death in the state capital were policemen serving in New Haven Police Division. However, the command admitted that one of robbers, identified as Ogbobe Benjamin, was…

The police in Plateau State on Friday confirmed the arrest of a 25-year-old boy, Bernard Danlami, for stoning his father to death in the Mangu Local Government of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Onyeka Bartholomew, confirmed Bernard’s arrest while addressing journalists…

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has directed Commissioners of Police across the country to protect the facilities belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission. This, he said, was part of measures to prevent further attacks on the commission’s properties. The Force Spokesperson,…

Following the increasing rate of kidnapping in the country, with the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway becoming a major flashpoint in the South-West, the police and the Amotekun Corps have announced major operations to flush out kidnappers and other criminals from forests and other strategic…

A newborn baby boy was fatally stabbed by his mother on the advice of her mother, which caused anger in Enugu State. The incident took place on November 7 at Olocha-Adogba in the Awgu village of the Awgu Local Government Area. According to reports,…

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested four men over the disappearance of a 36-year-old woman, Aminat Adebayo, who went missing about two months ago. The suspects, Azeez Raimi, 21; Saheed Yusuf, 33; Michael Awodero, 27; and Soneye Lateef, 39, were…