Abuja, Nigeria — Saturday, October 18, 2025 The Nigeria Police Force has issued a stern warning to all groups planning demonstrations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), urging them to strictly comply with a subsisting court order prohibiting protests around key national institutions. The police further cautioned that any attempt to flout the directive orContinueContinue reading “POLICE WARN PROTESTERS: RESPECT COURT ORDER OR FACE FULL WRATH OF THE LAW — HIJACKERS, INSTIGATORS TO BE DEALT WITH DECISIVELY”
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Kano Police Smash Gang of Fake Officers — Five Arrested, Operational Car Seized
Expose: Syndicate Impersonated Law Enforcement to Extort Victims Across Kano, Katsina, and Kaduna In a major security breakthrough, the Kano State Police Command has burst a notorious criminal gang of five fake officers who had been masquerading as policemen to extort money from innocent citizens across Kano, Katsina, and Kaduna States.The suspects were nabbed inContinueContinue reading “Kano Police Smash Gang of Fake Officers — Five Arrested, Operational Car Seized”
POLICE STORM KIRI, WURO YANKA IN FRESH SECURITY ONSLAUGHT — CP DANKOMBO DEPLOYS MORE TROOPS, VOWS TO CRUSH VIOLENT CRIMES IN ADAMAWA
In a renewed onslaught against violent crimes and bandit activities, the Adamawa State Police Command has launched a robust internal security operation with the deployment of additional operatives to Kiri and Wuro Yanka villages in Shelleng Local Government Area.The intensified operation, according to the Command, is part of a comprehensive action plan aimed at curbingContinueContinue reading “POLICE STORM KIRI, WURO YANKA IN FRESH SECURITY ONSLAUGHT — CP DANKOMBO DEPLOYS MORE TROOPS, VOWS TO CRUSH VIOLENT CRIMES IN ADAMAWA”
Police Suspend Tinted Glass Permit Enforcement After Court Order
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the suspension of its enforcement of vehicle tinted glass permits across the country.The Force made the announcement in a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Thursday, citing a recent court order directing an immediate halt to the exercise.According to the statement, the suspension takes effect immediately,ContinueContinue reading “Police Suspend Tinted Glass Permit Enforcement After Court Order”
BREAKING: Three Lagos MOPOL Officers On ‘Illegal Duty’ Injured As Patrol Hilux Somersaults In Edo
Benin City, Oct. 5, 2025 — A dramatic road crash in Edo State has left three mobile police officers attached to the Lagos State Police Command seriously injured after their patrol vehicle somersaulted while allegedly on an “illegal assignment” to the South-East.The incident, which occurred around 12:20 p.m. on Sunday along the Benin–Agbor expressway nearContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Three Lagos MOPOL Officers On ‘Illegal Duty’ Injured As Patrol Hilux Somersaults In Edo”
25 Vehicles Seized in Delta as Police Enforce Tinted Glass Permit Amid Legal Battle
Asaba, Delta State — The Nigeria Police Force has impounded no fewer than 25 vehicles in Asaba over non-compliance with the controversial tinted glass permit policy, igniting fresh tensions between security authorities and civil rights advocates.The clampdown, carried out on Thursday, marks the beginning of the nationwide enforcement of the policy, which also targets motoristsContinueContinue reading “25 Vehicles Seized in Delta as Police Enforce Tinted Glass Permit Amid Legal Battle”
Yobe Police Launch Crackdown on Tinted Glass, Illegal Number Plates — Defaulters Face Arrest, Prosecution From October 6
The Yobe State Police Command has issued a stern warning to motorists across the state: obtain a valid tinted glass permit or risk having your vehicle impounded and facing prosecution.The enforcement, set to begin on Monday, October 6, 2025, will target vehicles operating with tinted glass without authorization, as well as those with covered orContinueContinue reading “Yobe Police Launch Crackdown on Tinted Glass, Illegal Number Plates — Defaulters Face Arrest, Prosecution From October 6”
Court Slams PSC, Orders IGP to Reinstate 196 Police Officers Sacked in Age-Fraud Purge
Justice Haastrup rules Police Service Commission acted illegally; top brass Owohunwa, Igweh, Lough return to service Judicial Thunder in Abuja: A National Industrial Court ruling has upended the Police Service Commission’s purge, ordering the recall of nearly 200 senior officers dismissed in a controversial age scandal. Among those reinstated are AIG Idowu Owohunwa and ACPContinueContinue reading “Court Slams PSC, Orders IGP to Reinstate 196 Police Officers Sacked in Age-Fraud Purge”
Nationwide Crackdown: Police Begin Strict Enforcement of Tinted Glass Permits
The Nigeria Police Force has officially commenced a nationwide clampdown on vehicles with tinted glass without valid permits, in a move authorities say is aimed at curbing crime and tightening national security.Commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, Ibrahim Balarabe Maikaba, who announced the enforcement in Gusau on Thursday, said the exercise was in strict complianceContinueContinue reading “Nationwide Crackdown: Police Begin Strict Enforcement of Tinted Glass Permits”
BORDER BLITZ: Police Smash Human Traffickers, Seize Guns, Drugs, Stolen Cars in Nationwide Clampdown
The Nigeria Police Force has scored a major breakthrough in its war against transnational crime, intercepting human traffickers, smashing smuggling rings, and recovering firearms, narcotics, stolen vehicles, and looted items in a sweeping border clampdown across the country.Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, detailing how coordinated operationsContinueContinue reading “BORDER BLITZ: Police Smash Human Traffickers, Seize Guns, Drugs, Stolen Cars in Nationwide Clampdown”
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