Category Archives: POLICE

In anticipation of the planned nationwide protests slated for August, the Adamawa State Police Command has proactively reached out to the community to bolster local security measures. The Commissioner of Police, CP Dankombo Morris, Psc (+), took to the Command’s official social media X handle to extend an invitation to key stakeholders for a crucialContinueContinue reading “Strengthening Community Policing: Adamawa State Prepares for Nationwide Protests”

In a dramatic turn of events on Monday morning, the Nigerian police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, successfully apprehended Shuaibu Yushau, a man found perilously perched atop a radio mast in an apparent suicide attempt. Reports surfaced early Monday that Yushau was spotted at the top of the mast, poised to end hisContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Police Take Abuja Man Who Climbed Mast to Attempt Suicide into Custody”

A five-year-old boy, who was chained, locked in a room, and starved for three days by his father, has been rescued by the Bauchi State Police Command in the Gwallagan Mayaka area of the state. It was gathered that the suspect claimed he confined his son to prevent him from stealing valuables from their neighbour.ContinueContinue reading “Police Rescue 5-Year-Old Boy Chained, Starved ‘For Three Days’ By Father In Bauchi”

A proposed bill to extend the tenure of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and other officers by five years failed to gain support from stakeholders at a hearing held by the House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. The bill, aimed at amending the Nigeria Police Act 2020, seeksContinueContinue reading “EXCLUSIVE: Top Nigerian Police Officers, Ministry, Others Resist Police Chief Egbetokun’s Controversial Push For Personnel Tenure Extension, Just Months Before His Retirement”

The Nigeria Police Force has called for a review of its recently released recruitment list for constable and specialist cadre roles in the Force, saying it was flooded with non-applicants name.  The Police Service Commission (PSC) had released the list of 10,000 people who applied for constable and specialist cadre roles in the Nigeria PoliceContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Police To Review 10,000 Constables’ Recruitment Over Corruption, Shortlist Of Failed Candidates, Non-Applicants”

The police in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have said operatives have been deployed across the nooks and crannies of the nation’s capital ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration by Muslims.  The command in a statement signed by Josephine Adeh, its Public Relations Officer, assured the people of the territory of the command’s readiness to performContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Police Force (NPF) Deploy Operatives, IED Experts Ahead Of Eid-el-Kabir Celebrations “

The Nigerian police in Adamawa State have arrested two Almajiri students and their Quranic school proprietor, Sheikh Mohammed Modibbo in connection to the kidnapping and murder of six-year-old Chukwu-Ebuka Edwin, after collecting N152,000 for the kid’s feeding from his father in Adamawa State. A Point of Sale (POS) machine operator, 21-year old Bello Hammantukur, hasContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Police Arrest Two Almajiri Boys of Sheik Dahiru Aliyu Arabic and Islamic School, Tudun Wada, in Ganye Local Government  For Killing Six-year-old Boy, As CAN Demand for more Thorough Investigation.”

Jonathan said this on Monday in his remarks during a national dialogue on state policing organised by the House of Representatives in Abuja. Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has expressed his backing for the establishment of the state police across the country, saying that there is no way internal security can be managed without statesContinueContinue reading “State Police Suitable For Nigeria But Governors Can Abuse It – Ex-President Jonathan “

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has banned operators of Point-of-Sale popularly known as POS machines and other electronic mobile money transaction devices within police stations and other police facilities across the country. The IGP who announced the ban on Monday said that the ban became imperative following public outcry on alleged illegal transactionsContinueContinue reading “Inspector-General Of Police, Egbetokun Bans POS Operators From Stations Nationwide”