A police officer identified as Emmanuel has been arrested and is in custody for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl m at the ori Area Command in the Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. The suspect attached to the Bori Area Command, is currently held at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of…
The Nigerian Police Force National Headquarters, Abuja, said the recently launched Special Intervention Squad, SIS, against criminal activities in the nation’s Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, has arrested 16 suspects, including three Bwari-based kidnappers. This was contained in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. According to the statement, the…
The Lagos State Police Command Spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, has recounted how a Nigerian seeking asylum abroad requested the Police to declare him wanted. Ekweanaedo News reports that the police PRO made this known via X page on Saturday. He revealed it was shocking to him when the Nigerian asked that the Police declare him wanted…
The Niger State Police Command has increased security measures in Tafa Local Government Area and surrounding areas to address the rising incidents of kidnappings in various parts of the council. Additionally, the police successfully rescued four individuals who were among several victims abducted from the Kpakuru forest area in Kagarko, Kaduna State, as well as…
President Bola Tinubu has performed the wreath-laying ceremony with other dignitaries to mark the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Abuja. All services chiefs led by the Chief of Defence Staff Gen Christopher Musa, and heads of other security agencies among others also took part in the ceremony. The programme, which is organised yearly…
In a major operation, troops from the 192 Battalion, 81 Division, Nigerian Army, successfully apprehended a suspected transnational drug syndicate. Acting on credible intelligence, the troops intercepted a Sienna 2001 Model Space Bus, loaded with 296 wraps of illicit substances believed to be Cannabis Sativa. The operation took place on Sunday, January 14, 2024, along…
In a remarkable show of patriotism and dedication, Mr. Femi Otedola fulfilled his promise by donating a generous sum of 1 billion Naira to the Lagos State Security Trust Fund. This substantial contribution will have a profound impact on enhancing safety and security measures for the people of Lagos. The donation comes as a significant…
Police in Anambra State have busted some criminal while on duty at a checkpoint, killing one of its members and capturing three in the raid. A press statement release by the spokesperson of Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, revealed that the gang was accosted at a checkpoint on Sunday evening. According to him,…
Popular Nigerian content creator, Adebowale Debo Adedayo, better known as Mr Macaroni, has slammed the Nigerian government over its inability to tackle the rising insecurity in the country. Macaroni was reacting to the death of one of the six kidnapped family members in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Recall that Alhaji Mansoor Al-Kadriyar and…
Isa Ali Pantami, a former Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, has accused the Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies of refusing to use the NIN-SIM policy to fight insecurity in the country. Pantami, while responding to a question from an X user who wondered why so much money was spent on the policy…
