Kayode Egbetokun has been officially confirmed as the substantive Inspector-General of Police by the Nigeria Police Council (NPC). The new IGP replaced Usman Baba, appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari on April 6, 2021. Egbetokun, who enlisted in the Nigeria Police Force on March 3, 1990, would clock 35 years in service by September 2024….
The Nigerian Police Force says it has launched an investigation into the security situation at the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex. The police disclosed this in a post on its Facebook page on Monday, assuring that it would take immediate action against those responsible. “We’re aware of the security situation at the Rivers State…
Enugu State Command of the Nigerian Police Force on Sunday announced that it has arrested a member of a child trafficking gang.. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Enugu. Ndukwe said that the suspect identified as Ifeanyi Omeke, 21, was arrested by its personnel attached…
Anambra State Police Command has arrested a notorious cultist Obioma Okafor-Ama, also referred to as Alagbon following a tip from locals in the area. Alagbon and his gang have terrorized residents of the Nise Community in the Awka South Local Government Area. The suspect who has been on the wanted list of the state police…
A widow, Mrs. Dorcas Nwakor, has petitioned the acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over the alleged killing of her son, Chibueze Nwakor, by police officers attached to the Police Area Command, Onitsha, Anambra State. In the petition made available to newsmen in Onitsha, yesterday, she lamented that her only son and father of three…
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the owner of Great Leaders International School in Agbor-Obi, for allegedly defiling a four-year-old female pupil of the school. The state Police spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, in a whatsapp chat with Ekwe Anaedo said the suspect is in police custody and assured that the command…
A popular Big boy/businessman from Abia state Nnanyereugo Best, popularly known as Killaboi who was declared wanted by Lagos state police for killing his girlfriend, Augusta Osedion, a student of Lead City University, has been arrested in Sierra Leone. After committing the act, he spent over $25,000 purchasing a Sierra Leonean passport. According to a…
The Borno State Police Command has confirmed the arrests of two suspects, Adamu Alhaji Ibrahim m 31 years old of Dikechiri and Bukar Wadiya 39 years old of Dikechiri over the killing of the 24 years old daughter of Borno House of Assembly member representing Ngala local government area. The deceased before her unfortunate death…
Indian police have apprehended one of the suspects involved in the murder of a 35-year-old Nigerian man in my Nalasopara, Mumbai, four years ago. According to the Times of India, the accused, Kancha, aged 28, was found residing in the same town under a false identity, as confirmed by a crime branch official on Tuesday,…
The Kano Police Command has debunked media reports that it recruited a notorious criminal in the state, Nasiru Abdullahi, into the Force. Kano State Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, made the declaration during a press conference in Kano on Tuesday, while reacting to reports that the command recruited criminals into the force. Gumel stated that…
