By Ado Salisu The Kogi State Police Command has rescued 15 victims abducted along the Itobe–Anyigba Highway in Ofu Local Government Area of the state after a fierce gun battle with their…
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Police Arrest Two House Trespass Suspects, Recover Stolen Items in Damaturu
From Auwal Salim, Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with a burglary and theft at Red Bricks Housing Estate, Damaturu, and recovered stolen household items. The…
Yobe Police Present Scorecard, Urge Residents to Report Criminals’ Whereabouts
From Auwal Salim, Damaturu The Commissioner of Police, Yobe State Command, CP Usman Kanfani Jibrin, on Thursday addressed journalists at the Command Headquarters, Damaturu, where he highlighted the Command’s operational achievements and…
Yobe Police Arrest Suspect Over Stolen Tricycle
…CP Orders Thorough Investigation From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has recorded another operational breakthrough with the arrest of a suspected armed robber linked to the theft…
Kogi Police Command Rescues Abducted Victims, perpetrators Identified, Manhunt Begins
By Ado Salisu The Kogi State Police Command has successfully rescued all four victims abducted during the attack on Government Secondary School, Olowa Agbajo, Dekina Local Government Area, on 14th July, 2026….
Stolen Vehicles, Tramadol, Firearms Recovered in Kaduna Police Sweep
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Kaduna State Police Command has arrest 29 suspects and the recovery of firearms, stolen vehicles, and large quantities of hard drugs in a two-week operation aimed at…
Police Uncover Gun Factory in Potiskum, Arrests 7 Suspects
…CP orders in-depth probe as locally fabricated Dane guns, pistols recovered From Sani Gazas Chinade Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has uncovered an illegal firearms fabrication site in Potiskum and arrested…
Adamawa: Police arrest two over alleged murder of friend at birthday party
From Umar Dankano, Yola The police has apprehended two young men over alleged murder of a 25 yr old man, Friday Isah in Mubi North local government area of Adamawa state. Spokesman…
President Tinubu Unveils Investment In Modern Law Enforcement Systems
…Says, to make meaningful progress, Nigeria must strengthen those protecting the nation President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has disclosed plans to deepen investment in police training, intelligence gathering, and modern law enforcement systems,…
Kano Police, Partners KANET Against Election Violence
By Mustapha Salisu The Kano State Police Command has held a roundtable discussion with members of the Kano Network of NGOs (KANET) as part of efforts to prevent election violence in the…
Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers Seek President Tinubu urgent Action on Pension Bill
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently sign into law the bill seeking the…
Police Fix Dates for 2025/2026 Constable Recruitment Screening in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola The physical and credential screening exercise for successful candidates in the Nigeria Police Force constable recruitment will be conducted from Monday, March 9 to April 18, 2026 in…
Stolen Motorcycle Recovered, Suspect in Police Custody
From Auwal Salim, Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has recovered a stolen motorcycle and apprehended a suspect in connection with the theft incident in Damaturu, the state capital. According to the…
NCCSALW, Police, UNDP Move to Plug Post-Conviction Gap in Yobe
…As Seized Arms Leak Back to Illicit Market From Alhaji Yusuf, Damaturu The Nigeria Police and the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) have raised concerns…
Governor Radda Pledges Stronger Synergy with Police to Deepen Peace, Security
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies to consolidate peace, protect lives and property, and…
Kano Police Arrest Three Over Murder of Housewife, Six Children in Dorayi Chiranchi
By Mustapha Salisu The Kano State Police Command has arrested three principal suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of a housewife and her six children at Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano….
Police Arrest 17 Suspects, Recover Arms, Drugs in Jigawa State
By Hajara Abdullahi The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested 17 suspects, including armed robbers, drug dealers, and vandals, during a series of coordinated operations across the state. The operations led to…
Nigeria Police Apprehend Three Suspects Over Cybercrime Attacks
By Hajara Abdullahi The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF–NCCC) has apprehended three high-profile internet fraud suspects involved in targeted cyberattacks against the email systems of major corporate organisations. This was…
Police to Resume Tinted Glass Permit Enforcement January 2
By Hajara Abdullahi The Nigeria Police Force has announced the resumption of enforcement of the Tinted Glass Permit Policy on January 2, 2026, pending the final determination of the matter currently before…
IGP Egbetokun Meets Heads of Police Medical Facilities Nationwide, Reafirms Commitment to Strengthening Police Medical Services
‎By Hajara Abdullahi ‎ ‎The Inspector General of Police,IGP Kayode Egbetokun has met with all the Heads of Police Medical Facilities across the country at the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan International Peace Keeping…
President Tinubu Reaffirms Move to Withdraw Police officers from VIPs, Orders Replacement With Civil Defence Corps
‎By Hajara Abdullahi President Tinubu has reaffirmed that the directive to redeploy police officers working with VIPs and ministers was non negotiable. ‎ This was revealed in a statement on X by…
Cease the unchecked taking
By Abba Dukawa Last Monday, International Anti‑Corruption Day was observed. It has been marked annually on  9th December each year, since the United Nations Convention Against Corruption was adopted on 31 October 2003 to raise…
CITAD Condemns Politicians’ Misuse of Police to Intimidate Bloggers, Demands Immediate Release of Manjala
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has strongly condemned the arrest of Kwara-based blogger, Ajala Adeshina Shuaib, popularly known as Manjala, describing it as a clear case…
EU Decries Allocation of Over 100,000 Policemen in Nigeria to VIPs
By Hajara Abdullahi The European Union (EU) has expressed concern over the deployment of more than 100,000 police officers in Nigeria to protect politicians and other Very Important Persons (VIPs). According to…
Man Arrested for Molesting Daughters in Enugu
By Hajara Abdullahi The Enugu State Government has commended the State Command of the Nigeria Police Force for swiftly arresting a man for the alleged molestation of his two biological daughters, aged…