The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Mohammed Ali has ordered the dismissal of two Police Inspectors, Sunday Adetoye and Ogunleye Stephen, attached to Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos over armed robbery, official corruption, and illegal duty. The Zonal Public Relations Officer, SP Umma Ayuba, said their dismissal followed the end of an Orderly Room trial. According to him, Inspectors Adetoye with Force number 279495 and Stephen with Force number 223521,...

31-year-old Abubakar Tasiu Tanimu, a resident of Tsohon Kasuwa-Mayo-Belwa town of Mayo-Belwa local government area has been apprehended by the Police in possession of 13 ATM cards from different banks. Other items found on him are a Wallet containing Documents with a National Identity Card bearing the name of Chidi Wilson Sunday, and a handset, Itel model P551w. The suspect claimed that he stole the wallet from someone that contained the items at Mayo-Belwa T-junction...

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State says he is going all out to deal a “resounding blow” on bandits and other criminals in the State. In his New Year’s Day message on Monday, the Governor assured his people that he is committed to overcoming the security challenges in Katsina. He urged the people to support his government as he strives to confront and fight the terror gangs. “The government, together with the people, will deal...

The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has said the fatality figures during the Christmas Eve attack in nearly 30 villages in Plateau State could have been more, but the military kept the killer mercenaries at bay. Edward Buba, Defense Headquarters spokesperson, told the press on Friday that over 100 killer mercenaries overran the communities simultaneously as the military received 36 distress calls from defenceless villagers. He said the distress calls reported a series of coordinated attacks by...

Police have begun a special operation in Plateau State as a move to tackle insecurity in the state. Inspector-General of Police, IG Kayode Egbetokun, who disclosed this Friday in Jos when he paid a condolence visit to the state governor Caleb Mutfwang said he had directed the Deputy Inspector-General (DIG), in charge of zone 4, to relocate to Plateau. ”We have commenced a special operation in this state, and I have directed the DIG in charge...

Anambra State Police Command has launched an intensive manhunt for armed insurgents who infiltrated from a neighbouring State and killed two Police Personnel on 28th December 2023 at about 18.30 hours (6.30 p.m.) The gang which disguised in military fatigue and seemed to be on a kidnap mission were jolted on seeing two armed Police officers approaching their direction. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochi Ikéngà, they opened fire on the officers...

The Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) jihadists blew up three power transmission towers on Thursday morning, the second explosion in a week. An officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, simply identified as Nurudeen was killed in the fatal explosion. Nurudeen reportedly stepped on an explosive at the scene of the vandalised towers. The destroyed electrical transmission towers are along the Maiduguri–Damaturu road. The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, confirmed...