The police on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of the leader of a syndicate who allegedly speacialises in adulterating Nigerian-made fertilisers in Niger. The Command PPRO, ASP Wasiu Abiodun, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday over the telephone that the arrest was made possible following intelligence report. He said the suspect, identified as Alhaji Maikudi Abdullahi, was arrested following intelligence reports of the “surreptitious activities” in his factory called “Farm Centre ”. According...

The Police Command in Bauchi has arrested a 19-year-old suspected leader of a kidnap gang, Mohammed Jibrin alias Al-amin, with three others for kidnapping a 15-year-old school boy. Mr Philip Maku, the Commissioner of Police in the state, disclosed this while parading the suspects on Thursday in Bauchi. He said the gang of four kidnappers were arrested for criminal conspiracy, kidnapping and culpable homicide. Maku said that the leader of suspects, Jibrin, was arrested with...

The  Police Command in Rivers, on Thursday, began community policing in the state, following the launch of the Community Policing Advisory Committee (SCPAC) in the state. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Mr. Joseph Mukan made  the disclosure in a statement in Port Harcourt. According to him, the committee is the outcome of current policy in the recruitment of Special Constables, as recommended by the Police Force Order 291 on community policing. “The...