IBADAN — In order to strengthen the manpower of the Nigeria Police Force, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, says the force will soon begin the recruitment of 20,000 junior police officers. Baba revealed this when he paid a courtesy call on Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State in Ibadan. The IGP said the recruitment exercise would not only expand the capacity of the force in combating crime, but also embolden its community policing...

KANO — A 32-year-old woman who had specialized in defrauding people in Kano and environs has been arrested by the police. DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, spokesman of the Kano State Police command confirmed the arrest of Fati Umar Dikko, of Rijiyar Zaki Quarters, Gwale LGA in a statement. Kiyawa said preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect specialized in showing fake alerts to her victims. According to the statement, police received complaints from many people that...

JOS — Troops of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have arrested a Police Sergeant, Azi Jonathan, 30, with 370 rounds of ammunition in Plateau. Maj. Ishaku Takwa, its Media Officer disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Jos. The statement explained that the suspect was arrested on Thursday afternoon at its checkpoint in the Werreng community of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of the state. The media officer in the statement...

JOS — The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba, on Sunday has ordered the immediate deployment of the Police Intervention Team to Plateau State to carry out an on-the-spot assessment following the killing of 25 travelers in the Rukuba area of Plateau Jos north local government on Saturday. A total 20 suspects have so far been arrested in connection with the killing, while other 33 people victims from the waylaid convoy of five buses have...