Police arrest two for abducting minor in Adamawa
Two people have been nabbed in Adamawa State for allegedly abducting a four-year-old child and demanding for ransom. The Adamawa State Police Command arrested the two suspected kidnappers in connection with the abduction of the four-year-old boy in Ngballang, a community in Numan Local Government Area. The Police authorities said on Friday that the incident […]
IGP Disu warns rank and file against misuse of firearms
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Disu Olatunji Rilwan, has read the riot act to officers and men of the Nigerian Police over the misuse of firearms in the course of discharging their duties. He also urged them to ensure strict compliance with police professional ethics and decorum in their engagements with the civilian populace. IGP […]
Lead Police to Next Level, Egbetokun Charges IGP Disu
The outgoing Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, yesterday charged his successor, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, to lead the Nigeria Police to the next level by deepening professionalism, discipline and operational efficiency across the service. Egbetokun gave the charge during his Pull-Out Parade held at the main parking lot of Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja, […]
NSCDC Nabs Fake Corps Member, Dismisses Unlawful Detention Claims
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has paraded a 27-year-old man, Joseph Nanmwa Philips, arrested for alleged impersonation and scam. The Commandant of the Corps, Dr Olusola Odumosu, who paraded the suspect at the Command’s Headquarters on Thursday, said the culprit was arrested by NSCDC officers in Gwagwalada. […]
Police Arrest Five Over Counterfeit Currency In Sokoto
The Nigeria Police Force, Sokoto state command said its operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit has arrested five suspected counterfeit currency network known as “Sai Malam.” In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ahmad Rufa’i, the Divisional Police Officer of Illela Division has transferred three suspects, Muhd Hamidu of Kwanni, […]
Police arrest 7 over alleged attacks on officers in Edo
The Edo State Police Command have arrested no fewer than seven suspects in connection with the attack on its personnel in the state. It was gathered that the incident happened on March 7, 2026, during a communal crisis between the Ogbeson and Iguoshodin communities. It was learnt that the crisis started when the Ogbeson community […]
Bauchi Police arrest notorious armed robbery suspect ‘World Boy
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a suspected notorious thug and armed robbery suspect, Yakubu Mohammed Auwal, popularly known as “World Boy”, in connection with a series of violent robberies in the Bauchi metropolis. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the spokesman of the command, OSP Nafiu Habib, operatives of the ‘C’ […]
