Two village chiefs, five others arrested over Edo train attack
The Edo State government has confirmed the arrest of two village chiefs in connection with the train attack of January 7 which resulted in the kidnap of 20 passengers at ...
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Police affairs minister: IGP’s tenure extended — rules for retirement changed
Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, has said the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, will not be retiring midway into the general elections as earlier expected. According to ...
DSS, military have assured us of security for elections, says Yakubu Mahmood
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission received repeated assurance from the military, police and SSS to go ahead with the presidential, parliamentary, ...
Police kill gunrunners conveying arms to bandits in Zamfara
The police in Zamfara neutralised two gunrunners on the Anka-Gummi Highway on Sunday while attempting to convey arms to terrorists’ camps. The police spokesman in the state, Muhammad Shehu, stated ...
IGP suspends officer who killed Bolanle Raheem
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has recommended the immediate suspension of Assistant Superintendent of Police Drambi Vandi, the officer attached to the Ajah Divisional Headquarters of the ...
Police arrest three suspected IPOB members in Cross River
The Police Command in Cross River says it has arrested three suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The State Police Commissioner, Sule Balarabe, disclosed this during ...
Court sentences IGP Baba to three months’ imprisonment for contempt
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Tuesday committed the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to three months’ imprisonment over alleged refusal to obey a sister court judgement ...
IGP Baba appoints new police commissioners for states, formations
The inspector general of police, Usman Baba, has approved new police commissioners for three states and five formations to enhance operational and administrative effectiveness. A statement by the police spokesman, ...
Police: Kidnapped UI professor has been released
The police command, on Monday, confirmed the release of the kidnapped Adigun Agbaje, a former deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan. On Friday night, Mr Agbaje and other travellers, ...
Police: No bombs in Abuja — FCT is safe
The police have reacted to the rumour of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) being rigged with bombs. There have been wild rumours of the FCT under threat of terror attacks ...
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