…PUNCH was unable to independently confirm the police action on the matter as the Force Public Relations Officer, Ani Iniedu, did not answer calls or respond to messages sent to him. The senator’s phone numbers and that of his media aide, Sabo Muhammad, were switched off for hours, while messages sent to their lines cou…

…homes,” he added. When contacted for reaction, ASP Opeyemi Oluborode, the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, said the police was already investigating the incident. He said, “The command is very much aware of the case. The case file is currently being transferred to the SCID for diligent inves…

…Rights Advocates and deceived the children’s parents into handing them over to him. Public Relations Officer, Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this at a news briefing at the corps’ headquarters in Abuja on Friday. Afolabi said the suspect operated under the guise of running a nongovernmental organisation and orphanage progr…

…Food, popularly known as “Yar Kwamaso”, among other exhibits. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed this on Friday during a press conference at the Command Headquarters in Katsina, where he presented the Command’s operational achievements for the month under review. Speaking on be…

…the circumstances surrounding the d£ath. Confirming the incident, the Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, said the command had begun a thorough investigation into the case. He assured residents that the police would explore all available leads to uncover what transpired and bring anyone conne…

…for the fleeing suspects at about 1945hrs on 2nd September 2026. Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement in Warri. He said, “At about 1945hrs on 2nd September 2026, the Sapele Division received a distress report that a woman had been ambushed by armed men at the entrance…

…telecommunications infrastructure vandalism network. In a statement, NSDC National Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commandant of Corps Babawale Afolabi, said the operations were carried out by the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad under the zero-tolerance policy on crime, corruption and asset destruct…

…and other vulnerable residents in the Niger Delta. However, the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Blessing Agabe Kaborio, said the command could not confirm the reported death toll. Kaborio said: “A number of people who went to scoop crude oil died in the process. I cannot volunteer the actual figure no…

…did not depict an operational incident. In a statement issued on Wednesday by its Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the Command said the footage was from Omije Fun Omije Part 2, a Yoruba film shot in May 2026. According to the command, a police patrol vehicle was used during the movie production, wh…

…been ascertained as at the time of filing this report on Wednesday. When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Oyo State Police Command, Olayinka Ayanlade, said that the case has not been reported to the police. Commercial bus driver slumps, dies while conveying passengers in Ibadan [PHOTOS]

…against extortion and unprofessional conduct by officers. When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, said in a phone conversation that the command did not condone extortion and urged members of the public to report any officer found wanting with evidence such as patrol vehicle number, tim…

…were still being investigated. The disclosures were made on Tuesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, at a joint security spokespersons’ briefing in Abuja, where he addressed issues surrounding the conduct of the Osun election and controversial statements by political actors ahead of the 2027 gener…

…for traffickers to recruit, exploit and control vulnerable Nigerians. Meanwhile, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), ACI Akinsola Akinlabi, said NIS had intensified border surveillance and migration management to identify and disrupt activities linked to irregular migration and human…

…response.” According to a statement signed and released by CSP Ani Iniedu, Force Public Relations Officer, the Vigilant App was developed by the Force ICT Department in collaboration with stakeholders in the financial services sector. It supports coordination with relevant institutions in line with existing laws and pr…

…homicide of a commercial motorcycle rider and theft of his motorcycle. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying the incident occurred on August 23, 2026, at about 4pm. According to him, the victim, Bello Umar, 22, a commercial motorcycle rider from Wasagu Vi…

…Junction, Calabar. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, who said the incident occurred at about 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, following a distress call received by the command. According to the statement, a police patrol team was dep…

…area of Ilorin, collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday. Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, said rescue teams had recovered four bodies from the rubble and rescued four survivors. “Based on the situation report, now we’ve recovered four people dead an…

…of Information and National Orientation manages the pool of Information, Press and Public Relations Officers, under its Permanent Secretary. At the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, the recognised cadres are Account Officers and Executive Officers (Accounts), with the Accountant-General of the Federat…

…the Commissioner of Police. The command, in a statement issued on Monday by its Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Zungura, identified the suspect as 49-year-old Benjamin Segun Bright. According to the police, “Preliminary findings indicated that Br…

…who struck at two different locations within the state capital.The Anambra state police public relations officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the killings in a press statement on Monday, August 31, saying the command had launched an investigation and called on members of the public to assist in tracking down those re…

…alleged thugs in separate operations within the Bauchi metropolis. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to Habib, the phone snatching incident occurred on Monday, August 25, 2026, when a 25-year-old resident of Unguwan Mangororin Sale Toro, Ba…

…when the girls saw their mothers, each of them rushed to her mother crying.The Police Public Relations Officer of the Taraba State Command, ASP Victor Mshelizah, confirmed the incident and the arrest of the two women.He said investigation was ongoing and that further details would be provided after the investigation wa…

…11 locally fabricated AK-47 rifles in a separate operation on the highway. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Yazid Abubakar, said the incidents occurred on August 28, 2026. According to him, the Tsafe Divisional Police Headquarters received information about heavy gunshots around the Kwanoni-Gidan Giye axis of t…

…at Auta Balefi, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, on August 19. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, said Ode allegedly confessed during interrogation to recruiting victims under false pretences. The police further alleged that the syndicate targeted vulnerable and uneducated young people, ex…

…was discovered dead in circumstances the police described as suspicious. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Sunday Eitokpah, in a statement made available to journalists in Calabar on Friday, said the command received information about the incident and immediately deployed personnel to the scene, but the…