…against vote-buying, saying anyone caught would be arrested and prosecuted. The Force Public Relations Officer, Okokon Iniedu, stated this on Friday while speaking with journalists at the Osun State Police Command Headquarters in Osogbo after addressing officers deployed for the election. He described vote-buying as an…

…assorted charms during a routine patrol in the Igando area of Lagos State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed that the arrest was part of the command’s sustained efforts against crime and criminality across the state.

…across the 31 local government areas of the state. A statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, in Uyo on Friday, advised motorists to comply strictly with existing traffic laws and regulations, stressing that ignorance of the law would not be accepted as an excuse. The command said the en…

…in Gombe. The State Commandant, Idris Jibrin, who was represented by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSC Buhari Saad, disclosed that the suspects were allegedly found in possession of NSCDC volunteer identification cards and uniforms. Buhari said the suspects were not genuine because volunteers of the corps wer…

…could be delivered. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the suspect admitted during interrogation that he was involved in the attempted arms transaction. “The suspect voluntarily admitted his involvement in the transaction and disclosed that N…

…12, 2026. The suspect, who was paraded by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Public Relations Officer, CSC Saad Buhari, said the minor came to his shop at night to buy drugs and that the incident occurred on three occasions. "She came to buy medicine around 11pm. I told her it was late and that she should go…

…we are putting strategy in place to stop the theft.” Similarly, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed to PUNCH Metro on Wednesday that suspected vandals operating along the axis were arrested. He said the suspects were arrested while allegedly vandalising critical infrastructure an…

…recent abduction. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, via the command’s X handle. She noted that the arrest followed intelligence gathering by the operatives after three persons were abducted during an armed invasion of Obudu Village on…

…passport services for Nigerians living in the diaspora.In a statement issued by the NIS Public Relations Department in Abuja, the minister directed that the intervention team be selected from the Service's headquarters. The team was scheduled to arrive in the United Kingdom on August 10, 2026, and will work with the Ni…

…vigilantes and hunters. According to a statement signed by its Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Appolonia Anele, on Monday, the victims were abducted on Sunday, August 9, 2026, when armed criminals attacked commuters. “During the operation, the joint security team established contact with the fleeing kidnap…

…State Police Command said investigations into the Ilesa attack were ongoing. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed the development and said further details would be provided as the investigation progressed. Nigeria not a Muslim country - Rev Dachomo counters Sheikh Jingir Communities endan…

…and Kebbi states. Police Intercept Suspected Bandits Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Kebbi State Police Command, SP Bashir Usman, said the operatives engaged the heavily armed group in a fierce gun battle along the Rafin Makuku axis of Sakaba Local Government Area. According to the police s…

…2027 General Elections. Disclosing this in an official statement on Tuesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, revealed that the conference, slated to take place from September 21 to 23, 2026, in Owerri, Imo State, is themed “Developing a Nigeria Police Roadmap for Effective Management of Security Dur…

…and Ojiwo-Itobe roads in Ofu Local Government Area. Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Appolonia Anele confirmed the rescue in a statement on Monday, 10 August 2026. According to the statement, information received at about 11:30 a.m. on August 10 indicated that the victims had been sighted around Adumu com…

…to be members of a syndicate specialised in ATM card theft and fraud. The Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, in a statement in Ado-Ekiti, listed the three suspects arrested by operatives of the police Rapid Response Squad on Monday as 39-year-old Timilehin Akinola, 46-year-old Ojo Peter and 35-year-old Adem…

…State when the troops moved to intercept and repel them. The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Olayinka Osoba, confirmed the development in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Monday. Osoba said the operation was still ongoing, noting that the military was withholding specific details to av…

…was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division Nigerian Army, Lt. Col. Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni. Ayeni said the suspect was arrested during a coordinated intelligence-led operation in the Gariki General Area of Enugu State, following efforts to dismantle a…

…of the Neo-Black Movement, where the attack was carried out on him. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, could not be reached for comments as calls made to her telephone lines were not responded to. A text message sent to her had yet to be replied to as of the time this report was filed.

…Island, Lagos. PUNCH Metro learnt in a telephone conversation with the command’s Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, that the incident was reported to the police after the deceased was found unresponsive in the hostel premises on Friday. Adebisi noted that the matron of the institution reported the matter and d…

…news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!How the attack unfoldedThe police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, said the incident was brought to the attention of officers by the victim's son. As reported by The Punch, Ikoedem made this known in a statement issued on Sunday, August 9, 2026."On Aug. 2, 2…

…and cannabis-infused products worth N373.8 million at the Tincan Island port, Lagos. The Public Relations Officer of NCS, Abdullahi Maiwada made this disclosure in a statement on Sunday. Maiwada stated that the rifle components, identified preliminarily as jojeff pump-action rifles, were discovered after the container…

…further needless tragedies. Anybody caught is prosecuted — KAI When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Kick Against Indiscipline, Lukman Ajayi, said the agency’s operatives were still actively enforcing compliance. He said between three and four casualties are recorded daily from people crossing…

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…KAROTA, were hospitalised following a mob attack by some angry youths on Wednesday. The Public Relations Officer of the agency, Abubakar Ibrahim Sharada, confirmed the incident in a statement, a copy of which was made available to The PUNCH on Thursday. According to the statement, the incident occurred when a Sharon co…

…proceedings from its internal administrative investigation. In a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, the police stressed that the Ajiran murder case had already been investigated and charged to court following legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, DPP. “The criminal matt…