By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI - The Imo State Police Command has impounded more than 25 vehicles found with covered, obscured or missing registration plate numbers as part of an enforcement campaign aimed at improving public safety and tackling crime. Commissioner of Police, Audu Garba Bosso, disclosed this while briefing j…

The Imo State Police Command has dismissed allegations of an attack on a student hostel by suspected herdsmen, describing the report as entirely false. The command's spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, disclosed this on Sunday following reports circulating on Facebook about the alleged attack. The report had alleged that mo…

…attacks. Efforts to obtain the reaction of the spokesperson for the Plateau State Police Command, Alfred Alabo, were unsuccessful.

…According to the ministry, Iroegbu was allegedly killed by officers of the Tshwane Metro Police on June 28, 2026, in Sunnyside, Pretoria, during what it described as a "gruesome interrogation." It added that the same officers were also allegedly responsible for the extra-judicial killing of another Nigerian, Nnaemeka M…

…statement from Sam Larry’s family or management regarding his condition. Similarly, the police and other relevant authorities had yet to issue an official account of the circumstances surrounding the crash or confirm the reported casualty. The incident has generated reactions on social media, with many expressing sympa…

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 60-year-old man and two others in connection with the theft of a vehicle in Ibadan, the state capital. A statement issued on Saturday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, said the principal suspect, Femi Ojo, 60, was arrested alongside his accompli…

…has witnessed previous episodes of mob violence. About two decades ago, a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) was killed in the area, highlighting a recurring pattern of lawlessness whenever emotions overwhelm reason. According to the Kaduna State Police Command, the incident occurred on June 21, 2026, after residents accu…

…of US dollars, said they were an assemblage of gifts. Another one humiliated her police ADC publicly for failing to deliver billions in cash gifts he had allegedly collected on her account. Mrs Tinubu can avoid that crossroads: the one where temptation crosses paths with temptation. I could recommend strong, profession…

The Police Command in Ogun says it has apprehended 89 motorists for number plate violations across the state, foiled armed robbery operations, and recovered stolen motorcycles. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abeokuta. Babaseyi said th…

…followed sustained intelligence-led operations and coordinated efforts by the Nigeria Police Force, the Military, other security agencies, the Amotekun Corps, local hunters, and the Ekiti State Government. “The rescued victims have since been taken to the hospital for medical examination and treatment to ascertain thei…

…taunted his victims and shared videos of the attacks on social media. The Houston Police Department disclosed this in a statement posted on its official Facebook page on Thursday and sighted by our correspondent on Saturday. The department said its Major Offenders Division, working with the Westside Crime Suppression T…

Former Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party in Jigawa State. Abba announced his defection on Saturday at a rally in Bamaina, the hometown of a PDP chieftain and former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, where he was received by p…

…victims' families Confirming the development in a statement on Saturday, the Ekiti State Police Command said the victims were rescued through coordinated security operations. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu, said the rescue followed sustained intelligence-led operations involving the police, milita…

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected cultist and recovered a locally made pistol loaded with one live cartridge during a routine stop-and-search operation in the Ijaiye/Ojokoro area of Lagos. According to the Command, officers intercepted a motorcycle conveying three passengers when th…

…guise of taking possession. "And two days after, they had come there with their armed policemen to stop government officials from carrying out their lawful assignments of opening up their channel back to the lagoon. But thankfully, we were able to overcome that. "Within 72 hours, we have seen a remarkable improvement i…

…fraudulent enterprise. He said investigators from the Department of State Services, the Police and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had been tasked with unraveling the full extent of the collaboration that allowed Adeniyi to forge presidential appointment letters, maintain 34 bank accounts in the names of f…

…arrested by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) of the Anambra State Police Command after an intelligence-led investigation into cases of missing children. VCRU is the new tactical squad created by the Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu. Separ Onome narrated how he became involved in child traf…

…of repeated incursions and devastation of crops in his community. Again, an Inspector of Police attached to MOPOL 51 PMF was ambushed and shot dead at a checkpoint, and his AK-47 rifle was stolen by unknown gunmen in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The deceased police officer, simply identified as I…

…consequential sentences in the country's federal architecture: that there shall be a police force for Nigeria, and that "no other police force shall be established for the Federation or any part thereof." That single clause has been the legal wall blocking every attempt at state policing for twenty-five years. The Cons…

…they were not flagged earlier. The Department of State Services, DSS, and the Nigeria Police Force were also named to explain the timeline of their investigations and whether earlier intervention could have prevented the alleged activities. The ADC also demanded that the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federati…

…p.m. and observed a 52-year-old male with severe burns across his body, a New York City Police Department spokesperson told Cable Network News. The man was taken to hospital and later pronounced dead, the spokesperson said. The government-in-exile of Tibet - and an activist in New York who knew him - named the man as L…

By Adeola Badru The Oyo State Police Command has arrested 11 suspected members of the outlawed Eiye Confraternity, all identified as students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, following a coordinated operation that thwarted an alleged planned attack within the university community. Th…

…kidnappers abducted 10 other persons and took them into the forest. He said they heard police shooting, while being marched into the forest. According to him, “I was coming from the farm when I met six of them armed with guns and matchet. They also captured others, making us 11 victims. “They took us from one bush to a…

…thugs …Accord, APC trade blame By Shina Abubakar Osogbo The Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu, has given express approval to the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, to go after any criminal irrespective of their hideouts across the state. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting with political parties, tr…

…stones, sticks, punches and repeated kicks, inflicting injuries that proved fatal. Police believe the alleged assault stemmed from accusations that Ngwenya was having an affair with the brothers’ biological mother. The incident came to the attention of authorities after Sibongile Motsa reported finding her son dead ins…