Nigeria Police Force

The Nigeria Police Force has announced a statewide restriction of movement from midnight on Friday as part of sweeping security measures for Saturday's Osun governorship election. Helicopters, drones, Police Mobile Force squadrons and Special Protection Units have been...

May 13, (THEWILL) — The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a United States-based medical doctor, identified as Dr. Afolabi, from a mob attack in Ibadan after a false kidnapping alarm triggered violent reactions from residents.   THEWILL gathered that the...

May 12, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Police Force Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Ikoyi-Lagos, has uncovered an alleged N8.58 billion investment fraud and secured a Federal High Court forfeiture order against companies, individuals, and bank accounts linked to the suspected...

December 18, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF–NCCC) has recorded a major breakthrough in its fight against cybercrime with the arrest of three suspects linked to sophisticated cyberattacks targeting Microsoft 365 email systems used by...

November 26, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja, has repatriated a 61-year-old Turkish national, Acar Huseyin, to Turkey to serve his outstanding prison sentence after an international manhunt. Force Public Relations...

October 09, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 12 suspected armed robbers connected to the robbery incident that led to the tragic death of Arise News staff, Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, in Gishiri, Abuja. A statement shared on Thursday...

September 15, (THEWILL) — On September 10, 2025, civil society actors, lawyers, media professionals, and reform advocates gathered in Abuja under the auspices of the Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative/Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN), the Rule of Law...

August 14, (THEWILL) — The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested four suspects and recovered stolen vehicles and goods in a series of coordinated operations within Uyo, the state capital. The arrests, carried out on Wednesday, August 13, 2025,...

July 27, (THEWILL) — On July 21 and 22, retired police officers across Nigeria marched through the streets of Abuja, Benin City, Jalingo and Calabar, braving heavy rain to demand the Nigeria Police Force’s immediate withdrawal from the Contributory...

June 01, (THEWILL) – Reports of police harassment and extortion of the Nigerian citizenry continue to trend on social media almost every other day despite assurances from the authorities of adherence to operational standards, rules of engagement, order room...